Black Lives Matter: Hetero-Patriarchal Society

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” ().

It has often been said that “that this is a greatest period for people of all races to live in.” Yet with change in society over time , there has a been a divide over the truth about that statement. In dialogue about race issues within the United States, one controversial issue has been about systemic racism towards people of colour, in particular, black americans. On one hand, Ralph Ellison, a recent predecessor to our present time argues that no matter what the future holds, people will judge others based on their association, their image, which will. In relation, a modern black activist group, Black Lives Matter, argues that even though change has come to America race relations, black people are still endangered by the system. Although both

Cincinnati had race riots going on since the 1800’s. A riot is a public outbreak of fights and violence between two racial groups in a community. One outbreak started in 1829 between Irish immigrants and African Americans for jobs in Cincinnati. Their goal was to get rid of the Black African Americans.They were wanting the African Americans to move to Canada or get out of Cincinnati period. The Cincinnati Race Riots has been starting in the late 1800’s which the author believes it is still occurring in today’s world.

Adverse actions, behaviours and thoughts towards different groups in society has come to inhibit the lives of many black individuals in Canada. Even though society today has become much more accepting of different groups of people they are still held to a different standard and seen in a different way limiting what they can and cannot do in comparison to ‘white’ men and women. The Black Lives Matter movement is a major part in Canadian society today in order to help change the view society has of ‘black’ people. This movement helps to create acceptance and social equality within these peoples’ lives. This paper will begin by explaining the Black Lives Matter movement and what they do, it will then proceed to examine the prevalence of racism

In the book March by John Lewis, the reader is taken on a journey through Lewis’s childhood up until his engagements in the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout the book Lewis recounts the oppressive realities of segregation along with his and others’ enlightened ideas towards abolishing the degrading treatments. Simultaneously, Lewis expresses the underlying theme of the connection between geography, community and politics in which he supports that they all perpetuate each other. The connection between these three are dependent upon one another given that geography lays the foundation for the physical aspects of a community and communital perceptions, which ultimately fuels the voice for politics.

When news of Trayvon Martin’s murder began to make headlines, there were those who began to compare his death to that of Emmett Till, who had been murdered sixty years before. There are a lot of similarities between the two boys’ murders: they both left home to visit family, they both went to the store to retrieve snacks, they were both harmless and unarmed, they were both killed by grown men who had other options than to murder them, and their murderers were acquitted. A huge similarity that is not often mentioned though is the advocacy of both Emmett’s mother and Trayvon’s parents after their deaths. It is because of their parents speaking up and out about what happened to their sons that the Civil Rights Movement took place in the 1950s

The United States, born of oppression, has grown a cancer that imitates the very subjugation that the country was birthed from. Racism in America is a lingering narrative that has extended itself to the modern era. The Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s appeared to be the zenith of black suffrage; racism seeming to reach a resolution were. However, racism towards the black community is still seen in the 21st century, shown by the rise of police brutality seemingly targeted towards the black community and the Black Lives Matter movement. Racism in America still perseveres after the Civil Rights movement, shown by the unremitting discrimination of black men and women.

Everyone faces difficulties in life. But it does not matter what difficulties we face, it matters how we go about overcoming them. African Americans have had a long-standing history of obstacles. The bigotry, hate, and mistreatment towards them has denounced the life in millions of black people. They could have become complacent with their role in society, but they did not give in. They persevered. They went on through even the hardest, and bleakest moments. They fought, even when it put their life at risk. The fight for something that impactful to human nature, is more than just a resistance, it’s a journey. It’s a path. Correspondingly, a “Worn Path”, written by Eudora Welty, is a short story about an old black women who must face a multitude of obstacles in order to reach, and achieve

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 authors explore the notion of a white gaze which is hegemonic, historically established in material relations of white power where women and minorities are blamed for taking away their undeserving privileges. It boils down to resentful entitlement or privilege. The school shootings perpetrated by middle-class white male students, the men’s-rights movement, white supremacists, the fathers’-rights groups, etc. There is a deep-seated impression, among some white male Americans, that they are being deprived of their space in society. The era of privilege, when the reputable jobs and the best possessions was the white male American’s merit, has degenerated and is being succeeded by a society where white males are being systematically marginalized and overlooked in patronage of minorities and women. The white gaze has created angry white men who cannot face the truth and realize the era of privilege that birth with colonialism is over. They believe the tides have turned against them

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.

Now before I even start to address my topic I want to explain what the pro-black movement is. It is the movement that stands for the advancement and success of all black people, regardless of their age, nationality, gender and sexual orientation. Pro-black movements are a beacon of light that lights the pathway for a positive way forward for black people.

From slavery to today, the black freedom struggle has been a progression; movements may end but the struggle learns from its successes and failures and continues. The current Black Lives Matter movement has learned much from its predecessors, notably the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1950s and 1960s. After watching the centralized leadership in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black Lives Matter adopted a leader-full approach. From the Black Power movement’s list of demands, Black Lives Matter adopted both the style of issuing demands and the ideas behind some of them. From both movements, Black Lives Matter has adopted a strategy of grassroots organizing as well as methods of protest, primarily non-violent.

When you think of Black Lives Matter what do you think? A hate movement? Violence? Well it is in fact none of those things and this article is going to help you understand why. After the murder of Treyvon Martin in the year 2012 the Black Lives Matter movement was created in response to this unjust death. 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. Black Lives Matter is a wide spread activist movement that campaigns against systematic racism and oppression towards black people. With the use of well known activist to initiate a strong ethos, informing the audience that just like Martin Luther King and the Black Panther Movement there 's always going to be dispute through the use of logos and feelings presented about oppression towards the black community to establish pathos, Sidner and

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). On that note; does ‘Black Lives Matter’ mean that only black lives matter; or is it the concept that Black lives mattering is a precondition for all lives mattering?