From the Washington Times: Black Lives Matter is coming under fire for its lackluster response to the catastrophic Louisiana flooding less than a month after mobilizing crowds to protest the shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge. In an online video going viral, Baton Rouge resident Jerry L. Washington asks, “Where are the Black […]
Very interesting case looming over a Baltimore police union official’s remarks on Black Lives Matter activists and whether he can retain his job: The Baltimore Police union leader suspended this week for calling Black Lives Matter activists “thugs” in a department-wide email faces possible dismissal. But almost nobody cares that this kind of retaliation is possibly […]
Now it seems that the Black Lives Matter movement had its moment in the spotlight, but supporters are asking themselves, what’s next? That’s the big question facing the activist movement, per the Wall Street Journal.
#ATLisReady, “a collective of student activists, community organizers, and leaders working to amplify Black and other marginalized voices in Atlanta,” published several demands including a call for the city’s police department to exit the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE). The GILEE program creates the opportunity for Israeli and Georgian police to learn from each other […]
The title of the CNN piece was, “Tensions high after Milwaukee police shooting“, and glanced over Sylville Smith’s sister’s remarks to burn down the suburbs of Milwaukee: Family and friends of Sylville Smith, 23, held a candlelight vigil at the site of Saturday’s shooting in a residential area of North Milwaukee… Smith’s sister, Sherelle Smith, […]
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 […]
In the wake of Harvard researcher Roland G. Fryer’s finding that the central thesis of Black Lives Matter — that unarmed black suspects are more likely to be killed by white cops than white “persons of interest” — was not actually borne out by hard fact, academics have been scrambling to find some data that […]
This from Forbes: More than 50 organizations have already registered their support, but one, in particular, stands out. The Ford Foundation added their voice to the growing chorus of supporters, in the strongest possible terms. “That’s why now is the time to stand by and amplify movements rooted in love, compassion, and dignity for all people. […]
The Movement for Black Lives (a conglomeration comprised of Black Lives Matter and many other groups) recently garnered media attention for releasing an incendiary manifesto. This manifesto includes references to Israel as an “apartheid state” and “ … a state that practices systematic discrimination … ” A post on Black Lives Matter’s Facebook page describes […]
In light of the violent Black Lives Matter (BLM) rhetoric, protests and the murder of five Dallas police officers, Heather Mac Donald’s book, The War on Cops, rebuts much of the BLM and anti-police rhetoric promoted by the Left. Mac Donald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has extensively researched decriminalization, family and crime, […]
