Tag: Black lives matter

Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways – Vox

A Black Lives Matter march in Washington, DC.

via Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways – Vox

Black Lives Matter protests: Melbourne rally organisers to cop fines for breaching COVID-19 restrictions

Thousands of protesters in Melbourne's CBD.

via Black Lives Matter protests: Melbourne rally organisers to cop fines for breaching COVID-19 restrictions

Serena Williams vows: ‘I won’t be silent’ on police violence – BBC News

Serena Williams speaks out against law enforcement brutality, quoting Martin Luther King as she says: “There comes a time when silence is betrayal”.

Source: Serena Williams vows: ‘I won’t be silent’ on police violence – BBC News

Black activists owe no apology for charging Israel with genocide | The Electronic Intifada

Fact trumps tact when fighting injustice.

Source: Black activists owe no apology for charging Israel with genocide | The Electronic Intifada

If Bundy’s Gang Were Black, They’d Be Bombed Like MOVE

What the ongoing Oregon standoff has taught us is that it’s never been more apparent that the U.S. government values white lives above all others.

Source: If Bundy’s Gang Were Black, They’d Be Bombed Like MOVE

Armed militia, incl. Bundy bros, occupy forest reserve HQ in Oregon, call ‘US patriots’ to arms — RT USA

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s three sons and “about 150” militiamen have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge HQ to protest the pending imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers accused of arson, arguing the federal government has no authority in local cases.

Source: Armed militia, incl. Bundy bros, occupy forest reserve HQ in Oregon, call ‘US patriots’ to arms — RT USA

The white man is arrested. He is given a Kevlar jacket. Would that happen if he was black?

White Terrorism in Charleston