BLACK LIVES MATTER

The "Black Lives Matter" movement has been taking control of the Internet and local cities. Many large, well known, cities have had massive protests for this movement. I live in Florida, in fact I live in the largest city in Florida. You'd think that since we are indeed the largest city in Florida, that we would have protests and that people would be active in this movement. Sadly, my city is lacking in the protesting field.

So far we have had only one protest. There were about two-hundred people protesting the streets downtown holding signs saying "no justice, no peace". The protest was peaceful besides three protesters being arrested. By the courthouse, many BLM protesters stood holding signs and chanting. There were also a few people holding signs outside the courthouse that said "We Back the Blue". Luckily no violence irrupted during the protest.

Although there was a decent turnout to the protest, most people here aren't big on Social Issues. Social Issues rarely get discussed, and when they are, many people are appalled by the subject. Many people in my city are from very southern states. Not to agree with stereotypes but, most southern people are conservatives. They think all of our actions are quite pretentious. So, speaking out is not really on their agenda.

I have had many instances when I would talk about the "Black Lives Matter" campaign with my close friends and sadly only a few of them have views on it. They are quite oblivious to the situation or they deny that it is happening. I've been trying to get a handle on this situation and educate them on this movement. They just haven't been exposed to what's going on.

My school is a predominantly white school. Most of the students are very privileged, shielded from social issues and they tend to believe that it doesn't effect them. This upcoming school year I am joining a club that talks about social issues and does something to make an impact on our community. I'm not sure how well the turnout will be but, I'm very excited to see our impact on my school.

The education system rarely spoke about African American's impact on our country and this world. I only remember having one week in my English class that heavily studied MLK's actions and his movement. My teacher was the one responsible for the amount that we studied. The county had scheduled only two days to talk about the subject, whereas my teacher decided to stretch it out for the entire week.

So many people in my community aren't being exposed to the "Black Lives Matter" movement and I'm hoping this will change in the near future. I challenge you to go out into your community and educate them on not only the "Black Lives Matter" movement but other social issues as well. If you are a student, try starting a club at your school! Organize public meetings in your community. Educate them. The more people with this movement, the faster change will come.

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