Taj Atkinson is in his junior year at Rowan University where he studies business management, prior to college he founded the Black Lives Matter movement in the city of Newark in New Jersey. Taj’s purpose behind starting this movement was to “emphasize self-worth and knowledge of each other to expose sub-standard conditions”. He is also one of three students who launched a bow tie tradition at Central High School of Newark New Jersey to change the image of his peers and reduce negative stereotypes that exist in his community. “B.L.M” or Black Lives Matter followed the killings of Eric Gardner and Trayvon Martin in an effort to improve police and intercity communication. In this period of time Taj played the role of a leader to his community by helping organize hundreds of his …show more content…
“The Black Lives Matter is an unique contribution to the quality of life for all people, which exists beyond the mere extrajudicial killings of Black people by police and vigilantes. This movement exists to educate, create a peaceful living space, and spread equality worldwide”. “Since the transition to college I have participated in a program that educated young adults between the ages of fourteen to twenty four as well as provided them with jobs related to their desired career”. “Not only did we educate these individuals on how to operate in the workplace but how to conduct themselves as respected people, and to love their self”. His last statement regarding the issues that still need to be address by the Blacks Lives Matter Movement are the following, “Confucius once stated When a goal cannot be reached don’t adjust the goal adjust the action step, we need to spread love and teach morals as well as value to the incoming generation of colored young adults because they aren’t just the future, but the