Introduction
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a loosely‐coordinated, nationwide movement dedicated to ending police brutality that rose to prominence in late 2014. It takes its name from a hashtag started by three Black feminist activists Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi but the movement and the hashtag are not identical (Freelon, McIlwain, & Clark, 2016). BLM has achieved national reputation through their online and offline organizing, obtaining extensive news media coverage and glowing references in music and entertainment television. Based on a horrendous incident that sparked a concern for a lot of Black people across the world, the sudden need for a social movement was born called BLM. Black Lives Matter is a national organization working for the validity of Black life and also working to rebuild the Black liberation movement. Black Lives Matter broadens the conversation and highlight the incidents around state violence to include the ways in which Black people are intentionally left powerless at the hands of the state. This referring to the ways in which Black lives are deprived of basic human rights and dignity. According to the article The Murder of Walter Scott, which talks about race and class, “African Americans are less than 13% of the U.S. population yet they are nearly 50% of those killed by the police. North Charleston has a population of 104,000, 47% Black and the police force is 80% white (Miah, 2015)”.
BLM was founded in 2013 following the
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement is a movement against police brutality. This movement began after 17-year-old boy, Trayvon Martin was fatally shot, and his killer, former police officer, George Zimmerman was acquitted for the crime. (BLACKLIVESMATTER.COM) As Black Lives Matter has continued to make a difference through peaceful protests on a mass scale , such as kneeling during the national anthem at sporting events or peaceful protests after a shooting. Many have claimed that the movement is extremely offensive, against police officers, or that African Americans are claiming superiority over other races, while others continue to support the movement. The fight between Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, and Black Lives Matter continuously strikes violent riots, but the question still stands- what is the Black Lives Matter movement really trying to accomplish?
Police brutality is a major issue in today’s society. Many African Americans tend to avoid the police for that very reason. A campaign was started in 2012 against police brutality and the unfair treating of African Americans entitled, Black Lives Matter. This movement was met with controversy as well as support from the American people. This movement has followed several controversial police brutality cases in the United States including, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Sandra Bland. All African American and all killed in the presence of a police officer, with no convictions. These three cases have been some of the biggest cases in the Black Lives Matter campaign. This campaign is determined to make sure that Black lives are treated just as equally as white live and Hispanic lives, because black lives matter
The Justice system is one of the biggest foundation in the United States. Recently, the lower court system has been under scrutiny with the way they have handled major court cases pertain to police brutality, which is causing an up rise in many communities. The failure of the judicial system has cause African Americans to start a movement called Black Lives Matter. The propose of this literature is to understand what can cause a person to have a lack confidence in the judicial system. For instance, it’s about knowing how in regards to the courts factors such as racial identity and the impact of court experiences can cause the individuals to have a lack of confidence in the courts and legal system. This topic is significant because it helps
In 2012, a movement started so called Black Lives Matter. It started after Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted for his crime, and 17-year-old Trayvon was put on trial after his death for his own murder. This movement is a unique contribution that goes beyond extrajudicial killings of black people by police and vigilantes. African-Americans horrible died after being turned away from hospitals reserved for whites. “Black Lives Matter” focuses mainly on the fact that black citizens have long been far more likely than whites to die at the hands of police, as a matter of fact polices have gotten to the point of shooting them to death. It has been going on for years, Negros have been treated like trash, and they have been slaves for years in the early
BLM or commonly known as Black Lives Matter had been established in 2012, which meant to stand against the allegedly racial inspired killings by police officers and other unlawful acts against minorities in this country. The murder of Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old African American teenager, started the influence behind the making of this group. BLM has gained a big following from all ethnic backgrounds in this country. BLM has become a positive movement among civil rights activists. Anyhow, although this group has put together to fight directly for the rights of African Americans, they also hindered the process of evolving positive outcomes by resorting to violence. The Black Lives Matter group has gained national headlines
The Black Lives Matter movement does not only focus on improving the justice system for black people, they want “Justice for all”. Although some may argue that the group hates white people and police officers. Patricia Cullor founder of the BLM movement “The Black Lives Matter movement demands that the country affirms the value of black life in practical and pragmatic ways, including addressing an increasing the racial wealth gap” (para 9). None of what the BLM stands for includes producing a hatred for whites or police officers. The BLM group explains, “It is about acknowledging that the system already treats white lives as if they have more value, as if they are more worthy of protection, safety, education, and a good quality of life than black lives are” (About para 9). This group was created to
Their opinions are in article 1 is that minorities should be treated equally by white police officers. The opinion in article 2 is that it is so terrible that police officers are getting attacked and they need to have better relationships with each other.
It’s a warm summer day in the congested streets of Staten Island, New York. Eric Garner, a black man, is at his usual spot in front of his local gas station illegally selling cigarettes, when Officer Pantaleo, a white man, questions Garner for Garner’s illegal activity. “Every time you see me you want to arrest me, I’m tired of this, this stops today…I didn’t do nothing”, shouts Garner at the officer. Garner is then tackled and placed into a chokehold by the police, and exclaims that he cannot breathe. Garner dies soon after. Similarly, after that incident, Michael Brown, a black man, was killed by a white police officer. From these two incidents, the Black Lives Matter movement began. From its beginning, Black Lives Matter has placed emphasis
the activist movement, black lives matter, first plunged into the spotlight during the acquittal of george zimmerman for shooting trayvon martin, an african american teen. since then, the hashtag #blacklivesmatter has been used to protest the systemic racism against black people. in response to this movement, the phrase “all lives matter” has emerged, its supporters dismissing the black lives matter campaign for singling out one race. the use of this phrase by celebrities and politicians has been met with harsh backlash, with good reason. “all lives matter” is an ignorant response, which draws attention away from the racism and violence that black americans face. we say “black lives matter” because black lives are the ones being oppressed right
The #BlackLivesMatter movement against police brutality has met resistance in the form of a counter-movement of sorts called the #AllLivesMatter movement. The nature of modern social movements, particularly visible here through active social media work, makes both movements broad and diverse. The movements however are unfriendly to each other and conflict each other. Their focus is different, but in many ways they are the same. This essay emphasizes the differences of the movements and why these movements have originated to the forefront of today’s media. This essay examines about the actions that resulted in the creations of these movements, and discusses how an encounter between the two movements could indicate to a more agreeable way to move forward.
Black Lives Matter is a remarkable commitment that goes past extrajudicial killings of Black individuals by police and vigilantes. Black Lives Matter began online shortly after the not-guilty verdict in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and it ported over to the streets not long after the killing of Michael Brown. Black Lives Matter is a movement, and cry for racial justice. When we say Black Lives Matter, we are expanding the discussion around state viciousness to incorporate the greater part of the courses in which Black individuals are deliberately left feeble on account of the state. We are discussing the routes in which Black lives are denied our fundamental human rights and respect.
From riots and increasing crime rates to public gatherings, all these are impacting peoples’ way of life. Juliana M. Horowitz and Gretchen Livingston, expert reporters for Pew Research Center, state that “roughly two-thirds (64%) of people (…) understand the movements goals” and that “about half (46%) of whites ages 30 to 49, and even (…) 50 to 64 (37%) and those 65 and older (26%), express support for the movement.” Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization that’s working to suppress a racial and social issue within the United States. The movement is a unique contribution that goes beyond the killings of black people by police. With two-thirds of the nation’s support, it indicates that the issue is real within the societies; that blacks, latinos and other different cultures are targeted. In another article by Jon Swaine, criminal reporter for the Guardian and Ciara McCarthy, a journalist for the Guardian, declares that, “black males 15-34 were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by law enforcement officers.” According to the Guardian “U.S. police killed at least 258 black people in 2016” and “about 169 were unarmed” which was recorded in company’s project “The Counted.” More research by organizations are beginning to notice the extremities for the BLM uprisings. U.S. police killings have increased the last
(Hashtag) #BlackLivesMatter. Black Lives Matter (BLM). This is a phrase, a hashtag, a saying, a declaration, an affirmation of resistance, and most importantly, a calling for change to the American civilization which is unjust in its treatment of black human beings. This is not a moment, this is a movement, and it is truly an unfortunate witness numerous Americans disregard this outcry for justice. Whether it may largely be the purpose of bigoted racism, in which, one is instilled of the opinion that black people are less than or not equal to, seemingly inferior to other cultures. But besides all of these racist principles, a certain ignorance prevails in the misinterpretation of the black lives matter advocated premise. Many tend to interpret
The main idea of The Danger of the Black Lives Matter Movement is the movement has been gaining ground in society, but there are unprecedented effects and problems that are not addressed. Heather Mac Donald’s perspective is that the Black Lives Matter movement is causing more crime to run amuck, less police involvement, and the tenant of the movement concerning police is false because black on black crime is more prevalent than the police shootings directed towards African American. The point that the Black Lives Matter movement’s tenant that police pose the greatest threat to African Americans is nullified when checking the statistics that black on Black crime is 3% compared to the 12% of Whites and Latinos face then there is the fact that
The controversy surrounding Black Lives Matter has been ongoing for some time now, but the intensity has be increased over the last few years. Many people support the Black Lives Matter movement and agrees with what it represent for the lives that have been taken and the family that are yet and still dealing with the aftermath. When discussing the movement many people have felt offended with the phrase Black Lives Matter because they feel that all lives matter. It is clear that the statement is true but there are certain problems that are happening within the African American communities that are not relatable with other communities. According to “The Washington Post,” a black person is killed extrajudicially every 28 hours, and Black men between the ages nineteen and twenty-five are the group most at risk to be gunned down by police. Therefore, the criticisms towards the Black Lives Matter movement should stop because it doesn’t single out the fact that all lives matter but focuses on the injustice done to African Americans.