Ayo Tometi, formerly known as Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, speaks at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Nov. 1, 2021. The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, July 13, 2023, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. BLM co-founders Tometi, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza — the three activists are credited with using the phrase as an affirmation and an organizing strategy — initially pledged to build a decentralized organization governed by the consensus. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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