Discussion Post: Black Lives Matter
Conduct a search on the internet using reputable news sources to gain insight into the Black Lives Matter movement. Once you have familiarized yourself with the issue please answer the following questions:
• Define and explain the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. What is it? How did it originate?
• What is unique about its organizational structure?
• Soon after BLM became nationally recognized, some responses in the national discourse countered the group with the statement, "All Lives Matter". While not discounting that all lives matter, why was such a response viewed negatively and offensively by members of BLM and its supporters?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.