BlackLivesMatter addresses white supremacists, not Black doubters

Evidence

Obviously, we know we matter. The phrase isn’t about asserting our humanity to folks who deny it. The voices of our mighty dead shout back that the price of that ticket has been paid already. No. BlackLivesMatter reminds white people that their lives do not matter more than others. It is a direct challenge to white supremacy. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 564

Categorization

• DEFINE: Glaude redefines the BlackLivesMatter slogan’s intended audience: its target is white supremacy, not black self-assurance.
• ADDENDUM: Relates to the racial-habits concept from earlier in the book and could reinforce how moral panic about Black demands operates.