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.
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, […]
“As leftists, as people who care about the future of humanity, our core task is to build this movement, but bigger than that our task is to build a left,” Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza said at the 2015 Left Forum. Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors founded the Black Lives Matter movement […]
Last week, Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi declared to the United Nations, “ … I would argue that the international community faces 3 core challenges to advancing human rights. Those are: global capitalism; [sic] white supremacy and the suppression of democracy.” Opal Tometi started the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013 with Alicia Garza and […]
DeRay McKesson, organizer, activist and educator has received attention unheard of for an activist. Having advocated for issues relating to children, youth and families for 15 years, Mckesson rose to fame after leaving his job to move to Missouri and protest after the death of Mike Brown. Ferguson was the first city Mckesson had physically […]
