BlackLivesMatter functions as a direct challenge to white supremacy
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
Category: Definitional Content
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