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Top Ten Articles on Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter made headlines in 2016, with academics, college administrators and college students taking up this banner of anti-police and anti-white privilege on their own college campuses. Here are ten articles from this year on how Black Lives Matter rhetoric made headway at college campuses: High School and George Washington University students held anti-Trump […]

Top Ten Articles on Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Leaders’ Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Splits Activists

From Mic: Two prominent activists associated with the Movement for Black Lives publicly endorsed democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, signaling a split between the network’s radical and more moderate members. With less than two weeks until election day, DeRay Mckesson, one of the most prominent figures in the Black Lives Matter movement, and Brittany Packnett, […]

Black Lives Matter Leaders’ Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Splits Activists

Dysfunction within Black Lives Matter? Mckesson Endorsed Hillary Clinton, Other Leaders Said No to Endorsements

DeRay Mckesson, a self-appointed leader within the Black Lives Matter activist movement, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Mic.com reported that Mckesson believed Clinton understands racial injustice and inequality. However, Mic nor Mckesson remembered when Hillary Clinton once said that Americans need to bring black people ‘to heel’. Other leaders, such as Alicia Garza, said that […]

Dysfunction within Black Lives Matter? Mckesson Endorsed Hillary Clinton, Other Leaders Said No to Endorsements

‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist DeRay McKesson Talks about White Privilege, Police Officers to San Diego State Students

From the College Fix: This past Saturday, Black Lives Matter bigwig DeRay Mckesson spoke at an event co-sponsored by the San Diego State School of Journalism and Media Studies. No stranger to controversy or the limelight, Mckesson upped “the radical ante” toward the end of his talk when he said  “he cannot think of an […]

‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist DeRay McKesson Talks about White Privilege, Police Officers to San Diego State Students

Black Lives Matter Profile: DeRay McKesson

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 […]

Black Lives Matter Profile: DeRay McKesson