Black Lives Matter

hashtag

a symbol (#) to mark keywords or topics in a message.

forge

counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently;

Structural Racism

hidden racist attitudes within a society

suspect

not able to be trusted; suspicious

explicit racism

open racist actions toward people of color

riot

public disorder or violence

protest

the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

choke

to not be able to breathe because something is pressing around your throat

police brutality

unnecessary use of force by police against citizens, resulting in injury

Police-involved shooting

Any incident where police officers shoot a civilian.

All Lives Matter

A common response to uses of "Black Lives Matter," arising from the belief that BLM believed Black lives matter more than others.

Movement

A large body of people interested in a common issue, idea, or concern that is of continuing importance and who are willing to take action.

Racism

Belief that one race is superior to another

Hands up, Don't shoot

Chant used by Black Lives Matter activists to protest police-involved shootings of unarmed Blacks, based on reports that police shot Michael Brown with his hands up.

Black Lives Matter

Civil rights movement sparked by a series of incidents of police brutality and deaths against people of color.

Jim Crow Laws

Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites

Colin Kaepernick

NFL quarterback who created a storm of controversy when he refused to stand for the national anthem during the 2016 NFL season in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

"A riot is the language of the unheard"

Quote from Martin Luther King Jr. about why black protest sometimes results in riots

Race and Ethnicity

Self-identification and social group

Segregation

Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

White privilege

The state of having relative advantage and opportunity because of the one's White skin color.