The New Civil Rights Movement: The Black Lives Matter Movement
“Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.”
― Benjamin Spock
In the year 2015, 400 plus years after slavery, America still struggles with the thought of racism amongst African Americans. To name a few, African Americans experience racism through racial inequality, racial profiling, and police brutality. The Black Lives Matter Movement in particular brought the attention to police brutality in America. Known to be the new Civil Rights Movement, Black Lives Matter was created because of the injustice amongst people of color when it comes to police killings. According to the Guardian, blacks killed by police this year were more than twice as likely to be unarmed as were whites. The Guardian also said wrote 32% of African-Americans killed were unarmed while 15% of whites and 25% of Latinos did not have weapons. These statistics are scary but true. Which brings the question of why? Why are police killing our unarmed black men and women? Why should African Americans trust an institutionalized American system that was never meant to protect black people? I personally believe police brutality stems from the history and origin of American policing and because of bias and malice driven white cops. More importantly, is the black community haunted by historical beliefs, practices, and stereotypes that once deprived them? …show more content…
I do not think we can. In recent conversations with my peers some have said they will protect themselves by any means necessary. Some have purchased guns while others buy more guns. I can honestly say it wasn’t until a black man became president that we see more of the prejudices and racism amongst black people. Not to say that it was never there to begin with. With all of my findings I can conclude police brutality stems from the history and origin of American policing and because of bias and malice driven white
― Benjamin Spock
In the year 2015, 400 plus years after slavery, America still struggles with the thought of racism amongst African Americans. To name a few, African Americans experience racism through racial inequality, racial profiling, and police brutality. The Black Lives Matter Movement in particular brought the attention to police brutality in America. Known to be the new Civil Rights Movement, Black Lives Matter was created because of the injustice amongst people of color when it comes to police killings. According to the Guardian, blacks killed by police this year were more than twice as likely to be unarmed as were whites. The Guardian also said wrote 32% of African-Americans killed were unarmed while 15% of whites and 25% of Latinos did not have weapons. These statistics are scary but true. Which brings the question of why? Why are police killing our unarmed black men and women? Why should African Americans trust an institutionalized American system that was never meant to protect black people? I personally believe police brutality stems from the history and origin of American policing and because of bias and malice driven white cops. More importantly, is the black community haunted by historical beliefs, practices, and stereotypes that once deprived them? …show more content…
I do not think we can. In recent conversations with my peers some have said they will protect themselves by any means necessary. Some have purchased guns while others buy more guns. I can honestly say it wasn’t until a black man became president that we see more of the prejudices and racism amongst black people. Not to say that it was never there to begin with. With all of my findings I can conclude police brutality stems from the history and origin of American policing and because of bias and malice driven white