Thursday, July 2, 2020

Black activists explain why we need protests to change America for good

Black activists explain why we need protests to change America for good

"Some people...think peace is the absence of noise and not the presence of justice," said Reverend William Barber II on Wednesday's episode of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

Protests against racial injustice and police brutality are still ongoing over a month after Minneapolis police killed 46-year-old father George Floyd. Some people have characterised these uprisings as violent and destructive, arguing that they're more about anarchy than justice. However, as three prominent Black activists told Mike Brown, this perception is far from the truth.

"When they call us 'terrorists' it's way more about their projection and has nothing to do with us and our leadership," said Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter.  Read more...

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