My 54 years of lessons about Black Lives Matter (especially living in Alabama & Kentucky homes)
Yes, Black Lives Matter. Too many white people don't get why #BLM matters. Don't get why it hurts and belittles the cause to retort with "All lives matter." The words repeated ever more shallow, "I can't breathe," should help us learn. Keep repeating his name and thinking of those final words. I just ordered this ($6 plus shipping and tax from Etsy.com): Instead of lots of words to help try to convince you that "All lives matter" is a hurtful and less than helpful reply, I want to share some images (some with words) that I've run across that seem to convey the lesson well. I hope some of these examples provided helpful insight. I didn't get it at first when I replied with, "Yea, ALL lives matter -- blue, black, white, yellow, beige, all of 'em." It took me a long time to sort of get it. It took a knee on the neck of someone a cop didn't think mattered to finally catch a cl