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This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations: R.L.G. (January 15, 2015). "#BlackLivesMatter". The Economist. Gretchen McCulloch (January 29, 2015). "Is a Hashtag a Word? The Case of #BlackLivesMatter". Slate. Jeff Guo (October 25, 2016). "Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet's biggest flaws". The Washington Post. For instance—right now on the page for Black Lives Matter, there's an anonymous contributor who is upset that the article doesn't mention George Soros, who is believed by some on the alt-right to be the movement's ultimate sponsor. (It's not true.) The contributor accuses the pages editors of conspiring 'portray BLM in the most favorable light possible.' 'Easy,' one of the editors responds. 'Take a breath and let's see what we can agree on.'

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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Smith, Robert (2021). "Black Lives Matter". Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Third Edition. New York: Facts on File. pp. 122–126. ISBN 978-1-4381-9939-9.

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Move the "2024 United States presidential election" section to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation page. The section only focuses on statements they have made, which may not be representative of the entire movement, and is missing from their page. 75.168.206.29 (talk) 02:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 02:40, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024 United States presidential election section

Shouldn't this section be on the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation page? It's only about statements they made, which may not reflect the entire movement. 75.168.206.29 (talk) 21:56, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]