The Matter of #Black Lives Matter
Do you remember Travon Martin and George Zimmerman? First off, I think living in Florida I thought it was the direct result of our "stand your ground laws". If you felt threatened you could shoot first and invoke self defense as a reason for your actions.
As a result of this tragic killing there was a twitter hash tag #Black Lives Matter.
As these things go there was a twitter hash tag #All Lives Matter.
I don't have a twitter account and have had only a literal understanding of "Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter". Maybe one tweet was trying to be even more inclusive than the other tweet.
Not so... In fact if you look at the internet the hash tags are at odds and generating their own steam.
I'm not sure what the evolutionary process for civil rights, criminal justice, economic justice or other social movements is or should be.
This is from a web page About Us on # Black Lives Matter.
#BlackLivesMatter is working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. We affirm our contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression. We have put our sweat equity and love for Black people into creating a political project–taking the hashtag off of social media and into the streets. The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.
This is certainly a younger group, and it isn't the NAACP or the Urban League.
As a result of this tragic killing there was a twitter hash tag #Black Lives Matter.
As these things go there was a twitter hash tag #All Lives Matter.
I don't have a twitter account and have had only a literal understanding of "Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter". Maybe one tweet was trying to be even more inclusive than the other tweet.
Not so... In fact if you look at the internet the hash tags are at odds and generating their own steam.
I'm not sure what the evolutionary process for civil rights, criminal justice, economic justice or other social movements is or should be.
This is from a web page About Us on # Black Lives Matter.
#BlackLivesMatter is working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. We affirm our contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression. We have put our sweat equity and love for Black people into creating a political project–taking the hashtag off of social media and into the streets. The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.
This is certainly a younger group, and it isn't the NAACP or the Urban League.
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