The author Robert J. explains the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and how it is significant because it works to draw attention to the systematic racism and brutality that Black people experience on a daily basis and to demand that those responsible for that violence be held accountable. There were also many goals that the movement achieved and everyone in the world saw the outstanding change they were doing in the community. The world has been motivated by the effort to unite and promote racial fairness and equality. It has also sparked significant debates and modifications to laws and policies.
- “Most movements as we know them (historically and through historiography) have evolved since they began. The history of BLM is yet forming; its fullness, complexity, and nuance have yet to be fully written. That the Black Lives Matter slogan entered the sociopolitical cultural milieu in August 2014 by way of a Twitter hashtag bears consideration here too”(Patterson).
- “BLM affirms the humanity and value inherent in black life through its consciousness-raising and, like the Black Panther Party’s ten-point program, outlines specific areas for intervention, including housing (tenant organizations), education (free lunch and literacy programs), and healthcare (mobile clinics for black people) (Elder 2016)”(Patterson).
