# Black Lives Matter and racial-justice mobilization

[Black Lives Matter](/organizations/black-lives-matter) (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that aims to highlight racism, discrimination and racial inequality experienced by Black people in the United States, and to promote anti-racism. Its primary concerns are police brutality and racially motivated violence against Black people. The movement began in response to the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Rekia Boyd, among others.

## Dated facts

- Black Lives Matter emerges after Trayvon Martin verdict and Ferguson. https://factrail.ai/facts/black-lives-matter-emerges-after-trayvon-martin-verdict-and-ferguson-2013.

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/drivers/black-lives-matter-and-racial-justice-mobilization