Black Lives matter Flashcards
Black lives Matter started out
as a trending hashtag on social media following the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman
the movement really took off in the wake of
the shooting of Michael Brown by white policeman in August 2014
today it has grown
into a major lobby group which had huge influence on the 2016 Presidential election campaign
the Civil Rights Act
introduced the principle of Affirmative Action
Affirmative action
surprising concept in the US as it goes against the meritocratic ethos of the self-made man
it can stigmatise its beneficiaries and even lead to reverse discrimination
in 2013 Obama said
“Trayvon Martin could be my son”
the police problem
since 2014 the US has been hit by a spate of killingss of unarmed black citizens by white policemen
mayor of NY
Bill de Blasio spoke openly about a probkem of endemic racism in the police force
the main argument in defence of the police is that
the easy access to guns in the USA gives rise to a climate of fear
“zero tolerance”
is a concept which has been adopted in many states and cities and which can lead to racial profiling : DWB
in 2016
snipers killed 5 police offiers and wounded seven others in Dallas at the end of a peaceful protest against police shootings of African-Americans
two officials in Clay County
West Viriginia lost their jobs in 2017 over a racist FB post about the former first lady MO
