In 2015, the headlines of most newspapers and magazines have been about civil rights controversies and concerns. A prominent organization affiliated with these civil rights issues is Black Lives Matter. Also known as BLM, Black Lives Matter was founded in the summer of 2013 and stimulated by the shooting of a black suspect, Trayvon Martin, by a white neighborhood watch, George Zimmerman. BLM uses social media to campaign against violence toward African-Americans. Protests are frequently arranged around inequality, racial profiling, and the killings of black people by law enforcement by the United States criminal justice system. This movement is inspired by the African-American civil rights movement which was created to end racial segregation …show more content…
The time has come to discontinue BLM, but that will only occur when people comprehend what it is actually trying to do to society. After thorough research, it is clear that Black Lives Matter holds an uncanny resemblance to the Black Panther Party. According to the FBI, The Black Panther Party was an African-American group that used violence to attempt to overthrow American authority. Now, the New Black Panther Party has formed, and is more frantic than ever. A New Black Panther Party leader, General T.A.C.O, stated, “Once [white people] die, we should dig ‘em up, and kill ‘em again, bury ‘em, dig ‘em up, and kill ‘em again, and again, and again!”. This will serve to achieve his other stated objective of “destroying white supremacy and capitalism.” As the members of Black Panthers are detesting whites, it is clear that BLM supporters admire the ways of the Black Panther Party. Black Panther Party followers such as Assata Shakur and Angela Davis, a former Black Panther are honored by the BLM activists and founders. Assata Shakur has been accused of killing New Jersey State Trooper, Werner Foerster, and assaulting Trooper James Harper, in May 1973. …show more content…
Why does the Black Lives Matter crowd ignore the biggest issue in their community, black-on-black homicides? One answer is that the African-American deaths can be exhibited to create hatred against white law enforcement and the white population in general. However, law enforcement is not as great of a hazard to black lives as black lives themselves. According to the Bureau of Justice Homicide Statistics, 92% of black people are killed by other blacks, and only a portion of the 5% that are killed by non-blacks are even killed by the police. In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, of the 101 homicide victims in 2012, 71 were black males, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner 's office. The Black Lives Matter organization is concentrating on the least harmful part to African-Americans and claiming to have an objective centered on valuing black lives. So why are BLM, its supporters, and African-Americans in general not focusing on a different issue that would benefit them more? “I don’t understand how a movement called ‘Black Lives Matter’ can ignore the leading cause of death among young black men in the U.S., which is homicide by their peers.” States Jason L. Riley a BLM opposer. Solely focusing on issues involving whites, allows Black Lives Matter followers to wound
The All Lives Matter supporters believe that black people who were killed recently showed violence against the policemen and they were not innocents. The president of Amherst College Republicans Robert Lucido responses, “First, the Black Lives Matter group was originally titled ‘F--- the Police.’ The organizers of the Awareness week claimed that every 28 hours a black man is killed by a law enforcement officer, but they never mentioned that a law enforcement officer is killed every 48 hours in the line of duty. The organizers may have thought it clever, but such a title is utterly shameful” (Lucido). The author uses ethos by showing facts in his response that illustrates the opposite of what Black Lives Matter group claimed; however, these
According to Zimmerman, him and Martin had an altercation, where it led to Zimmerman shooting Martin in the chest, killing him. He claims it was self-defense. Photos and reports were leaked, which caused more and more people protesting to acquire Zimmerman getting charged for his actions. The end result led to a not guilty verdict in July, 2013. Due to this event, the “Black Lives Matter” movement started. Black Lives Matter movement, can be very complicated to define due to the misportrayal by the media and society. The Black Live Matter Movement, also known as the BLM, is defined as an international activist movement, originating in the African American community, the campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people
Is people going to forget what happen in Ferguson? How about George Zimmerman being proven not guilty? Or that Eric Garner was screaming “ I can’t breathe” before his death? There are lists of African Americans all over the world who were not given the justice that they deserved. In todays, news African Americans are being treated unfairly compared to any other demographic groups. America is the greatest country in the world, but it is difficult to believe that being in the 21st century racism still does exist. For instance, when it was time to remove the confederate flag, some demographic groups had a hard time letting go. People who argue that “blue lives matter,” which states that police are justified when using force and being unfair. These reasons are not justifiable enough to kill someone. Black Lives Matter alleges that police target and use
Today there are many controversial subjects discussed throughout the media. One of the most discussed is race and the Black Lives Matter movement. Recently, I came across an article titled “The Truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’”, written by The Editorial Board. The article was published on September 3, 2015, to the New York Times. In the article, The Editorial Board writes about what they believe African Americans are facing as challenges in society today, including the all-too-common police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country. The Editorial Board is right that some African Americans have been treated unfairly, but all ethnicities have been. Life is a precious thing that comprises all ethnicities. This brings us to ask; why
Actions speak louder than words, and contrary to BLM’s redundant stance, the sad truth is, they couldn’t care less for black issues. Black people are responsible for ninety-three percent of black homicides in the U.S. (Dailywire) BLM has always been up in arms about police shootings, but when a black on black crime surfaces they’re completely silent. Back in 2016 Peggy Hubbard’s nine-year-old child was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting. (Foxnews). BLM remained silent in regards to this,
American is known for its rich culture and diversity. Black lives matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism toward black people as defined by google. It was created in 2012 as a call to action for black people after seventeen year old Trayvon Martin was placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, was not held accountable for the crime that he had committed. It was a response for the anti-Black racism that still remains in our society and within the movement itself. It is a movement that goes beyond the killing of black people by police and vigilantes. It calls for the Black community to love each other, live
Most of us have been taught that we always need to be on our best behavior and try to understand and value different views. I am going to exercise my right to protest by refusing to understand why some of my fellow classmates, sharing a classroom with me because just like me they are on a quest for knowledge, find it difficult to grasp the concept of Black Lives matter. Stop saying all lives matter. We already know that. Black Lives Matter is not an anti-white slogan meant to suggest that other lives do not matter, especially white lives. It is a movement to address the racial disparities practiced by law enforcement agencies throughout our nation. For anyone to say all lives matter is to be willfully ignorant and deny the existence of racism,
As you may know there are two groups known as Black Lives Matter and all live matter but they both represent different things. But they both are for peace between different races and cultures around the world. But all lives matter was created because white people got jealous of black lives matter. Black lives matter was created because black people were getting tired of getting police brutality. There has been a lot of outrage between all lives matter being created black people were outraged. Because black lives matter was created to change the minds of people who are racist. But people think black lives matter is more important than all lives matter because it wasn’t created to compete with a race pure of jealousy. But the two groups are for peace.
The first amendment proposed by Thomas Jefferson became effective on Dec 15, 1791. It gives right to free speech, religion, press and petition. The freedom of speech gives citizens the right to speak their mind and is one of the most important freedoms granted to U.S. citizens. The Constitution is color blind. Skin color does not make any difference; it is racism which lies in the eyes of the beholder. Too often people empower an ordinary citizen to forget that people are to be treated alike. Lately there has been criticism over people who are exercising their rights to speak freely, more specifically, people who are part of the movement, Black LivesMatter. This movement has every right to express their feelings. The ways they are protesting
Black Lives Matter is not a bandwagon to hop on, nor is it a hashtag or a slogan. Black Lives Matter is a movement. To not support the movement or to think that the movement does not need support is outright depraved, demeaning and degrading. We too often think that retweeting, tweeting or sharing a photo on social media is supporting the movement and it’s not! This is no longer the 1960’s. We have gained our rights: that is no longer the fight. The fight is receiving justice for our black people, so no effective protesting is no longer sitting at countertops, it is no longer peaceful marching and it is no longer bus boycotting The new protest is to educate ourselves, to show respect, to get involved in the justice system, to raise black lawyers, to vote and to do jury duty. All of these things are needed to benefit the movement in stopping the corruptness in our justice system.
Many feel that Black Lives Matter is only causing more hate and violence through their protest. The BLM believes, however, that racial bias among police officers is at an all-time high and that their fight is reasonable. The BLM argues they are simply seeking equality for blacks. Their website page states, “We are committed to embodying and practicing justice, liberation, and peace in our engagements with one another. We are committed to practicing empathy; we engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts”. (Black Lives Matter)
First off Black Lives Matter is a powerful organization that has gained national attention. The movement was started in 2012, after the death of seventeen year Trayvon Martin. A very controversial trial came about, against a police officer named George Zimmerman who had shot the young black man. The main goal of black lives matter is to prevent
Overall, many believe that the undeviating war on racism in today’s society is fueled by police brutality and anti-police violence. Specifically, the Black Lives Matter movement, which is the source of controversy regarding these topics. To summarize, this campaign is “both a hashtag and a political project that formed after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin.” (Miller). Later in the article Chelsea Fuller, senior communications associate at The Advancement Project, a multi-racial civil rights organization, states “The Black Lives Matter movement is to deal with anti-black racism, to “push for black people’s right to live with dignity and respect” and be included in the American democracy that they helped create” (Miller).
Black Lives Matter is not a movement that believes all lives do not matter; nevertheless, it highlights the fact that black lives are taken for granted by the judicial system. Protests around the world have taken place to fight for justice in the black community. The immense number of deaths of unarmed black men and women is a clear sign that they are more likely to be killed by police than white people. Physical violence and excessive use of force by the U.S. police towards African Americans are seen in the news regularly.
One of the most prominent grassroots movements currently at work in the United States is, undoubtedly, the Black Lives Matter movement. A multifaceted reform movement, it tackles the issue of institutionalized racism against black people in the United States. The movement began as a hashtag on Twitter in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Treyvon Martin case. Zimmerman shot Martin to death, claiming it was in self defense as he felt the young man looked threatening because it was dark and he was wearing a hoodie. He was acquitted of both manslaughter and second degree murder. Activists felt that this case was an extreme example of how little value black lives seem to have to the greater community. How could a young, unarmed black person get shot and killed while the white person who shot him simply gets to walk away? This all started as an anti-racist