Category: Black Lives Matter

Lives of all people matter to the society, but some people believe that they are treated differently. The attitude of white people towards African Americans is often questioned not only by the minorities but also by representatives of the general public. The issue of inequality starts to be discussed with the appearance of slavery, which…

Nowadays, many Americans assume that the legacy of racism no longer affects the qualitative dynamics within American society. One of the reasons for this is that for the duration of the last few decades, the government remained strongly committed to endorsing the policy of multiculturalism/political correctness. In its turn, this is believed to have resulted…

Despite numerous efforts at establishing justice for racial and ethnic minorities, the rights of African American people in the U.S. remain systematically marginalized. The Black Lives Matter Movement that was established in 2013 represents a response to the specified problem in modern American society. A range of sources shed light on the movement, its goals,…

Introduction The problem of systemic oppression of African American people in the U.S. remains tremendous injustice and a shameful part of everyday reality in the U.S. The level of violence that African American people experience has been unprecedentedly high particularly over the past several years (An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter, 2016).…

Introduction Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a highly centralized political and social movement that supports non-violent civil disobedience in protest of police brutality and all racially based oppression against blacks. The wider movement typically advocates against police brutality towards black people as well as multiple other issues such as policy changes that are deemed to…

According to Thoreau, every human should follow his or her contemplations and pursuits without exploitation, sitting upon another mans shoulders. As a matter of fact, this statement did not lose its actuality in the present day in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement. Its activists currently demonstrate against racist violence, police brutality, and general…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Brutality against African Americans Conclusion References Introduction It is undoubted that every persons life should be cherished and valued as the greatest gift. However, it seems that the evident nature of such a statement is not so clear to many people living in the world. The question of ethnic…

The movement known as Black Lives Matter is one of the most controversial initiatives of present-day American society. Its beginning was justified by various brutalities against the representatives of this population group. However, despite the initial reasonability of such actions in ensuring the safety of this category of citizens, it evolved into unnecessary violence. Thus,…

In the article Black Lives Matter as resistance to systemic anti-black violence, Dominique Thomas (2019) makes extensive use of previous research. Among other sources, the author quotes the article by Thomas and Blackmon (2015). While Thomas (2019) recognizes the central message of the article correctly, it is still misinterpreted in a significant way. The author…

Table of Contents Event Background Black Lives Matter as a Sociological Construct Summary Works Cited Event Background Todays society and media context, in general, are replete with events that tend to interfere with the fundamentals of ethics and sociological issues. In fact, every single endeavor that takes place in the world has the ability to…