Black Lives Matter is much more than a hashtag and/or a trending topic across social media, it is the harsh reality that many African American people much face on an everyday basis. Black Lives Matter highlights issues that occur in the black community including racism, racial discrimination, police brutality, social inequality, and systematic oppression that date way back to the era of physical, psychological and mental slavery. It is important that society continues to express awareness of the prominent issues in the black community to saves young black lives and create a future that we want to live.