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To help the stigma against the black community, the Civil Rights act of 1964 was created. According to Dol.gov, "The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights and the desegregation of schools" (Dol.gov). This was put in place to end racism within the work place where people of color were often turned away. It also helped with the separation of color found in schools. This was a big step in moving forward.

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In order to stop police brutality, it is clear that their training and policies need to be examined and changed in order for them to receive proper training.

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1. Black Lives Matter: From Hashtag to Movement. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://www.adl.org/education/educator-resources/lesson-plans/black-lives-matter-from-hashtag-to-movement

2. Hopkins, P. (Director). (2018, April 22). What is intersectionality? [Video file]. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1islM0ytkE&feature=emb_logo

3. K. (Director). (2020, June 07). Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests continue throughout ABQ [Video file]. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-izPloBBb8&feature=emb_logo

4. Kimberlé Crenshaw. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://aapf.org/kimberle-crenshaw
5. Legal Highlight: The Civil Rights Act of 1964. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964

6. Ross Jr., B. (2020, August 22). Why the 'Black Lives Matter' movement is so controversial to many Christians. Retrieved October 07, 2020, from https://christianchronicle.org/why-the-black-lives-matter-movement-is-so-controversial-to-many-christians/

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Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests continue throughout ABQ

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Black Women Affected by Intersectionality Within the Movement

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Black Women Affected by Intersectionality Within the Movement

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Some of the women mentioned before, were tragically affected by discrimination in a fatal way. Sandra Bland, Deborah Danner, Atatiana Jefferson, and Breonna Taylor are only few who have fallen to intersectionality. Breonna Taylor has been given a voice from the community as they scream for her justice. She was wrongly murdered in her home by officers while she was sleeping. Her death has sparked so much motivation within the Black Lives Matter Movement to continue to fight for the rights of not only blacks, but black women as well.

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Whenever someone says "Black Lives Matter", they are often hit with "All Lives Matter" in response. When searching for different view points on this topic, the first article that came up was from The Christian Chronicle. And if I'm being honest, I was expecting a negative opinion considering the specific article is titled "Why the 'Black Lives Matter' movement is so controversial to many Christians". But as I read, a quote from preaching minister, Tim Parish made me realize that not every white religious person thinks the same. "'Many White Christians were reluctant to be associated with the protest, and several countered with the phrase ‘All Lives Matter,’' he said. 'Somehow, even saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ was offensive to them.'

'But one protester’s sign said something that I thought was powerful: ‘All lives can’t matter until Black lives matter.'’” It is true that many whites feel offended that someone would say "black lives matter" not acknowledging the fact that not all lives are able to matter if the racism doesn't stop. Whites truly believe that they are not being included, which is not true. The movement is to just stop the violence against black people and for them to be treated the same within our society.

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When reading about Crenshaw on The African American Policy Forum, or AAPF, it's clear she has accomplished a lot. "Crenshaw has worked extensively on a variety of issues pertaining to gender and race in the domestic arena including violence against women, structural racial inequality, and affirmative action.  She has served as a member of the National Science Foundation’s committee to research violence against women and has consulted with leading foundations, social justice organizations and corporations to advance their race and gender equity initiatives" (AAPF.org). She is responsible for the creation of the term intersectionality which was formed for black women who are not included in sexism or racism. It's used to describe discrimination that is not just targeted on one area, but to multiple. The video next explains more as to what exactly it entails.

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In this video, posted by Peter Hopkins, we get a better understanding of just what intersectionality is.

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For this project, I wanted to focus on something I truly support and believe in, that being #BLM. This movement is all about equality and effects everyone, not only African-Americans. Black Lives Matter allows everyone to speak up about the wrong doings against the black community. There have been way too many cases of black people, mostly men, being wrongfully killed by those who are supposed to protect. But for this project, I wanted to also discuss the women who may not be spoken about enough. On ADL.org it states, "Women who have died as a result of police interactions include Sandra Bland (2015), Deborah Danner (2016), Atatiana Jefferson (2019) and Breonna Taylor (2020)" (ADL.org). These women are clear examples of intersectionality and as you can tell from the dates, especially Breonna Taylor, this discrimination is happening now.

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What started the Black Lives Matter hashtag?

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What started the Black Lives Matter hashtag?

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According to ADL.org, "Black Lives Matter is an activist movement which began as a hashtag (#BlackLivesMatter) after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager killed in Florida in July 2013" (ADL.org). Though, activist have been searching for true equality for hundreds of years, this movement started after the wrongful death of a black teenager named Trayvon. He was killed by a cop named George Zimmerman who was not charged with his death.