The phrase “black lives matter” was born the night of July 13, 2013, when Alicia Garza, an Oakland-based community organizer, learned that George Zimmerman had been acquitted in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Garza immediately thought of her younger brother, who is about the same size and build as Martin, and felt it could just as easily have been him who was killed. In a 2015 interview, Garza recalled:

The one thing I remember from that evening, other than crying myself to sleep that night, was the way in which as a black person, I felt incredibly vulnerable, incredibly exposed and incredibly enraged. . . . It was a verdict that said: black people are not safe in America.

That’s a feeling most black folks had, a feeling that I certainly had, and that many black folks in your churches had. Garza immediately logged onto Facebook and posted an impassioned message that ended with the words, “Our lives matter, Black Lives Matter.”

When fellow activist Patrisse Cullors saw Garza’s post, she combined the now famous final phrase with a hashtag and began sharing it to foster a discussion about protecting the dignity and affirming the value of black lives. The next day, Garza and Cullors spoke together about organizing a campaign around the discussion. Finally, the two reached out to Opal Tometti, another activist they knew in the field of immigrant rights. The three women started by setting up Tumblr and Twitter accounts and encouraging users to share stories of why black lives matter just as much as any other lives. The slogan gained traction on social media, and with some initial gatherings, the Black Lives Matter protest movement we know today was born.


https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-black-lives-matter-the-new-civil-rights-movement

So I guess the whole BLM is based on false premises. The jury found Zimmerman NOT guilty. So just because this "activist" had a different opinion then those that actually HEARD ALL THE EVIDENCE they started this movement. Today this same movement continues to use lies like "Hands Up Don't Shoot" from the Ferguson tragedy to promote this agenda that somehow black lives don't matter to anyone.

Whatever the original reasons were, it has morphed into a just another racism industry group.

Founded on racism. Whooda thunk it? They even adopted the false line of "hands up, don't shoot" even after that was proven a lie

I'm against profiling, but these cops put their lives on the line every day facing bad odds in poor distressed and struggling communities and notable high crime areas. There are bad cops and they should be charged when they step over the line, but crying wolf with every incident is NOT helping the cause in my opinion.

It's always best to pick your battles if you hope to win.

Where I live BLM stands for Bureau of Land Management.

Yes , BLM is Bureau of Land Management.

As to Black Lives Matter, yes they do matter, just as much as any other life regardless of skin color.

Yep. Another criminal organization!

Yup, just like the MOB, they own Nevada...

Yeah that slimey Harry Reids family/crew!

Thanks MsH for the explanation.

I think if I had black children and saw what has been seen
over the last few years I too would be finding ways to
protect them. Even if tis only educating others.

Teaching kids to riot and disrespectfully disrupting the events of others rather than sponsoring their own....

Isn't that just adding more to the problem?

no, its not a false premise


a jury finding someone not guilty doesn't mean anything except what their legal fate is

lol,,thats true, it stands for other things too,,lol

I should have labeled it what is Black lives Matter

So Clinton IS guilty! Got it! Thanks!

I so appreciate that ms soufie

my experience echoes this founder , I have a son who was always tall for his age

I teach him to walk away from trouble if possible, but this male did exactly that TWICE and was still hunted by an armed adult and killed

the narrative that the deceased went from trying so hard to avoid confrontation and deciding instead to start one while on his cell phone was beyond unbelievable to many, and it is scary to think death can come to easy just for 'fitting the description' and trying to defend yourself from what you have a right to perceive as harm

teaching kids to 'riot' or be 'disrespectful' aren't on the BLM agenda

When I lived in the high sierra,
I heard them referred to as,
the Bureau of Livestock and Mining.

The American People Just Humiliated Obama

Obama’s support for Black Lives Matter is becoming one of his defining legacies.

His cheerleading for a group of violent agitators who condone and commit acts of violence toward police has infuriated many Americans.

And how the American people have reacted is a major slap to Obama’s face.

Obama’s administration instituted a plan where if anyone started a petition on the White House website and garnered 100,000 signatures, Obama would respond.

After five Dallas police officers were murdered in a sniper-style attack at a Black Lives Matter protest, someone started a petition to recognize Black Lives Matter as a terrorist organization.

In just days, the petition soared past the 100,000 signature mark.

Now Obama will be forced to respond.

The Daily Caller reports:

A White House petition to formally recognize the Black Lives Matter movement as a terrorist organization garnered it’s one-hundred-thousandth signature Monday afternoon, the minimum-threshold for earning a response from the administration.

The petition had been created on Wednesday, July 6, but had only gathered 12,000 signatures in its first two days online.

“Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aims,” writes the petitions author. “This definition is the same definition used to declare ISIS and other groups, as terrorist organizations.”

But Dallas wasn’t the only scene of Black Lives Matter violence.

A Black Lives Matter protest in Minnesota quickly spiraled into anarchy as over 20 police officers were injured.

One cop suffered broken vertebrae after a thug dropped a concrete cinder block on his head.

Cuz the Media tells us #BlackLivesMatter protests are peaceful-n-stuff… pic.twitter.com/ZOPsCTVoZu

— Boston Bobblehead (@DBloom451) July 10, 2016

Violence toward police in Minnesota was just the standard operating procedure of Black Lives Matter; implementing their anti-police rhetoric.

Last year, Black Lives Matter activists marched at the Minnesota state fair, chanting, “Pigs in a blanket; fry ‘em like bacon!”

After this horrific display of encouraging violence against police, Obama invited the Black Lives Matters leaders to the White House.

Critics contend his embrace of the movement validates their behavior and spurs individuals to escalate from hateful rhetoric to physical attacks against law enforcement.

The fact that over 100,000 individuals rose up and delivered such a harsh rebuke sends the message that American’s are enraged at Obama for instigating attacks on the police by wholeheartedly supporting a noxious group like Black Lives Matter.

Did you sign the petition?

http://www.americanpatriotdaily.com/latest/the-american-people-just-humiliated-obama/

individuals showing up to protests for a movement and committing violence isnt the same as the movement inciting, encouraging, causing, or promoting violence


its not a humiliation, its just proof that like in all other times in us history, there are many americans who would rather silence minorities than see them progress,,,

response:

The White House plays no role in designating domestic terror organizations. The U.S. government does not generate a list of domestic terror organizations, and therefore we are not able to address the formal request of your petition. We encourage you to engage with your community in the ongoing discussion of how we can better build trust and safety in our communities.

Thank you for your participation in the We the People platform. We'll be back in touch soon.

The gaming control board ran the mob out of town in the 80's and 90's. Your watching to many movies.....