In the essay by Brent Staples and the TED talk with Clint Smith they both talk about similar struggles that they are faced with just because of the color of their skin. They both touch on the black lives matter movement and the big question is “Is it justified”.
The black lives matter movement is justified. Everyone should be judged by their actions not by their appearance, and that all lives matter. Although if it gets so bad to where people are losing their lives because of the color of their skin, and we need to focus on a certain race and say that their lives matter, it is justified. In the TED talk with Clint Smith he talks about how his childhood is deprived because of the color of his skin. He couldn't do things a child would do because
The black lives matter movement is justified. Everyone should be judged by their actions not by their appearance, and that all lives matter. Although if it gets so bad to where people are losing their lives because of the color of their skin, and we need to focus on a certain race and say that their lives matter, it is justified. In the TED talk with Clint Smith he talks about how his childhood is deprived because of the color of his skin. He couldn't do things a child would do because