Black Lives Matter Movement Research Paper

BLM stands for Black lives matter. It is a recent movement that was created due to the increase in deaths from police brutality, and demanded liberation in the black communities. It started out as just a hashtag and moved to something more as time went on. For most of the black community it’s looked upon as a group that protest for equal treatment. But to the government and white communities it’s even gone as far to be called a terrorist group. When you first think of a black person what image comes to mind? A young thug with dreads? A ghetto girl who has no dreams other than to be a baby mama? What about a doctor or police officer? What about the president? Stereotypes have been tossed around for years that play a part in how we see the black community, which now skews the focus off the BLM movement. …show more content…
I told her I must write a paper on the black lives matter movement and she then voiced how she didn’t understand or support it because all lives matter. As a mixed child with a white mother you can see as to why I quickly informed her of what the movement stands for and why it is of importance. She told me she believed the movement to be violent and advocate the death of police officers. My first thought was that she was stereotyping but when I did some researched I asked myself, “Could she be right?” According to NY times in July of this year, 5 police officers were killed at a peaceful protest by Micah Johnson. He was a black military veteran who, when questioned, said “He was upset about Black Lives Matter” and that “He was upset with white people…He wanted to kill white people, especially white officers”. Events like this change how people see us. Just from this one event the entire movement has been deemed violent and vengeful. After hearing this news, it makes sense why my mom was confused. It would take a lot more proof and support than a photo to overpower this