This movement is here to stay. Hard work and our support will make it so.
I have said before that early organization with BLM has given it the opportunity to grow into a revolutionary movement like ones seen in the past. I'm proud to say I have taken personal actions to help support BLM. For it to continue we are needed more now than ever. If you see a positive article or any such thing please share it. They really are at a tipping point with respect to being a powerful individual entity.
Black Lives Matter Could Play Disruptive, Crucial Role in 2016 Election
It’s become a genuine movement. A vehicle for change. Nationally, a mouthpiece intimately connected to and driving much of America’s conversation surrounding criminal justice reform, an end to institutional racism, and real, true equality for all. The question is, after the 2016 election, will it—the change movement called Black Lives Matter—flourish and advance or will it hit a dead end? More importantly, will its bold and outspoken leaders become the latest casts of Oprah’s
“Where are They Now?”
Born after a series of unjustified and senseless shootings of young black men by law enforcement, Black Lives Matter has built a national grassroots brand and robust coast-to-coast organization. Its loose infrastructure characterized by its use of social media and its disdain for any centralized leadership has caused many to doubt whether its disruptive brand can be sustained or have any significant long-term impact on both local and national politics and policies. Some pundits compare the movement to the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest movement whose focus on corporate greed garnered international attention and critique for its lack of vision, leadership and structure.
Despite its critics, Black Lives Matter’s aim to disrupt the status quo and to raise awareness about police brutality, civil rights, systemic inequality and social justice in the United States is in the process of being accomplished. Its core issues are integral to the national dialogue of the 2016 presidential contest. Many of the candidates running for commander-in-chief this cycle have developed policy positions, debated and discussed at length the need for reform on several of these issues. Even the U.S. Senate is contemplating bipartisan criminal justice reform laws, partially because of the issues raised by the movement’s efforts.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/areva-martin/black-lives-matter-could-_1_b_10231012.html
They have had a greater impact on our primaries than any other group. They completely changed the narrative early on.
