Why Black Lives Matter Matters
Written for JSPAN and Originally posted on the Jewish Social Policy Action Network website as WHY BLACK LIVES MATTER MATTERS TO JSPAN Prologue In the aftermath of the controversial deaths of Black men and women at the hands of sworn officers of the law in Ferguson, Missouri; Staten Island, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Charleston, South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Waller County, Texas; and elsewhere, a national movement called Black Lives Matter has risen in protest against injustice against African Americans. JSPAN’s Aim Black Lives Matter is a diverse, national movement, with many centers of activism across the country that have different goals and purposes. JSPAN cannot endorse every statement, idea, perspective, analysis, or policy proposal that flies under the banner of that movement. But, there is a long history of injustice against Blacks in America, a history that, contrary to the views of many, is not over. And there… Continue reading