Argumentative Essay On Black Lives Matter

August 9th of 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by police Officer Darren Wilson, Michael Brown’s body left in the street for four hours after his death. Following the incident was a national unrest and uproar, leaving racial tensions at high that was last seen to that extent from the death of Trayvon Martin, as investigations were lead and a grand jury was called. On November 24, 2014 the Grand Jury concluded that they would not indict Officer Wilson. At the same time, a federal investigation was underway, resulting in the Department of Justice’s decision to clear Wilson of any civil rights violations on March 4, 2015 (Buchanan.) The conclusion of both of these investigations saw the massive uprise of the slogan Black Lives Matter, which is “an effort to realize a change in the treatment of black people by authorities and to hold those that shoot unarmed black people without valid reasoning accountable” (Reichle). In subtle opposition to the Black Lives Matter Slogan, arose the All Lives Matter Slogan, a blanket coverall statement that is meant for the inclusion of all humans. But despite the well intentions of the slogan, it does more harm than good, as it is wrong and ignorant, undermines the struggle of black people, and is passive aggressive racism toward the black community.
The slogan “All Lives Matter” a counter slogan to the phrase “Black Lives Matter” proposes and spreads
The implications of the All Lives Matter slogan far outweigh than their preachers good intentions; the slogan perpetuating racism and speaks over the prevalent racial issues in America’s history and today. It is vital that people acknowledge and fight against the injustices of this world - protest by protest, boycott by boycott, and slogan by