Tag: black lives matter

Perspective on TIME: Black Lives Matter.

May 1, 2015

This recent cover of TIME, bares the phrase “Black Lives Matter.,” in response to the recent South Carolina traffic stop turned tragedy in which a white officer shot the unarmed African American Walter Scott. This phrase resonates as it is the title of the prevalent social movement campaigning against police brutality and the discriminatory treatment … More Perspective on TIME: Black Lives Matter.

Call for Justice!

April 17, 2015

This summer and fall, our nation was rocked with issues regarding prejudice, discrimination, and policing in America. It was extremely telling and eye-opening to see different interpretations of black experience, cries against injustice, defense of the justice system, and the building of a movement. I am not particularly politically savy, but this situation hit a … More Call for Justice!