It’s rather entertaining to see Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists confused on whether to support Glenn Beck’s call for more inclusive dialogue from the BLM activists and police officers, or to not support Beck’s position.

However, the NBC News article focused on some conservative backlash against Beck’s new position on the radical activist movement, and ignored the deep roots of the movement (pushing a gay and queer agenda) and some of the background of the prominent activists.

While Beck came under attack by conservatives, supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement had mixed feelings.

Shaun King, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist who has been targeted by Beck for his work, welcomed Beck’s comments, if not with caveats.

“As someone who has been targeted and attacked repeatedly by Glenn Beck, I struggle to take his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement seriously,” King told NBC News. “Nonetheless, it appears he has at least grown to understand why we exist, even if he doesn’t actually support the movement in any meaningful ways.”

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