They have actually dug in via the establishment of a number of chapters nationwide and are making significant inroads into highlighting the problem and getting it "on the agenda" of not only the municipalities where they exist, but in coordination with other groups. And they have actually caused a seismic shift within the civil rights movement itself and its traditional organizations.
For example, just a bit over a week ago, the 108 year old NAACP made a major decision to dismiss their current head in order to "re-tool", explicitly because of groups like BLM, who are now doing what they once did in the past.
From the linked NYT article -
[*** N.A.A.C.P., Energized by Liberal Activists, Dismisses Its President
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR MAY 19, 2017
The sudden change at the top of the N.A.A.C.P. shows how the energy of liberal activists in the era of President Trump is forcing upheaval even in institutions like a century-old civil rights stalwart. Mr. Brooks was hardly reserved in his own activism. He was arrested in January for leading a sit-in at the Alabama office of Senator Jeff Sessions, trying to block his confirmation as attorney general.
But the board of the N.A.A.C.P. wants a new face of the organization. Mr. Russell and Mr. Johnson said the group needed to more effectively push back against Mr. Trump’s stances on issues like voting rights laws, public education, environmental policy and the criminal justice system. The group, which has been eclipsed in many ways by the more youthful Black Lives Matter movement and the broader opposition to Mr. Trump, is embarking on a listening tour of cities across the nation to get ideas about how it can remain relevant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/naacp-fire-cornell-william-brooks.html ***]
From NPR -
[***
NAACP Is Looking For New President, 'Retooling' Entire Organization
May 19, 20175:06 PM ET
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Explaining the choice to replace Brooks, Russell and Johnson didn't identify a particular thing that Brooks had done wrong — or even one thing that the NAACP, as a whole, had been doing wrong.
But they said the group needs to be stronger in advocacy and education, and better equipped to support local activism.
Brooks told the New York Times he was "baffled" by the choice not to extend his contract.
The NAACP, once the most prominent voice for the rights of black Americans, has recently been accused of losing relevance as new groups — like the Black Lives Matter movement — take the spotlight.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/19/529169100/naacp-is-looking-for-new-president-retooling-entire-organization ***]
So no, they are not only around but are driving the stalwarts to change and adopt new methods for demanding rights.
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"blocked" the public from walking on a sidewalk or even car passage on streets.
