Black Lives Matter
noun[U]
uk/ˌblæk laɪvz ˈmæt.ər/us/ˌblæk laɪvz ˈmæt̬.ɚ/apoliticalmovement(= agrouptryingtocreatechange)thatprotestsaboutviolenceagainstBlackpeopleandemphasizesthatBlackpeople'slivesare ofequalimportanceto otherlives:
“黑人的命也是命”运动Theathleteskneltto showtheirsupportforBlackLives Matter.运动员们跪下来表示他们对“黑人的命也是命”运动的支持。
BlackLives Matterprotestersdemonstratedoutsidethecourtbuilding.参加“黑人的命也是命”运动的抗议者在法院大楼外示威。
- BlackLives Matter wasfoundedin 2013 inresponseto theacquittalof Trayvon Martin’skiller.
- Members ofBlackLives Matterspokeinsupportof aMedicareFor Allbill, saying thatBlackpeopleare mostaffectedbyhealthcareinequalities.
- Candidates wereaskedfortheiropiniononBlackLives Matter.
- BlackLives Matterproteststookplacein manycities.
- BlackLives Matteractivistsrejectedthefindingsof thereport.
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- clicktivist
- counter-demonstrate
- counter-demonstration
- counter-demonstrator
- counter-protest
- insurgency
- insurrection
- interest group
- lobbyist
- manosphere
- social entrepreneur
- special interest group
- super-lobbyist
- super-militant
- take a kneeidiom