Broadening the conversation: why Black Lives Matter

Purpose Introduce the special issue. Design/methodology/approach we first provide a brief history of the Black Lives Matter movement, then outline numerous domains in which we see its relevance, and finally give an overview of the scholarship presented in this special issue. Findings Readers will see that social science researchers continue to reveal ways in which Blacks encounter access and treatment discrimination and the utility of how the Black Lives Matter movement challenges that disrupt these patterns of anti- Black bias and discrimination. Originality/value To broaden the conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement.