Black Community: A Brief Analysis Of Black Lives Matter

Injustices in America has been going on for too long. People forget that slavery was one hundred and fifty-one years ago, that segregation was fifty-one years ago. There is a need for minority voices to speak up and what better voice than a movement. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s provided civil rights to all people of color and #BlackLivesMatter is trying to repeat. #BlackLivesMatter was created after the death of Trayvon Martin. This is a voice for the black community against the anti-Black racism that permeates our society. It is a call for Black on Black love instead of Black on Black crime, a call for black men to step up and take their place in the community, in society. Black Lives Matter makes the conversation happen, it brings up the conversation about state violence in which Black people are intentionally left powerless at the hands of

For decades black Americans have been treated as animals, looked at as if they are monsters, and killed like bugs. Actions like Police brutality and racism is what caused Black Lives Matter. The creation of the Black Lives Matter was a response by the black community to give a voice to black Americans affected by the increase of wrongful deaths due to the law enforcements and vigilantes across the country. This has been going on for so long that it seems like we are stuck in the past. For years, even decades black Americans have had to live the struggle of being equal. Even when things are going good and we think we finally have the same rights, something happened to change that. It is time to shed a light on the real purpose of Black Lives Matter and why they are important to today's society.

Social movements are vital to the establishment of our societies, and they way we are governed. Social movements help the less privileged band together to create a stronger voice among a sea of political correctness and unlawfully rule that the public supposedly have to abide by without question. Movements create this new form of platform that, if done successfully, are able to create a worldwide frenzy where people from across all walks of life, including politicians, academics, the less fortunate, the homeless, doctors, etc, are able to come together to create change, or to start to create change on a matter that is close to their hearts. One of these matters that has come up in recent years that has been an ongoing battle for centuries upon centuries is Black Lives Matter (Although named various things throughout time such as black civil rights). Black Lives Matter is a movement that started back in 2012 after George Zimmerman was acquitted for his crime against a 17 year old boy named Trayvon Martin, and Trayvon was then put on trial for his own murder (Garza, A. 2014, p. 1.). This crime was just the tipping point for three women who wanted to see a change in the way black lives were/are treated. Black Lives Matter is one of the most important socio-political movements of our time, and this is why it is an important movement to connect with and understand. Throughout, I will be going through the strategies and the tactics Black Lives Matter advocates and cofounders have

Aside from the history concerning the development of the Black Lives Matter Movement, this issue impacts people of varying identities differently. The first group of people I would like to examine is black women. Black women often believe the Black Lives Matter Movement is very male-centered. A number of women such as Yvette Smith, Tyisha Miller, Miriam Carey, and many others have been victims of police brutality. When these women were brutalized or even killed, their names weren’t raised, and they didn’t garner much attention. This conveys the idea that black males’ lives are more important than black females’ lives. This brings about the issue of solidarity; feminism and black lives matter both are matters at hand here. Women are battling to achieve equal social, economic, and personal rights as men. Black women are fighting for the both their feminine rights and human rights. In light of the added burden, black women have had a huge influence on the Black Lives Matter Movement. In fact, three black women created the Black Lives Matter Movement; Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors are the creators of the movement. They started it on twitter with the #BLM, which catapulted it into a nationwide movement. They created this rallying cry to connect and inspire people to make change. They brought attention to the issue at hand through this rallying cry. On top of the aforementioned, black women are often on the front line in support of their brothers, husbands, and

A necessary and common fight for equality has been one that has survived throughout all of man’s existence. Due to recent racial divide and the product of racial profiling, a movement has risen up to combat these common issues. The most recent and most well-covered is the Black Lives Matter Movement. Even though it has been lauded by some media sources and individuals as the next great movement to champion for civil rights, the Black Lives Matter movement is not the same as the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s nor is it likely to be as successful. If the Black Lives Matter Movement continues with discrepancies in ideology, lack of clear leadership, and trends of hate, the movement is doomed to fail.

Black Lives Matter is an international activist movement that started within the African-American communities. This movement is organized by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Ever since the black people have stepped on American soil, they have continued to be victims of racism and violence. From slavery to lynching to segregation, the black people have suffered alot in this country. In the past few years, there are so many of them that have been targeted by the law enforcement authorities across the country. This movement’s goal is to raise awareness of racism and violence against African-Americans. They wants African-American to live with dignity and respect like other Americans do.

Today in the United States of America, there are many different people from many different ethnic backgrounds. The Black Lives Matters movement is stirring up racial separation, rather than promoting reasonable solutions. Their dishonest anti-police views are causing police everywhere to second guess themselves.

There are many problems that exist in the world, whether that be political, economic, or even social issues. These issues can affect individuals, both directly and indirectly, in doing so can lead to detrimental effects on society. One way to get involved in an issue and help spread awareness is through a movement. There are many movements in the world where people stand up and fight for a cause they believe in, in doing so can bring about change that leads to a better world. In specifically the Black Lives Matter movement is a global platform that helps black communities when they are faced with injustice. Black communities are faced with inequality, injustice, racialization and many more struggles that other communities don’t have an issue

The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin. About a year after Martin’s death, an 18 year-old unarmed male, Michael Brown, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. That sparked weeks of protests. Years later, Asians, Latinos, and some whites joined in and realized how big of a problem this was becoming. As the years go by, the BLM Movement will keep growing and will not go

As said before, I am originally from Massachusetts and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. When I came to Georgia, people acted differently than what I was most used to. Because of that, I have a different perspective on the “Black Lives Matter” movement. I love black people so don’t get me wrong here. I just believe that other things should be done in our black communities to stop having to deal with our people dying for no valuable reason every day. I feel like the “Black Lives Matter” movement is just a big blame game. I say this because all we are doing is blaming people “white” race for killing our people. Even though this may be true in some way, there are things that we can do as a race apart of this movement to stop our people from even coming in situations where we could possibly end up dying. There are things that we can do to prevent these problems, like holding programs and mentorships that teach our youth what to do when approached by a police officer. We also need to find ways to get our people out of gangs, selling drugs, doing drugs, and getting into jail. We need to teach our youth to grow up and become successful and not just have the goal of making it to their sixteenth birthday or graduating high school. They should learn how to become successful business owners and not just work for others their entire lives. As a part of this movement, we need to also take

The Black Lives Movement was a creation that happened in 2012 after the prompted death of Trayvon Martin, a young black man, that was racially profiled and stereotyped by an older man named George Zimmerman was shot and killed because he was seen as a threat. The movement was smaller in 2012; however, the emergent of more African Americans being killed over senseless crimes have cause more people to join the organization and promote change and try to rebuild the black community by unitifying black liberation. It’s more than the brutality of Africans Americans it’s about the future as a race in relate to education, the prison system, wage gap,

Following the events of the tragic deaths of Michael Brown and several others, the Black Lives Matter movement has begun. I support this movement whole-heartedly without a doubt. Death is never an easy thing to copy with, whether it’s from a criminal or an innocent bystander.

Much of the time when I take a class in Sociology there is always a point in time where I begin to consider how I can apply what I learn to my life in a professional setting. Although I’m not entirely sure what I would like to pursue as a professional career, all I know is that I want to improve the justice system. I know alone, I cannot construct change on a large scale, but what I can do, is start at home and make minor alterations, maybe those tiny shifts could trigger change on a national scale. The reading assignments on the Black Lives Matter unit was one of the issues that motivated me into wanting to take action. It astonishes me when almost every day there is new news about police brutality in our country. Instead of protecting, an

The Black Lives Matter movement has swept across America. It 's branched out with chapters in over 31 cities and held rallies and boycotts across the United States(Sidner). The Black Lives Matter movement started with the outrage of the death of a young man. It continues to take over headlines and raise awareness on police brutality and inequality. However, the movement has met resistance from the All Lives Matter group. This group thinks that Black Lives Matter is a movement to express hatred towards other races. However, statistics, the views of fellow citizens, and the overall purpose of the Black Lives Matter movement, can prove that the movement wasn 't meant to express hate on other races and that we need to support the movement instead of going against it.

Why did the Black Lives Matter movement begin? How did it come about? Is systematic oppression towards blacks a real enough issue in the United States in order for them to raise concern? Along with police brutality? And discrimination? They simply cannot just be made up concepts. For that reason, Black Lives Matter was coincidentally created. Black Lives Matter is a social movement that desires to bring attention that black lives matter, too. I believe the movement wants to acknowledge that black people too deserve the justice they are currently not receiving. The Black Lives Matter movement, being as pro-black as it is, does not and will never mean another race is valued less than that of a black life. The movement simply wants to gain