Black Lives Matter: An Analysis Of Social Policy Implications

“We are outraged and heartbroken over today’s verdict,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the N.A.A.C.P. “We stand with Trayvon’s family and we are called to act. We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its form is outlawed.”

A necessary and common fight for equality has been one that has survived throughout all of man’s existence. Due to recent racial divide and the product of racial profiling, a movement has risen up to combat these common issues. The most recent and most well-covered is the Black Lives Matter Movement. Even though it has been lauded by some media sources and individuals as the next great movement to champion for civil rights, the Black Lives Matter movement is not the same as the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s nor is it likely to be as successful. If the Black Lives Matter Movement continues with discrepancies in ideology, lack of clear leadership, and trends of hate, the movement is doomed to fail.

Social Movements and citizen’s involvement are crucial constituents of a democratic government, a government by the people exercised through elected representatives. Social movements are organized efforts that express a constructed social and political identity often having deep roots and long legacies. Social movements regarding equality for black people have existed throughout American history because of the government's failure to protect black people’s right to equality. The social groups tied to these movements react against active oppression to pursue justice. At the present time, one of the most influential social movements is the Black Lives Matter movement, a movement originating from a social media hashtag, that focuses on fundamental

The Black Lives Matter Movement created a police reform on the policy agenda and has

In the United States, there has been many cases of Racial injustice. From the beginning of the start of the United States of America it was the injustice to the Native Americans being captured and used for slave labor while their bison be slaughtered for sportsmanship. But this paper is on the specific race of the African Americans. There are many races that have been racially profiled and ostracized by the English people. But the treatment that African Americans have endured even till this day is disheartening. African Americans have gone through enslavement during the early 1600’s to the mid 1800’s. Then the African Americans were obstructed by the Jim Crow laws creating the ‘Separate but Equal” propaganda during the late 1800’s into the 1960’s. After the abolishment of the Jim Crow Laws, people were considered equal until the recent actions of many police officers using deadly force on African American youths in the early 2000’s.

Is the Black Lives Matter movement good reason? To anwser, this stand torwards race discrimination is justified. This is because the things they go through compared to people who are not ethnic, are much more diffucult. From Brent Staples non-fiction essay, he explains the diffuculties of being a person of color. Even with “a discreet, uniflamatory distance” between him and the citizen, the stranger still fled in fear. That shows the unnessesary emotions directed at black people. During Clint Smiths TED Talk, he addresses as a little boy he couldnt even play outside with his friends without his father fearing the worst. This movement will prove that are precieving this race wrong. It doesnt make logical sense to let societies, citites, America’s,

America has come a long way from its initial prejudices and has made strides to include people of all colors and origins. However, despite making progress, we are embarking on a new Civil Rights' movement which will me immortalized in our textbooks for future generations. I will be utilizing three various, distinct articles and show their correlation to past events of racism. Starting with institutionalized racism, how the election of Donald Trump has emboldened racists, and concluding with the Black Lives Matter movement that endeavors to rid the country of racial injustices.

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.

The impact of the #BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement wants Black people to change how the American society sees them. People believe that when one race is freed everyone is treated equally. Many readers would agree or disagree with Garza. The hashtag, #BLM will impact our future because it always has been important.

The residents of Madison, Wisconsin were not only disappointed District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s actions, but were also determined to demand justice by organizing demonstrations and activist movements. The focus of the demonstrations held in Madison, Wisconsin was to request justice for Robinson’s family and to demonstrate resistance against African Americans both locally and nationally. As a result, large demonstrations were organized for a week after the death of Anthony T. Robinson Jr (Southall 2015). It was reported that over a thousand-people attended a demonstration organized by the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition and was being monitored by Facebook throughout the event (Southall 2015). Robinson’s shooting also symbolizes as an upriser

As a child, growing up you are taught that in America everyone regardless of race has certain civil liberties and freedoms that many of our ancestors fought for and paid with their lives. But as you age and grow wiser, you face the fact that many of us are still discriminated tormented and even killed because of their race.You come to the realization that black people today are not truly free. The Black Lives Matter organization has proved to the nation that black people are far from true equality and freedom. They fight against the institutionalized racism and oppression of black people that continues to plague our society today by speaking out and protesting against the cruel ways Black people continue to be treated. The movement breaks the

when we hear the word “equal” does that mean we are all equal or we just equal when we are white and same race. This become a racial issue in society where you can’t do something to change the situation. If you tried to change the situation by speaking up, you will die. Probably as society we defined the word equal in the way that makes us happy and only care about our race. Which is make racial to grow in us.

The Black Lives Matter movement has swept across America. It 's branched out with chapters in over 31 cities and held rallies and boycotts across the United States(Sidner). The Black Lives Matter movement started with the outrage of the death of a young man. It continues to take over headlines and raise awareness on police brutality and inequality. However, the movement has met resistance from the All Lives Matter group. This group thinks that Black Lives Matter is a movement to express hatred towards other races. However, statistics, the views of fellow citizens, and the overall purpose of the Black Lives Matter movement, can prove that the movement wasn 't meant to express hate on other races and that we need to support the movement instead of going against it.

Perhaps you have heard of Colin Kaepernick, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl participant. Colin Kaepernick; was backup quarterback and now a free agent, has turned his platform into a protest by sitting and kneeling during the national anthem. Just one of many nfl players who kneel during the anthem. A silent protest to show support for people being oppressed in the United States. The Black Lives Matter issue began when Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman in July of 2013 , was acquitted for his crime and Trayvon Martin was put on trial for his own death. Black Lives Matter is a call to action and response to anti-black racism and a revolt that goes beyond the extrajudicial killings of black people by the police and vigilantes. Black Lives

Thank you for sharing this. I believe that of course, all lives matter but I think it is important to note the true meaning of "black lives matter". I never once found it offensive but I have however had discussions with some people where they do believe that it is offensive in a way. Given the problems that we are having and the unjust treatment that African Americans are receiving it is important to send a message that their lives matter as