Shortly after George Zimmerman was acquitted a hashtag erupted on twitter, causing many to call to action for the murder of Trayvon Martin. The hashtag was started by three young black women in hopes to restore dignity, justice and respect along with highlighting the many issues that black Americans face in this country. Black Lives Matter serves as a social justice movement with the initial idea of seeking to end discrimination, police brutality and highlight the racial inequality in the criminal justice system. Since the start of Black Lives Matter it has attained mass appeal publically creating a dialogue centered on the topics of racial inequality and police brutality.
In addition to the attention the movement has earned, the amount of …show more content…
How the group operates is also a discussion amongst those skeptical of the movement, a lot of the discussion is based around the tactics of protesting that have been used, inciting violence when rioting has become an awareness that the group has openly addressed. Activists and organizers have spoken out against those inciting harm and instead calling for peaceful protest acknowledging that protestors use different tactics and can cause disagreements within the group. However, with any protest comes violence that shouldn’t create a divergent from the cause at hand especially when those affiliated have numerously spoken against those who incite hate and denounce them. That shouldn’t divert from what the organizations sets out to do and classify a wrong concept to the …show more content…
In addition to the Black Lives Matter Association attracting national attention it has also gained global momentum uniting minority groups in efforts to connect oppressed people from all over the world. The transformation of BLM to be beyond the US serves as a reminder that people from different socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds face similar disparities. Marginalized groups is the U.S have experienced similar discrimination and with solidarity with another international campaigns have surfaced supporting the movement. Nevertheless, Black Lives Matter continues to serve as a platform advocating for those who have lost their lives to police brutality, and injustices in the community. The reality is black people are faced with police brutality more so then any other race and the amount of unarmed killings and incarcerations have gone up in recent years, the injustices that the African Americans face isn’t fallacious at all, it’s a reality and what the BLM movement is doing ultimately shaping media by the use of hashtags, social media and directly engaging with people through that platform as a faster way to reach broader audience and ultimately play a role in restoring the truth behind the movement. Hopefully, the media can embrace the facts that the movement is creating and present the public with un-biased attitude and report accurately on this
In addition to the attention the movement has earned, the amount of …show more content…
How the group operates is also a discussion amongst those skeptical of the movement, a lot of the discussion is based around the tactics of protesting that have been used, inciting violence when rioting has become an awareness that the group has openly addressed. Activists and organizers have spoken out against those inciting harm and instead calling for peaceful protest acknowledging that protestors use different tactics and can cause disagreements within the group. However, with any protest comes violence that shouldn’t create a divergent from the cause at hand especially when those affiliated have numerously spoken against those who incite hate and denounce them. That shouldn’t divert from what the organizations sets out to do and classify a wrong concept to the …show more content…
In addition to the Black Lives Matter Association attracting national attention it has also gained global momentum uniting minority groups in efforts to connect oppressed people from all over the world. The transformation of BLM to be beyond the US serves as a reminder that people from different socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds face similar disparities. Marginalized groups is the U.S have experienced similar discrimination and with solidarity with another international campaigns have surfaced supporting the movement. Nevertheless, Black Lives Matter continues to serve as a platform advocating for those who have lost their lives to police brutality, and injustices in the community. The reality is black people are faced with police brutality more so then any other race and the amount of unarmed killings and incarcerations have gone up in recent years, the injustices that the African Americans face isn’t fallacious at all, it’s a reality and what the BLM movement is doing ultimately shaping media by the use of hashtags, social media and directly engaging with people through that platform as a faster way to reach broader audience and ultimately play a role in restoring the truth behind the movement. Hopefully, the media can embrace the facts that the movement is creating and present the public with un-biased attitude and report accurately on this