Part 1 of our discussion on Black Lives Matter. We discuss why historically black lives haven't mattered, how it began, why it exists and give some helpful language to have discussions regarding Black Lives Matter.
Articles about Russia's misinformation campaign:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=mjrl
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/us/politics/russia-2016-influence-campaign.html
More information about Convict Leasing:
https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/home/
More information on the history of racism within law enforcement:
More information about black people and white people using and selling drugs at similar rates:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5614457/
Inequality Sources:
Whites families make up 17 percent of the poor depicted in news media, but make up 66 percent of the American poor
http://www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/the_prosecution_of_youth_as_adults.pdf
http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/voices/item/the-prosecution-of-black-youth-as-adults
https://www.vox.com/2015/3/26/8296091/media-bias-race-crime
Polling showing that black and white people disagree over whether racism is still a problem:
https://www.uml.edu/News/press-releases/2020/SocialIssuesPoll092220.aspx
Scriptures References (in order of mention): Matt 22:36-40, Luke 10:25-37, Revelation 7:9, James 2:1, Romans 2:11
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