I chose to talk about race as my theme for my blog. Race was really only an issue in the olden days, but now has resurfaced in a movement called Black Lives Matter. This movement has started after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of African-American teen, Travis Martin. Whose death was quickly followed by Michael Brown and Eric Garner, who both died by the actions of police men. Since then, numerous of African-Americans have died due to police actions or while in their custody. In the article I chose, the author talks about the roots of the movement, which was started by Alicia Garza, and how much all these deaths are affecting not only the black community, but every other community. The author does support the cause; they understand the anger and grief that the community also feels. They also understand that the African-American community needs justice; it's not far how white supremacy exist in such a "free" country.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/19/blacklivesmatter-birth-civil-rights-movement
I like the link, just go ahead and turn it into a hyperlink for your readers to follow. Click "edit", highlight it with your cursor, and click "link".
ReplyDeleteYou are right, the issue of racism is resurfacing as we have been seeing many crimes related to racism taking place within the country. People, such as Kaepernick, Have been protesting this in a very controversial way such as not standing up during the national anthem, highlighting how big of a problem this is.
ReplyDeleteI love the design of this blog, and i love the relevance to today's issues. I look forward to more posts!
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