...Does Black lives matter? Without doubt this is a polemical discussion; not just in America, but also in Europe. The Black Lives Matter movement influence millions of people to come together, from diverse backgrounds, to protest issues on hand. The movement also brought its fair share of criticism. So why is African Americans lives questioned? There are a multiplicity amount of answers and most of the answers contradict one another but ultimately lead to an understanding. Let’s begin with the origin of the Black Lives Matter movement, then we’ll explain the misunderstandings of African Americans lives. Following that get into talking about inequality, and what we can in the future about black lives. Do black lives matter? Opal Tometi, one of...
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...Black Lives Matter I choose Black Lives Matter because it's a good topic to talk about. It's good stuff to look up about this topic. I choose this because I see it on the news or on my phone. Black people are stilling fighting for freedom. It's still racist people out in this world. There lots of white police's killing black people for no reason. We have some racist polices that don't like young black Men. Polices think they can kill Black people because there cops and think they're not going to get in trouble. So, cops just kill black people for no reason. They people that’s had been killed haven't done anything. It's just not police's its grown white men killing black young Men. Like Travon Martin he was a young boy that got killed...
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...South. As slaves, blacks weren’t viewed as people, but as property. This allowed owners to do as they desired to the slaves without repercussions from the government. Since slaves weren’t considered people, the majority of the population didn’t care what a slave owner from a far away state did with his slaves. The process of emancipating slaves took a long time, and the effects of slavery still have significance today. In Kevin Roose’s article, “The Next Time Someone Says ‘All Lives Matter,’ Show Them These 5 Paragraphs,” GeekAesthete effectively explains why the phrase “All Lives Matters” is offensive...
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...equality for all races. However, even with anti-discrimination laws in place, people still claim that racism is just as prominent as it always has been (Robson 10). Movements like Black Lives Matter are completely unjustified as all they do is incite violence and contradict their own cause. Racial profiling is also not a product of indoctrinated racism but a product of fact and crime prevention. There are several issues people have today related to race. One issue is the use of racial profiling as a legitimate form of police work. “The use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed...
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...Why Black Lives Matter? Devontae Robinson Into to Criminal Justice January 23, 2016 Faculty Name Why Black Lives Matter? Why do Black Lives Matter? Black lives assert the lives of all black individuals including the disabled, homosexuals, black-undocumented, blacks with records, women and men. Each has been a target of abuse, racism, police brutality and violence. Black Lives Matter movement addresses the fact that black Americans for a long time are more than white Americans to die at the actions of police brutality, subjected to black on black crime, and the continuation of fighting for black equal civil rights. Black lives are not more special than whites or nay other race but it’s an irrefutable fact that black Americans in this country historically have been devalued, discounted, looked over and not mattered. Police Violence Each year hundreds of black lives have been assaulted, abused, and taken by police violence. Black men in America are murdered, beaten, and violated by officers of the law sworn to “protect and serve” them. The 4th amendment clearly states that “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue without probable cause.” (Henry, 2015). The 4th amendment has not been followed, police when searching, arresting, obtaining, or securing black individuals have violated this to the fullest. Black women...
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...In the mid-1950s, Martin Luther King Jr. began fighting for the rights of Black Americans as a civil rights movement leader. King went to Birmingham, Alabama because he saw it as the most segregated city in the entire country. While attempting to end segregation in Birmingham, King was jailed along with 3,000 other men. During his time in jail, King wrote “Letters from Birmingham City Jail” (Batten 165). Although King made much progress in the fight for the rights of Black Americans, Black Americans are still not treated equally today. In 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old high school student, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a police officer in Florida. Despite taking the life of Martin, Zimmerman was not charged for his murder. It...
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...In order to fully understand the motives behind the organization Black Lives Matter one must know the history behind the struggles of African Americans in the United States. Throughout history African Americans have been pushed down, forced to do the work of the white man, and criticized for the color of their skin. Some of the most violent and unforgettable tales of American history date back to the 17th century. During this time period the slave trade was introduced to the state of Virginia (Carson 19). Millions of innocent African Americans were targeted by colonists who bought these slaves for their own profit (Carson 19). Years of torture, malnutrition, and neglect had passed by and there wasn’t much hope for a bright future for those...
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...speed BLM “Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black peoples’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression” Black lives matter because every day that African American’s step out their doors they have to worry about violence and racists people and all because of their skin color or even because they are males, females and etc. . Black lives matter is important to me because I want to be successful one day and have kids I do not want my kids not being able to walk down the street because of other racists have a problem of how they look when in all actuality everyone deserves a chance to do something with their lives not have it ended short by violence. Black lives matter because if we empower the “black “nationality or race the world would be a better place we should not put down one another but encourage get African Americans off the street into the books to better history and this has been going on for a long time African Americans being killed by police officers and no justice has been down and these are different races destroying the “black “ population why because in all actuality other races try to brain wash us but if we knew about our history and where we came from we would do better and stand up for what we believe in. some of the events that led up to black lives matter is the events...
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...The issues: American Lives Matter or "Black Lives Matter (BLM). September 20, 2017. Why "Black Lives Matter" can't escape out of 'Black Box Shell' created by Slaves Master George Soros and all you is the victimized of this man. Well, my child's and I were the victims of Black men and women people seventeen years ago. This people they put my children lives and I went through " LIVING HELL".I can compare just like. Hurricane Eye strikes into my house. This Black men and women they are not with I called ' low life - low job. But they're had high paid job, and living with a good life. They are the Judges and the lawyers... After all that year, I am still trying to forget. Today I hear many Black people talking about issue African American...
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...It is very clear that we have civil rights movements today. We have the anti-gun rights, black lives matter, blue lives matter, and the LGBT movement. It is almost like a war, because everybody is turning against each other and some actually end up killing each other. Let’s start by talking about the LGBT movement. I understand that they all deserve rights too, but people these days are just taking it too far. The black lives matter and the blue lives matter are in the same group. The whole black lives matter movement is starting to get out of hand. In my opinion they have taken things way too far. It’s okay to want rights and fight for them, but it’s getting to the point where enough is enough. The violence between blacks and whites needs...
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...Before we start I should state one thing, All Lives Matter, but right now we are going to specifically worry about the black lives. With that in mind, everyone from a young age is taught safety rules, we learn how to dial 9-1-1 in the case of a danger. Now while in our different homes we are taught a different set of rules. In a white home, they would learn that the police is there to protect them against all crimes that they may cross in their lives, so they should never second guess on calling them in times of need. While compared to a black family, we are taught that even though we are taught in school to call the police in the face of danger, we should never fully trust them, and always be aware of our surroundings when they are around....
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...radical Black coordinators Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi made a Black-focused political will and movement development project called #BlackLivesMatter. This hashtag was made after the violent death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin at the hands of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in 2012. The Black Lives Matter Movement is an ideological and political mediation in a reality where we bear witness to black lives who are deliberately and purposefully targeted for death. The Black Lives Matter Movement has developed into the biggest black driven crusade since the 1960s. While particular objectives and strategies for the movement shift by city and state, generally speaking the development tries to focus on...
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...In these articles (two of them) "Black Lives Matter" by BBC News Staff and "Brown v. Broad" by Emma Brown, Washington Post. According to "Black Lives Matter", "a black cop who has a problem with ‘Back Lives Matter'. In "Brown v. Board" is the evidence of segregating colored people. They both have to do with colored people and their rights. These articles can change others opinions or their thinking. In this article "Black Lives Matter", this black cop has a strong feeling about the topic. In fact, he says "Black lives do not matter to most black people… Only the lives that are taken at the hands of cops or white people, matter". The post was shared on Facebook more than 130,000 times. The police officers' name is Jay Stalien, working...
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...Birmingham, Alabama sitting in a jail cell was one of the finest and memorable man that America has come to known Mr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was one of the illustrious leaders for the civil rights movements back in the 50’s and 60s. He has done things in his life that many would say was courageous. Mr. King wrote a letter stressing the issues the black community were facing in Alabama. The letter as we all know is called “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. The seven page letter give or take was a thought out and well-structured letter. The concern he stressed for the coloreds and no actions taken to resolve the issues ate away at Mr. King. All the hard work that he put into having freedom for the underdogs...
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...Black Lives Matter is an organization founded by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza. The group was started in 2012 after George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. The goal of the group is to not just focus on the police brutality aspect on black lives, but also to spread awareness of black love. “Black Lives Matter affirms the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, Black-undocumented folks, folks with records, women and all black folks along the gender spectrum” (blacklivesmatter.com). Black Lives Matter believe in not only the equality of “normal” black people, but those of all sexual orientations, lifestyles, and etc. Some individuals, such as Elisabeth Hasselback claim that the group should...
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