Story Analysis: Black Lives Matter

Amber Stockton’s topic # 1 Demonizing of law enforcement would be opposed by the Black Lives Matters Movement, supporters of the movement and knowledgeable African Americans too because the thesis statement asks a question that is argumentative and debatable. The opposition would know that the writer is not informed on the topic and has made a claim based off of what she believes the Slogan means rather than doing research to provide a logical reason for taking her stance. It is acceptable for the writer to take this type of stance, however the reason for taking it needs to be stated and supported with evidence. However, the thesis does state her opinion or claim and provides the audience with her stance on the topic. I would not refute the opposition because my position is with the opposition.

Black lives matter is a movement that is fighting to end police brutality. For too long police officers have viewed black people as trash. In return police officers doesn’t hesitate to kill unarmed black people. The black lives matter movement give the people a voice to ask for justice in a country that still treat them as second class citizen. The black lives matter movement is the first step to change.

Everyone has now heard of the term “Black Lives Matter”. It is a movement that has started in effort to help the oppression of African Americans. It started a few years back after a major incident happened in the United States. Following this incident, the movement has had to become even more dominate because of the senseless killings and mistreatment of African Americans.

The Black Lives Matter movement is a movement that wants to liberate the inequality that the black community faces, yet to Tomi Lahren, the Black Lives Matter movement is equal to the sadistic and twisted views of the KK. Black Lives Matter is not a hate group. Many misinterpret the purpose of Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter is a voice for the oppressed, the movement is an important artifact in the history of civil rights movement, and unites not only black lives but all lives.

The Black Lives Matter movement began as a social media hashtag. Hashtags identify a subject matter that should be discussed among social media aficionados. As time went on and the injustice against African Americans began to concern the public, this hashtag rallied numerous Americans of different ethnicities, backgrounds, and religions together for a cause. This cause was the deaths of unarmed black men and women from the hands of the police and the prejudice against African Americans because of their skin color and their cultural backgrounds. The Black Lives Matter movement began with smaller protestors who were angered by the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner, and quickly grew to become a powerful group who has the main focus of creating change.

Aisha Adams Professor Barnes English 100 19 October 2016 Black Lives Matter/All Lives Matter Black Lives Matter has been a movement for almost four years now. Recently All Lives Matter became relevant. People who believe in All Lives Matter felt “left out” when it came to Black Lives Matter protest. They felt threaten at the fact that they might be forgotten about or that they may gain more ‘power’ than them. In Black Lives Matter they are bringing attention to how anti-black racist people act toward them.

Black Lives Matter Black lives matter is a social movement started by Patrsse Cullors, Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza in 2012. Black lives matter movement started because of Trevon Martin was killed by police. The movement have grown ever since. Black lives matter is a movement that acts when they feel

Black Lives Matter is an activist movement that originated among the African American community. Boundless.com defines the Black Lives Matter movement as, “Black Lives Matter is an activist movement originating in the African-American community that campaigns against violence and institutionalized racism toward black people in the United States.” The originators of the hashtag and call to action: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi; expanded their project into a national network of over 30 local chapters between 2014 and 2016, states Wikipedia. Although Black Lives Matter was made to express concern and justice for the black race, some think that it is just a measure of black supremacy that evoke riots and hate.

Black Lives Matter, also referred to as BLM is a social justice movement that began in 2013 but garnered worldwide attention in 2014 when the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter went viral. The Hashtag was used in protests to gain attention to the killings of unarmed black men by police officers. The BLM movement seeks to end police brutality and to inspire a national debate on institutionalized racism within the US justice system. Over 250 black people have been shot by law enforcement in 2016 alone. Black people are scared for their lives when they are pulled over or see police.

Police Chief John J. Feeney speaks out about the lack of trust within communities of color and the law enforcement that reigns upon them. Chief of Police at California State University, Chico, John J. Feeney reckons the actions behind the “Black Lives Matter” movement have a few

In 2016, a football player with the NFL named Colin Kaepernick made the decision to stop standing for the National Anthem as a means of protesting the fact that unarmed African Americans are killed by police in disproportionate numbers, usually without any repercussions for the officers who engaged in the killings. After hearing from a veteran that he found Kaepernick’s decision to sit on the bench to be disrespectful to the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces, Kaepernick invited that veteran to sit down with him and discuss the issue. Together, the men determined that, rather than sit on the bench, Kaepernick would kneel on the sidelines. The decision to kneel, which has a history in civil rights protests and can be seen in

Political science is an on going and current thing, so the substance I learned from doing this group presentation on “Black Lives Matter” which is a current issue, what I learned were the issues in and about “Black Lives Matter”, both for and against, and how it effects everyone. Politics

Black Lives Matter Movement was created right after the death of Trayvon Martin. Alicia Garza and Pattrice Cullers came up this as a hashtag. As a hashtag it has been used in almost every social media post, artwork, meme, and protest dealing the injustice of

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter is an international movement, ran by volunteer activists and originates from the African American community. It began in 2013 after many unarmed black men were being unnecessarily killed by police and the media had had enough of it. It frequently holds protest events where many people speak out about police brutality, racial profiling, and racial injustices in America’s justice system. The movement promotes local organization rather than having a national leader, allowing people from all around the country to stand up and speak out. Since the movement began, the deaths of unarmed black people have been blasted all over the media instead of being pushed under the rug by police officials like before. People

Black Lives Matter: What is the actual meaning? (working title) “Black Lives Matter”, written by Alex Altman, describes the origin, purpose and the eventual impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement. It tackled the question of whether or not the movement brought our country closer together or has it created a few more racial barriers to overcome? The black lives matter movement shed light on the very controversial topic of racial discrimination.