Sarah Van Gelder's Black Lives Matter

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Based upon Sarah van Gelder’s article, the members and supporters of Black Lives Matter seek a community where violence and racism are abandoned in order for people to live together equally and peacefully (Van Gelder, 2016). In addition, it seems that the police support nonviolence and equality as a means to improve public safety, as shown by Gary Simpson’s response to the sign reading, “White people: what will we do to change our legacy of violence?” (Van Gelder, 2016). If this is the image that van Gelder sought to illustrate in her article, then both sides seek to end violence in support for peace and equality. I think many people often find a “bad egg” and assume that entire “carton”, or population, is also a bunch of “bad eggs.” But

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