Washington — Vice President Mike Pence defended his refusal to say "black lives matter" amid the surge of momentum for police reforms following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month, saying he disagrees with the political agenda being pushed by leaders of the Black Lives Matter ...
However, Democrats and even Republicans who support Black Lives Matter (BLM) express high levels of support for the proposals regardless of the information they receive. These results suggest that partisanship in the mass public is not necessarily a barrier to police reform eff...
"It's the same as when people bring up 'black-on-black crime' when you are discussing police brutality, or say 'well, why don't you care about Chicago?' Literally anytime that I mention anything about Black Lives Matter or police reform, I get comments about 'well, what about the lo...
Black Lives Matter is a movement that seeks to call justice for the lives of African-Americans that have not been justly defended in court. After Black Lives Matter was created, a number of politicians, amongst others, have started arguing the fact that police brutality on African-Americans ...
Note: Black Lives Matter was founded by Black community organizers Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi after George Zimmerman was acquitted of charges relating to his fatal shooting of Black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012; the movement expanded as people reacted to police killing...
Since it is more realistic to change the police approach to these violent encounters than it is to change the actions of civilians, the chapter calls for reform while providing potential solutions from the field of conflict resolution to help police mitigate these hostile situations. 展开 ...
There have been wide calls to reform the police, and from some to even defund or disband the police entirely. Minneapolisvowed to disband its police departmentwith a veto-proof majority (783.2k engagements), while op-eds on the matter were published inThe Washington PostandThe New York Times,...
Tharon, the Democratic strategist, says the party needs to "have a rural and suburban strategy, that [seizes] on the white guilt...you have got to make them feel like hey you are part of this as well. Black Lives Matter is not just a black issue." Police Reform & Racial Justice Mo...
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others, ignited widespread Black Lives Matter protests across the country and outrage around the world earlier this year. As the demonstrations against police brutality and white supremacy continue, we’re sharing recommendations ...
and police violence since 2013. Questions regarding the treatment and value of black people in the United States have been pushed to the forefront by the "Black Lives Matter" movement. Civil Rights movement's heritage has been reborn in its current battle for equality. However, the current civi...