BLM
Anti-racism movement abbreviation
BLM is an abbreviation with two common meanings.
Black Lives Matter is a movement and rallying cry against racial injustice and police violence toward Black Americans, emerging after high-profile killings: BLM protests swept the nation in 2020.
The Bureau of Land Management is a U.S. federal agency overseeing public lands, mostly in the West: The BLM manages grazing rights on federal land.
Context usually makes the meaning clear.
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- FergusonCommon Scottish surname
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- racial justiceFairness regardless of ethnicity
chapter · decentralized · grassroots · community organizing · abolition · accountability · reform
Rhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- die-inProtest simulating mass casualties
sit-in · kneel · banner · placard · chant · megaphone · peaceful · civil disobedience
Government-owned territory
- public landsState-held natural areas
- grazing rightsPermission to pasture livestock
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- BundyFactory attendance recorder
wilderness · western states · cattle · permits · conservation
Supportive partner
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- supportTo uphold or sustain
amplify · centering · intersectionality · mutual aid · collective action · standing with · listening · learning
Unjustified force by officers
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
- use of forcePhysical compulsion to comply
- chokeholdsRestraints compressing the throat
- no-knock warrantCourt order allowing unannounced raids
body cameras · qualified immunity · misconduct · excessive force · officer-involved shooting · accountability · oversight · reform
Discrimination embedded in institutions
- structural inequalityInstitutionalized unequal treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
racial disparities · redlining · segregation · disenfranchisement · mass incarceration · school-to-prison pipeline · wealth gap · health disparities
George Floyd
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- FergusonCommon Scottish surname
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
racial justice · chapter · decentralized · grassroots · community organizing · abolition · accountability · reform
march
Rhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
die-in · sit-in · kneel · banner · placard · chant · megaphone · peaceful · civil disobedience · direct action
federal lands
Government-owned territory
- public landsState-held natural areas
- grazing rightsPermission to pasture livestock
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
Bundy · wilderness · western states · cattle · permits · conservation
ally
Supportive partner
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- unityWholeness through cohesion
support · amplify · centering · intersectionality · mutual aid · collective action · standing with · listening · learning · antiracist
police brutality
Unjustified force by officers
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
- use of forcePhysical compulsion to comply
- chokeholdsRestraints compressing the throat
no-knock warrant · body cameras · qualified immunity · misconduct · excessive force · officer-involved shooting · accountability · oversight · reform · defund
systemic racism
Discrimination embedded in institutions
- structural inequalityInstitutionalized unequal treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
white supremacy · racial disparities · redlining · segregation · disenfranchisement · mass incarceration · school-to-prison pipeline · wealth gap · health disparities · environmental racism
- Political Movementsfeminism, environmentalism, conservatism, liberalism, populism
- Modern AmericaCOVID-19, pandemic, Great Recession, 9/11, Iraq War
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- 2020sCOVID-19, pandemic, vaccine, lockdown, January 6th
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
Doctrine of racial superiority
white nationalism · Proud Boys · KKK · thin blue line · neo-Nazis
Governance through enforced rules
thin blue line · police unions · status quo · silent majority · compliance