powerful new form of civil rights activism. Plus: How police in 1970s Detroit unleashed an undercover execution squad, and the modern-day rise of "warrior policing." EVEN IN THE SPLINTERED AND OFTEN FRACTIOUS world of social justice movements, Black Lives Matter doesn't fit easily into existing categories. Few grassroots uprisings have done as much, in such a short period of time, to focus attention on long-neglected issues of racial justice, gender, and economic inequality. Yet so far, BLM has not
Necessity “Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation”- Coretta Scott King. In many ways, Black Lives Matter is the next generation in the continuation of the civil rights movement. Throughout its existence, a lot of the public has pushed away the Black Lives Matter movement and labeled them as an unnecessary group of radicals. On the contrary, Black Lives Matter is an important and necessary group. They stand up for people that are oppressed and they try to improve the country
first black president, I think our nation is in fact not eliminated racism and overcome our heritage of racial exclusion. To start I think our country as we are now, we are at a very pivotal point in our country's history. We now have a president who is openly racist, and we have groups and organizations fighting for the lives of black men and women everywhere. This group that is fighting for the rights of black men and women everywhere is a very well know group and movement know as Black lives matter
of the owners and they really didn’t care for them it was about the money the whole time. Teams around the whole league took a knee during the nation anthem stretched and just did whatever but didn’t stand for the flag. If you don’t like how Black Lives Matter pursues its agenda, you should welcome the NFL players’ approach. It’s silent it’s not disruptive and it’s entirely nonviolent. It doesn’t block traffic, occupy police or terrify onlookers. Critics say it’s disrespectful to broad cast this
think taking a knee is disrespectful or an unsportsmanlike conduct towards the national anthem and flag. Taking a knee is a peaceful protest towards Black Lives Matter and everything they stand for. While protest can provide a statement to the government , the controversy over NFL protests (taking a knee or not and it’s relation to Black Lives Matter). Leads to these four reasons because the red herring fallacy, Racism, Prejudice in America and, the quote “Patriotism is supporting your country all
They Matter 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
said All Lives Matter, trying to bring the attention off the Black Lives Matter. When they did this, they missed the point of the Black Lives Matter Movement. The Black Lives Matter movement has been misinterpreted, having people believe that the Black Lives Matter are saying the all lives don't matter. The Black Lives Matter is not saying that all lives don't matter, but because all lives matter, the racial inequality towards most African Americans is unacceptable. Therefore, all lives matter and Black
officers are taking the lives of many innocent African-Americans by beating and shooting them to death and justice is not being served. The movement “Black Lives Matter” is as a protest that campaigns against violence, systematic racism, and injustice to the African-American community. The Black Lives Matter moment is not implying that black lives matter as in superior to all other races but due to police misconduct, and their excessive use of force that are taking the lives of this specific race
their lives seemingly due to the complexion of their skin. And each time, it seems unjust verdicts are placed on the police officers responsible for the turmoil. In response to these killings and verdicts, the Black Lives Matter movement rallies in opposition. Though they opt for justice, the Black Lives Matter movement is ineffective because its approach is too aggressive. (Barbara Reynolds, “I Was a Civil Rights Activist in the 1960’s, but it’s Hard for Me to get Behind Black Lives Matter.”) One
#Black Lives Matter As Maya Angelou once said, “a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams, his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream, his wings are clipped and his feet are tied, so he opens his throat to sing.” Ever since the end of slavery, African Americans have always had to fight for their rights to do almost everything. They have been oppressed, criminalized and treated as though their lives do not matter. They have had to fight for freedom and equality, and now they are literally fighting