Does Black lives matter? Without doubt this is a polemical discussion; not just in America, but also in Europe. The Black Lives Matter movement influence millions of people to come together, from diverse backgrounds, to protest issues on hand. The movement also brought its fair share of criticism. So why is African Americans lives questioned? There are a multiplicity amount of answers and most of the answers contradict one another but ultimately lead to an understanding. Let’s begin with the origin of the Black Lives Matter movement, then we’ll explain the misunderstandings of African Americans lives. Following that get into talking about inequality, and what we can in the future about black lives.
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The belief that justice was not given, motivated the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement. The death of Freddie Gray opened more people eyes to the Black Lives Matter movement. According to The Associate Press, a police officer said, Gray was arrested on the 12th of April for making eye contact with a police officer. Videos provided by witnesses shows some of the beating he was served. On one of the videos, you could hear Gray hallowing from the pain. The witness stated that his legs looked broke and was shaped like a pretzel. Gray was then dragged to the police van as he could not walk to the van himself. Gray asked the officers for medical attention, but the officers refused it and continued picking up other queued prisoners. Once arrived at police station, the fire department was then called for an unconscious male. On the 19th of April, Gray was reported dead from his injuries including: a broken vertebra. This brought brouhaha nationwide and especially, Baltimore, Maryland where the incident took place. The