The Black Lives Matter Movement

The Black Lives Matter movement brought the attention that discrimination is still existing today. With people like President Obama speaking on this issue, it is easy to see that even the most powerful people have been a victim of discrimination. In 2013, Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman for being an African American boy who just looked a little too suspicious while walking home. President Obama released a statement on the matter in the Rose Garden saying, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” (“From Trayvon Martin to black Lives Matter”) Discrimination has always been something African Americans faced, but hearing this from the President of the united states not only awakened the African Americans’ but It sparked a movement in the nation. The hashtag “#blacklivesmatter” shortly became a trend worldwide after the Zimmerman and Trayvon case. Obama went onto say that, “There are very few African American men in this country who haven’t had the

In the early 1900’s Black unrest was starting to become permanent. African Americans across the US were realizing the situation they were in wasn’t right. They felt as though they needed to be treated equal and as actually people functioning in society. Leaders started to emerge such as W.E.B DuBois and Booker T. Washington. W.E.B DuBois was a scholar and political thinker who helped in finding the NAACP. He felt as though more Blacks needed to be educated in order to make a change. Booker T. Washington was an educator and reformer who did the opposite of DuBois. He believed that Blacks should accept discrimination as it was and try and focus on bettering themselves. He believed that Blacks getting better education in areas such as industrial/farming

The first demonstration that was organized by the movement was the “Black Lives Matter Ride”. This ride brought people from all over the country to come on a bus to St. Louis Missouri and support the growth of the movement. Garza wrote that this ride caused their team to grow and was, overall, “very successful” (Black Lives Matter). Since then, many other forms of protest have been held around the country with everyday people joining together to grow the movement. The founders and supporters of the movement have held nationwide conference calls so that they may talk in an educational manner about the importance of Black peoples in modern day society (Black Lives Matter).

Because of the tragic shooting of Trayvon, three black women launched #BlackLivesMatter and it took the social media world by storm. As more black men and women were fatally shot by white police officers and justice never brought to the families of the deceased, protest began to spread like wildfire in cities like Baltimore, Detroit, and Dallas. “Is My Son Next?’ posters waved high in the sky as the protesters chanted “NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!” The movement helps move the conversation of the oppression mthat black lives to the mainstream media and showcases that these young men and women are not to be forgotten because of the color of their skin (“The Oppression of Black Lives is Borderless,”

What is Black Lives Matter? Black Lives Matter is a movement founded by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza. It was created to fight anti-Black Racism, systematic oppression and violence against the Black community.

Since the last slaves were freed in 1863 and the segregation of public places was put to an end, one would think that the world would have become a much more accepting place. The simple fact is, however, that this is just not true. Racism still runs rife in many places around the world. White people are born into extreme privilege that they are unaware of having and Blacks are continually the subject of police brutality, inequality in the workplace and the media is still horribly racist. It is clear that light needs to be shed upon this issue to help prevent future generations from fighting the horrific battle that black people still have to fight every day even now in 2015. The Black Lives Matter movement was set up in 2012 following the death of Treyvon Martin and awareness to this issue is being widespread through social media with the use of the hashtag: #BlackLivesMatter.

Picture yourself being in an African American shoes, you’re walking out of a store and a white off duty police officer accuses you of stealing from the store. As you defend yourself by telling the officer that you did no such thing, this accusation starts becoming violent. As the officer calls for back up, he has you on the ground, you then start realizing that this officer accused you of something you didn’t do, automatically assuming that you did such thing because of your color. (Making you question yourself on why)Why is it that we have people in this world to automatically assume that they have higher priorities than any other race out there in this world just because of their ethnicity. Is it the fact that parents don’t do their job to

The black lives matter movement has been in the news is a major social movement since Mike Brown was shot in Ferguson Missouri. Since that event, there have been many spin-offs to the black lives matter cause. White lives matter, blue lives matter, and Hispanic lives matter. This has become a more divisive idea instead of being a cause that can invoke change. Given my background and personal experience, all lives matter; even the ones that wear bulletproof vests and guns on their hip.

Words can either help the cause or bring further confusion, which in the end destroys the solution to that issue. Kenneth Burke once stated “Rhetoric is the use of words by human agents to form attitudes or induce actions in other humans” (Pitchford, Aug 31 2016) The very way something is stated can either bring forth the support and encouragement needed or cause a major divide amongst those who want a change and those who don’t perceive the issue as a real problem. The media does a great job of taking issues and flipping the mission statements of many groups to gather a response from others. This phenomenon is known as miscommunication, which happens on the daily with anyone who uses words to communicate ones views and understandings.

movement in this nation because. It shows how black people are battling for Justice with marching and protesting. Another reason for this movement is that black people are getting shot down by police in their own communities and neighborhoods.

I am sure that you have learned through your research efforts that the Black Lives Matter movement gained its notoriety as a result of the 2014 police shooting of an unarmed African-American 18 year old in Ferguson, Missouri, including other incidents that concerning the fatalities of African-Americans throughout encounters with law enforcement officers. According to Horowitz and Livingston (2016), approximately four out of ten Americans support this particular movement. Almost one in five Americans dispute it and roughly 30% claimed they did not have an opinion on the issue or were unaware about the Black Lives Matter movement. In any case, support for the cause among African-Americans remains high at 65%, plus 41% who firmly support it; while

The music itself does not have any prominent political statements, but the visual album spotlights the Black Lives Matter movement, remembers the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement and celebrates the success of African American women in 2017.

If police misconduct remains unaddressed, issues involving black males and officer related killings don’t diminish- there will be detrimental consequences. The creation of the Black Lives Matter Movement an organization created by three women originating in black communities nationwide, after a white man named George Zimmerman was acquitted of killing 17 year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida during a face-to-face encounter. The movement brought forward the question by those who disagree with the movement’s origins asking “why minorities use the race card as the life of all should matter when it comes to excessive police force.” A black male answering this

The current Black Lives Matter movement is both important and controversial issue. While I am not sure on its original purpose or origin I do know that it has created an even greater division in race then we have seen in over two hundred years. I am not going to say that racism against blacks does not exist within the borders of the United States, because it does. I will say that there are a good hand full who are taking advantage and spreading hate. It is affecting interpersonal relationships between us.

Every movement have a starting point or a trigger. The Michael Brown killing was the trigger that started the black lives matter movement and encourages young people to stand up for what is right. The national media didn’t give Michael Brown death importance until the community respond in violences. In which the grand jury had already made their decision in favor of officer Darren Wilson. Now reporters are trying to show the world how police officers doesn’t value minority people's lives. Some people are blaming reporters for the social unrest in the United States. The numbers of police killing unarmed black people is still increasing and the police officers are not getting any consequences for their action. Packnett says “We have no choice but to keep going” even though there are no changes we still need to keep fighting.