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Apr 10 2021
Analysis
The effects of Black Lives Matter protests
There’s long been a fierce debate about the effect of Black Lives Matter protests on the lethal use of force by police. A new study, one of the first to make a rigorous academic attempt to answer that question, found that the protests have had a notable impact on police killings. For every 4,000 people who participated in a Black Lives Matter protest between 2014 and 2019, police killed one
Vox
Sep 06 2020
Analysis
On Listening and the Black Lives Matter Movement
In the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting and subsequent riots in Kenosha, Wis., we’ve once again been barraged with claims that America is an inherently racist nation. These claims take their cue from Critical Race Theory (CRT), a theoretical framework that interprets society and culture through the lens of race. CRT started in left-wing social-science departments, and has now been made
National Review (News)
Jul 24 2020
Fact Check
Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?
Backlash against Black Lives Matter includes branding it as Marxist.
The attack has been made in recent weeks by Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer; Ben Carson, Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development; conservative talk show host Mark Levin; and PragerU, which has more than 4 million Facebook followers.
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PolitiFact
Aug 16 2023
News
Court: Students for Life’s lawsuit can proceed after D.C. banned ‘Black pre-born lives matter’ displays
Two pro-life organizations won a victory Tuesday in federal court after Washington, D.C. authorities rejected their request to create a chalk display on the public sidewalk while allowing similar Black Lives Matter messages. In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia stated Students for Life of America and the Frederick Douglass Foundation have a “plausible
The College Fix
Aug 24 2020
Analysis
America’s black upper class and Black Lives Matter
Lawrence Otis Graham recalls where he first met Kamala Harris, last summer, in Martha’s Vineyard. It was at the holiday home of Spike Lee, a film director, who held a $1,500-a-head fundraiser for the woman who is now number two on the Democratic ticket. “She is the new Barack Obama for us,” says the thrilled Mr Graham, an author and property lawyer from New York. By “us” Mr Graham means
The Economist
May 26 2020
Top Argument
Should ‘Black Lives Matter’ Fight for All Lives?
Social media networks are full of hashtag battles between #BlackLivesMatter and the response of #AllLivesMatter. Strong opinions on both sides insist that they are expressing a desire for justice and human dignity. We take a look at both sides of the debate, asking whether it is effective for the BLM movement to protest only for Black Lives, or if the winning call to arms should instead be All
The Perspective
Feb 16 2022
News
Revealed: Clintonworld takeover of Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter filings reveal prominent Democratic lawyer Marc Elias and another longtime ally of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have taken on key roles in the charity amid scrutiny over its leadership and finances.
Washington Examiner
Jun 18 2017
Opinion
Black Lives, and Black Second Amendment Rights, Matter
All lives matter. As do Second Amendment rights. Which is why the killing of 32-year-old Philando Castile last July was disturbing, and the acquittal of St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez, this past Friday, so troubling.
Guest Writer - Right
Sep 08 2021
Opinion
Marxism Underpins Black Lives Matter Agenda
You may not hear as much now about Black Lives Matter as you did in the fateful year of 2020, but rest assured, it is still deeply affecting key aspects of our lives today.
The divisive critical race theory conflicts flaring across the country are a legacy of BLM. So is the crime wave that blights our cities, as are the race-conscious policies that President Joe Biden is signing into
The Daily Signal
Apr 19 2023
News
Michigan man gets 10 months in prison for Black Lives Matter threats
A judge sentenced a Michigan man to 10 months in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to two hate crime charges for intimidating and attempting to intimidate people protesting in support of Black Lives Matter. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington also sentenced Kenneth Pilon, 62, of Saginaw to one-year of supervised release. Pilon was accused of calling nine Starbucks stores in Michigan
CBS News (Online)