Black Lives Matter
- Charlotte Lister
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min read
So I haven’t spoken up about the awful killing of George Floyd sparking the protests and blackout of social media promoting #blacklivesmatter which isn’t new and has been around for a long time, this isn’t because I don’t care it’s because I haven’t experienced it and didn’t want to speak out until I have educated myself.
For those that don’t know BLM speaks out against the police brutality and systemic racism that caused the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and Breonna Taylor, as well as the thousands of violent incidents that happen to Black people that aren’t recorded, aren’t reported or aren’t afforded the outrage they deserve, all of these incidents deserved to be acknowledged.
Maybe I have been living in a bubble not knowing how racist people can be ? Not understanding how so many black people are treated differently just because of the colour of there skin
All people no matter where they are from, there beliefs, there’s sexual orientation or the colour of there skin should not make a difference to how they are treated everyone should be treated equally and have the same opportunities.
After reading various articles it is clear that racism is still very much in a problem not just in America but across the world.
Police are more likely to stop a black person than a white person even if they have no cause to do so or they meet a vague description of a black male age 18-30 years old. Black people are twice as likely to be killed than a white person in America by a police officer which is shocking in its self but even more so because there are more white people than black people in America surely it should be the other way round but no !
It makes me sad and angry that the BLM movement has been taken out of context people are saying that all lives matter and are completely missing the point. No one is saying that all lives don’t matter but making it known that racism is still a huge part of today’s culture when it shouldn’t be. The movement isn’t saying that black lives are worth more than other lives just that they are worth the same.
It’s time to make a change not only on an individual level by educating ourselves on racism and how we can stop it but also educating our friends our family by having these discussions things will change for the better and will stop these deaths in the future.
We all have a voice and we need to use it for good.
Links
Educational reading
Petitions
In the UK – email your local MP to ask them to support further investigation into Belly Mijunga’s death:
If you can’t attend a protest, see how you can contribute from home:
Donation funds US
Donate to Black Lives Matter:
Donate to Black Visions Collective:
Donate to the Movement for Black Lives:
Donate to Campaign Zero to support policy solutions to end police brutality in America:
Donate to The Bail Project:
Donate to George Floyd Memorial Fund:
Donate to Reclaim the Block:
Donate to bail funds across the US:
Donate to the Brooklyn Bail Fund to assist protesters in Brooklyn:
Donate to the Southern Poverty Law Centre:
Donate to the #SayHerName campaign:
Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to help protesters arrested demonstrating against the police killing of Breonna Taylor:
Donate to the Ahmaud Arbery memorial fund:
Donate to the Northstar Health Collective mutual aid fund:
Donate to the Emergency Release Fund:
Donate to Unicorn Riot to help provide accurate on the ground coverage:
Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to assist protesters in Minnesota:
Regularly updated list of bail funds to support as protests spread:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZIvDZpHqvNZkf8dGFXVjfk-Wq0Y9FTG410NJbH_8K8M/edit?usp=sharing
Donation funds UK:
Donate to Black Minds Matter UK:
Donate to Stop Hate UK:
Donate to Belly Mujinga’s family:
Donate to Show Racism the Red Card:
Donate to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Foundation:
Donate to Hope Not Hate:
Expanded list of UK charities that work with Black and POC communities:
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