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Due to a lack of a conviction in a high-profile case such as this, which exploded over social media, this spawned the hashtag, Black Lives Matter, to spread, creating an urgency for social justice, and human rights. “ ‘We Shall Overcome’, the anthem of the 1960’s movement evokes a clear-eyed yet resolute hope-- things will get better, even if we can’t fully imagine that reality. ‘Black Lives Matter’ is both mournful and exasperated in tone-- we haven’t made that much progress, and it is an outrage that the intrinsic value of black lives still goes unrecognized-- yet it’s also a more overt call-to-action, immediate in its demand: we need to overcome, not someday but now.” The realities of this sentiment ring true for African Americans, as the sense of urgency, is at its most immediate. The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement gave Black people the tools to fight a war on two fronts; the first, through legislation and governmental action, that was gained from the interventionists for Civil Rights such as Dr. King, and the second, the will to fight now, the sense of urgency, the sense of Black Nationalism and community, that was gained from the Separationists for Civil Rights, such as Malcolm X.

After all the high profile police shootings and then the protests against police, many peaceful protest initiatives have sprung to life. Black Lives Matter is a group that has gained lots of recognition for their protests against racism because of their continual efforts to raise awareness for it. Black Lives Matter was a group that was created by its three founders in response to a high profile police shooting in which the officer was acquitted of all charges. Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi first created the movement “#BlackLivesMatter” as a Twitter hashtag in response to George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin shooting case, but now the group has greatly expanded. A guiding principle that the Black Lives Matter group abides by is that every black individual and human on earth has a value no matter their disabilities, sexuality, gender, and etc.

The title of the article I chose to address is titled “The rise of Black Lives Matter: Trying to break the cycle of violence and silence”. This article extend beyond the idea of Black Lives Matter and wants the reader to be informed on what it is like to be black in america. The author includes a wide amount of information to help the reader understand why this cry for help was even created and why they want to stand up and make a change in our society. The purpose of this piece is to inform the general audience as to what Black Lives Matter really is and explain how they hope to rise as a movement. All though there may be issues within the group and outside forces that are wanting to go against them they will still not be silenced.

Those who are unfamiliar with Black Lives Matter, it started in 2012 by civil rights activist groups this movement followed upon the death of 17 years old Trayvon Martin an unarmed teenager that was walking home from a store and was eating a bag of skittles and shot by George Zimmerman who was at that time supervising inside of his car patrolling the

Statement of Purpose 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.

The sources answer the question of what role does the history of violence against black people (slavery, lynching, segregation, etc.) play in the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. The sources show that the violence against African American people in the 1800’s is stemmed from the same place as the unsolicited violence against black people today. It comes from the idea that as black people continue to try and make a new place for themselves, white people, specifically cops in this case, continue try to keep African Americans in their place of being seen as a lesser race. It is the history of lynching and of segregation that are coming back into play today, as people who have done nothing wrong are getting killed simply because of their

Black Lives Matter has been the most prevalent movement since 2012. “Black lives matter” has made it a mission to stand against police brutality, and racial inequality. The organization and protest group has been under scrutiny because many people have assumed the wording in the name means Black lives are the only lives that matter. President Obama, dismissed the misleading external opinions and stated the term “Black Lives Matter” does not mean everyone else lives do not matter, but rather police brutality and racial inequality is distinctively plaguing the Black community. There are a few large corporate a political figures that have caught interest in the organization and lent a helping hand.

They are determined to put an end to whatever might cause their mistreatment. “The black lives matter” campaign is a great example of one of these movements that have been impactful by standing up for themselves and calling out the problem. These problems occur across race, ethnicity and gender. Equality and fair treatment should be ethical and consistent among anyone in a position of that

The Black Lives Matter movement ¬¬has been inspired by previous movements, such as the Civil Rights movement and the Black Panther Party. One of the first victories for the Civil Rights movement was after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white bus rider on December 1, 1955. This was illegal at the time; Parks was arrested and this inspired a year-long bus boycott. Also, the planned march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7, 1965 that resulted in police brutality cause public outrage. The Black Panther Party has always had the portrayal of being violent and anti-white, when they were focused on creating positive change, uniting people, and on helping more than just the black community.

I’ve already mentioned the Occupy Wall Street movement that lead to many upset working class citizens camping out in protest but there’s much more where that came from. The Black Lives Matter movement is something that just about every American has an opinion on. Whether you agree with the protesters or think they’re being ridiculous; you can’t argue that they haven’t caused an uproar. Just this summer there were plenty of protests and controversy over whether or not the confederate flag should be removed from government buildings. For many the flag is a reminder of slavery but others argue it’s just a way to show southern pride.

And the results from this also had create the new political civil rights movement is called Black Live Matter for short BML, the main primly goal for Black Live Matter organization is to focus on the police abuse of power against some minorities in United State. Sometime I think they go too far against police department to the point of being bias with political correctness before the final investigation and the court make decision the on the

Black lives matter, all lives matter. The Black Lives Matter movement has been expanding around the United States in the last few years. There are a huge number of people that are against the Black Lives Matter movement and say that the cops are just doing their job no matter what happens. When there is a news story about police brutality on black people, there are people that say that the cops are innocent and should not be held accountable for murder (Greene32).

African Americans feel targeted in today’s society because so many innocent African Americans are being incarcerated, shot, and killed. Since 2001, it is 6.1 times likelier to be incarcerated as a black man than a white man. This is all because of skin color. Black Lives Matter (BLM) was a group created to raise awareness for the heinous acts the have presented itself to the black community

A cause of corruption, discrimination and inequality, the cause of death of many innocent lives. Throughout the long history, racism has been a subject of much debate, most notably in The United states of America. There have been numerous actions that suggest that racial inequality might still be intact with America’s modern society, such as the extreme violence shown by the police that has been roaming all over social media recently. This has eventually led to the creation of the controversial “Black lives matter” group. “Black lives matter” is an organization is an international activist campaign that disapproves of violence towards the African -American community.

Alicia Garza: co-creator of the #BlackLivesMatter movement (BLM) advocates that -“Black Lives Matter doesn’t mean your life isn’t important – it means that Black lives, which are seen as without value within White supremacy, are important to your liberation. Given the disproportionate impact state violence has on Black lives, we understand that when Black people in this country get free, the benefits will be wide-reaching and transformative for society as a whole. When we are able to end the hyper-criminalisation of Black people and end the poverty, control and surveillance of Black people, every single person in this world has a better shot at getting and staying free. When Black people get free, everybody gets free.” (The Conversation,2017).