Table of Contents
Introduction
- Black Lives Matter movement can be traced to activists such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King (Taylor, 2016).
- The movement advocates equality and racial harmony in America, especially between the whites and blacks.
- Black Americans should unite and agitate for freedom and liberty (Taylor, 2016).
- The Black Lives Matter movement should ignite a broader push for Black liberation.
Black Lives Matter and Racial Discrimination
- Racial discrimination, inequality, and structural anti-black practices precipitated the formation of Black Lives Movement by civil rights activists, including Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
- Taylor (2016) pushes for an American culture that supports harmonious and equitable coexistence or all races.
- Black Americans should unite and pursue freedom and liberty through non-violent means (Taylor, 2016).
- Current Struggle and the Declaration of Independence
- Equal rights and justice can only be realized through sustained protests, revolts, persistent struggles, and voicing grievances.
- The Declaration of Independence has shortchanged African Americans, despite the envisaged concept of equality.
It is Everyone’s Responsibility
- Everyone should play a role in fighting racism by not discriminating against any person on basis of their color, race, or ethnic identity.
- Black liberation movement is a project of human liberation and social transformation (Taylor, 2016, p. 279).
- Individuals should uphold the highest possible etiquette, embrace, understand, and appreciate one another.
Reference
Taylor, K. (2016). From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation. Haymarket Books.