Black Lives Matter Movement

The Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 by three African American women. It’s another social justice that has made national news for their cause. Black Lives Matter is just more than a social movement. It is an out cry for help, as a nation, as a whole. Black Lives Matter is a community. “Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political in a world Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for our demise” ().

There have been many movements in the United States in which African Americans have been the focal point for example the Selma March, the March on Washington, the civil rights movement, and even today the Black Lives Matter movement. Those movements have had a significant impact on the United States and still play a part in today’s society. Those movements still play a part in today’s society because without those movements there wouldn’t be a Black Lives Matter because African Americans wouldn’t have the courage to stand up a fight for their rights if it wasn’t for Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, or the many other activists that stood up for African-American rights. Selma and the March on Washington share a big relationship to the Black Lives Matter and they are just as important to the civil rights movement.

The civil rights movement in the 1960s, lead by Martin Luther King Jr, was well executed compared to the black lives matter movement happening today. The Goals of the civil rights movement and the black lives matter movement are different, but they both come back to the same idea of equality. The major goals of the civil rights movement were to end segregation, equal access to jobs and housing, and fair voting rights. The black lives matter movement wants to end violent policing, the oppression of black people, and the racism in America (“About”). There is many reasons that the civil rights movement has had a larger effect on the government and their policy than the black lives matters have had.

In light of recent events and social media uproar, the goal of this argumentative paper is to provide a brief but comprehensive understanding to the concept of the black lives matter movement and slogan. The movement is an affirmation of Black people’s contributions to society, humanity, and their resilience in the face of oppression. (“About,” n.d.) As a result, this paper will critically examine the foundation of the movement and the validity of both sides of the argument and the media’s involvement and several other topics.

On, July 7th, 2016 eleven police officers were shot and five were killed by a sniper in Dallas, Texas during a peaceful protest. Micah Johnson, the black militant shooter, put fear in the hearts of many Americans suddenly pointing the attention from “Black Lives Matter,” to a new movement- “Blue Lives Matter.” However, many people simply disregard the fact that these shooters were not a part of the march nor supported by the protestors. Many protesters were also caught in the crossfire as well but this is not mentioned in mainstream media. Although the Black Lives Matter movement has spurred violence from solely radicals, the movement itself cannot be accused of creating a racial divide in

Why do some people get pulled over? A lot of the time people reply that they got pulled over because of racism. There can be some truth into this statement, but most crimes are done by colored people. This statement can easily and probably is the biggest excuse used against police. “The real truth is that we all do this, when we look at someone we know nothing about we assume until otherwise” (Mittman). Racial profiling is the name of unjust racism these people are accusing them of. However, racial profiling can be used in some regards, but not the way people think, as of right now there is no proof that cops even use it, and racial proofing is being used for African Americans to blame for the riots that they have caused.

Black Lives Matter is a social movement that has attracted many civilans in the United states. The purpose of the movement is to inform people about police brutality against black people. The movement wants people to be aware of the injustice being done to black people by law inforcement and goverment officals. Many people are taking this into consideration becuse African Americans have been mistreaded in the past and still are in present day. In todys world a black man is looked upon as a criminal because they might look suspicios or fit a certain category. The movement had orginally started on social media as a hashtag, leading to an actual organization. African Americans have long, fought for freedom, however our law doesnt give justice

Black lives have been taken away from officers for nearly 2 decades the reason why is still unknown. The” movement” is a great way to raise awareness to what the media is blind to admit that police brutality, cruelty and unjustified killings. Black lives matter also raises bails for wrongfully convicted black people. The fact that the media is just know realizing is just absurd. Police have killed 780 people in the year of 2016 alone. Black lives Matters is a way that empowers black youth and raise awareness.

Student activism has been reborn since the era of the civil rights movement especially for student of color.

The Black Lives Matter movement or BLM Movement is a protest that was originated by the African American community to protest against violent racism towards African American .

This article published by Dissent Magazine, authored by Barbara Ransby,goes onto detail how Class discrimination in is shown through the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr. Barbara Ransby an award winning author, known for her political activism. received her BA in History from Columbia University, and her PhD and Ma from University of Michigan in History. She's also the Professor of History, African American Studies, and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Black Lives Matter is a movement that includes black-led organizations in a class struggle that is US based. It essentially concentrates on the black poor, but is not overlooking the others who are facing economic equality. The leading voices of Black Lives

The Black Lives Matter movement is to the Civil Rights movement as the Great Awakening is to the creation of Christianity: a reemergence of old ideals in the modern world. This movement has gained the support of many Americans, striving for a change in society’s cruel ways. For this reason, the movement has gained my support. People may disagree and state that “All lives matter”, but until everyone is equal, “All” will only include the privileged, not the

The progress made by African Americans in the 1950s and early 1960s at achieving their civil rights was compromised by violence. Many white people believed that the Black Panthers and Black Power was synonymous with violence and racism. The epitome of the Black Power Movement was the Black Panther Party. The Black Power movement emerged at a time when the modern civil rights movement was in its final stage as a viable movement for social, political, and economic change. The Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was a political and social movement whose advocates believed in racial pride, self-sufficiency, and equality for all people of Black and African descent. “Credited with

In the United States, where a group of people named  Black lives matter has caused a controversy in society due to exploiting  media to convey how black and brown people being treated and tried unjustly. The black lives matter is an organization that uses media of all aspects to show what happens to black people in America today from an uncensored standpoint. This example of disobedience is a way of stating that they want their lives to be viewed as valuable as people of other ethnic groups.

Some limitations the research showed is that the Black Lives Matter movement has no way of showing its true affect on society because it wasn’t based on any theoretical foundation (all citation).(class notes) The social movement does promote change in various ways but doesn’t base its organization on a theoretical foundation in which we know according to literature that allows one to properly evaluate a program (blm and notes in class). Although Black Lives Matter is a promoter of all those committed and those who aspire to be leaders this is a limitation because the literature shows us the characteristics of what a good leader possesses (notes on leader). There is no other research or study completed since the beginning in 2013 that allows