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2013
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Black Lives Matter is named and organized
A movement created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi challenges anti-Black violence and structural racism.
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Twenty-first-century racial politics and inequality
The present era includes new movements, persistent disparities, changing demographics, and renewed struggles over belonging and power.
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