6 Reasons Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Must Move Beyond Protests

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:40:42 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com Protests Don’t Lead to Change Without any real plan of action, protests never lead to any real change. While #BlackLivesMatter has been incredibly effective at getting thousands of people together to march or protest, the aftermath of the rallies often results in nothing more than social media buzz. The Atlantic’s Moises Naim recently [...]

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‘Black Lives Matter’ Is About More Than Police Brutality, It’s About The Harm Done to the Entire Black Community in a Racist System

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:05:39 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com The phrase “Black lives matter” has been used countless times as a stance against racial profiling and the use of excessive force by police against unarmed Black citizens, but the true meaning of the phrase is not just about saving Black lives. It’s a call to improve the quality of Black lives as [...]

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6 Reasons Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Must Move Beyond Protests

‘Black Lives Matter’ Is About More Than Police Brutality, It’s About The Harm Done to the Entire Black Community in a Racist System