The #BlackLivesMatter movement began in 2012, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, when Trayvon Martin was posthumously put on trial for his own murder. According to the #BlackLives matter website:

"When we say Black Lives Matter, we are broadening the conversation around state violence to include all of the ways in which Black people are intentionally left powerless at the hands of the state. We are talking about the ways in which Black lives are deprived of our basic human rights and dignity."

#BlackLivesMatter is a call to action for all Americans, regardless of race, to bring racial justice to Black Americans.

Unfortunately, this movement is often misinterpreted by White Americans as a "racist" or even "terrorist" movement, when in reality, this movement is aiming to fight racism.

Last week, conservative pundit Tomi Lahren released a video in which she discussed her opinion on Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime performance. In her video, she claims that Beyoncé used her performance as a way to show that "black lives matter more" and that, "This isn't about equality, this is about about ramrodding an aggressive political agenda down our throat..."

It is ironic that Tomi Lahren believes she can speak out against the fight for social justice for Blacks, when she is a blonde, White woman, who is completely unaware of the struggles that the Black Americans behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement are facing. #BlackLivesMatter is not a political agenda, it is a movement. It is a movement just as much as the Women's Suffrage movement or the Civil Rights movement in the 60s, and I highly doubt that she would say either of those movements were "aggressive political agendas."

It is likely that Tomi Lahren and others who are against the #BlackLivesMatter movement and are for the #AllLivesMatter "movement" simply do not understand the meaning of #BlackLivesMatter and why it is important. In order to further the understanding on what the #BlackLivesMatter movement is about, here are some helpful memes, tweets and infographics:

1. "#BlackLivesMatter doesn't mean other lives don't"

You're right, all lives do matter. Of course they do, we are all humans. However, some humans are currently facing oppression, institutionalized racism and discrimination, while others are not. Because these humans do not have the privilege to not face this discrimination, other humans must be okay with focusing on helping these humans' lives matter. Because right now, society is telling them that they don't, and saying All Lives Matter is contributing to the societal issue that is preventing Black lives from mattering.

2. Why do #BlackLivesMatter, you may ask?

These numbers speak for themselves. Clearly, there is a horrible system of injustice happening in America that needs to be fixed. This is why we need #BlackLivesMatter.

3. "All Lives Matter" has more implications than you may think.

When White Americans say "All Lives Matter" in the faces of both Black Americans and allies who say "Black Lives Matter," they are ignoring the fight for social justice and the fight against racial oppression that Black Americans face today. No, #BlackLivesMatter is not a racist movement. In fact, it is fighting against the racism that, whether White people like to admit it or not, still exists in America today.

4. #BlackLivesMatter is not a racist movement.

Attention White people: #BlackLivesMatter is not a racist movement! The movement does not exist to "discriminate against Whites" at all. The movement exists so that Black Americans can finally be treated equally as Whites. This movement wouldn't exist if there was true equality in the United States, and therefore Americans of all colors need to support this movement until equality is reached.

5. All lives do matter. Right now, we have to focus on the lives that are facing oppression that need to matter.

It is a movement, and the goal of the movement is to end racial discrimination.

6. An analogy to understand why #BlackLivesMatter:

You wouldn't run through a breast cancer fundraiser saying, "All cancers matter." That would be rude. Yes, all cancers do matter, but this fundraiser is for breast cancer, and at this fundraiser, the focus is raising awareness for breast cancer. Yes, all lives do matter, but at this point in time, we need to work together and focus on the #BlackLivesMatter movement.