Is the phrase Black Lives Matter justified? — Lifestyle UG

The phrase Black Lives Matter is not justified, it has been misplaced, they say it highlights the importance of black lives rather than non-black lives.

The question now is the phrase Black Lives Matter justified?

America has a long history of racial oppression beginning with slavery, which is often referred to as America’s original sin. But the country has a significant history of progress on ethnic issues. Yet, for minority communities, progress is not enough or not enough at all.

• George Zimmerman assassinated 17-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin.
• Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28, was murdered at her home on October 12, 2019, in Fort Worth
• Blacks are only 13% of the population, but they are killed by police at twice the rate of whites
• ABC News 7 compiled the names of 15 innocent black men killed by police in recent years
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Context

In parallel, the United States has a long history of violence. Proportionately, minority people, especially African-Americans, have been victims of deadly violence.

From the violence structured in the slave trade to the murder of the era for the gym, to the police firing of unarmed black people today, violence against blacks has been a constant.

The latest protest comes in the form of the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2012 after George Zimmerman was released for the killing of Trayvon Martin.

On the language

According to critics, the phrase “black lives matter” has been misplaced because they say it highlights the importance of black lives rather than non-black lives.

They often counter the phrase “all lives matter.” But it does not recognize the reality that black lives are under attack.

The Data

According to The Washington Post , blacks represent only 13% of the American population, but they are killed by police at twice the rate of whites.

To mark this, ABC News 7 compiled the names of fifteen innocent black men killed by police in recent years.

Some are more popular than others, but here they are Ahmaud Arbery, Michael Brown, Terence Crutcher, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant, Freddie Gray, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Bettie Jones, Trayvon Martin, Feriha Kaya, Laquan McDonald, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor and Dominique White.

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Originally published at https://lifestyleug.com on July 10, 2020.