Blog Post 3 #BlackLivesMatter

Assuming the young person I am talking to is at least 13 years old I would explain that The Black Lives Matter movement is to protect the lives of black people while trying to reach equality and justice. Other lives do matter of course but right now black lives are being targeted. Black people have been treated in an unjust manner because of the way the media portrays us and the way the system is set up against us. For example, if you have two houses side by side and one is on fire, which house will the firefighters pull up to and save? Firefighters should save the house on fire because the other house is fine. Black Lives Matter is to stand against policy brutality that targets black lives. Police should be held accountable when they commit murder.Right now this movement is for justice, and eventually peace. But imagine getting in trouble for being a brunette, a blonde or red head. I'll take it a step further, imagine being killed being a brunette, blonde, or red head. You would be scared to walk freely in your own neighborhood let alone anywhere. Black people feel this all the time. The movement may look scary on TV, it may look confusing but we are angry and we are tired of it. And we have the resources to express our emotions and stand up for ourselves. Question: Why is this a hard concept to understand?