Show Notes and Summary: This podcast explores the Black Lives Matters (BLM) movement and the events leading up to what it is today. Also, discussed in this episode is misunderstandings and information on police brutality toward black people and how that affected BLM. During the podcast listeners will hear about Alicia Garza and how she started BLM along with the recognition that this movement started before the shooting in Ferguson. You will hear reference to a book by Jeff Chang called We Gon Be Alright where Chang talked about the events that followed this shooting.
Next, this podcast goes into talking about how police violence is continuing to happen and the dwindling public attention. Mentioning that systematic racism affects many people and giving statistics that support this. Lastly you hear about misunderstanding involving the BLM one being ‘All Lives Matter’. In this episode, you hear resources that explains why this term is inappropriate and the different analogies that are going around on social media such as twitter.
Sources:
https://www.nfg.org/news/meet-woman-behind-blacklivesmatter-hashtag-became-civil-rights-movement
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12136140/black-all-lives-matter
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/us/all-lives-matter-black-lives-matter.html
This episode deals with the history of the Black Lives Matter Movement; we will talk about how the goal of the movement is to steer away from the history of violence and inequality against people of color. Additionally, the episode addresses the issue of redlining. Moreover, the episode will focus on the stories of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown and how these instances of police brutality ignited the movement. Furthermore, this episode takes a look at the organizational structure of the movement and some of its weaknesses. Lastly, the episode seeks to clarify the guiding principles of the movement along with some common misconceptions.
Main Source: Chase, Garrett (2018) "The Early History of the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Implications Thereof," Nevada Law Journal: Vol. 18: Iss. 3, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol18/iss3/11
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https://fatalencounters.org/people-search/
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http://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au/10-things-know-black-lives-matter/ https://www.online-paralegal-programs.com/blacklivesmatter-movement/ https://www.vox.com/2015/5/31/17937808/ferguson-protests-race-racism-michael-brown-police-shooting
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/cajr-sif101818.php
https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/black-lives-matter-blm/
https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/black-lives-matter-blm/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumaCsQ9wKw
Crosley-Corcoran, Gina. “Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 7 Dec. 2017
Harris and Carbado. “Loot or Find: Fact or Frame.” PDF file.
Chang, Jeff. "Vanilla Cities and Their Chocolate Suburbs.” We Gon’ Be Alright, New York, Macmillan, 2016, pp. 65-85.
Our podcast discusses immigration. We focused on the history of immigration laws and how they have changed through time. We also touched on individuals’ stories on immigration. Our podcast went into current events dealing with immigration as well as discussed how people are physically and psychologically affected in regard to immigration. We also delved into frames and our week 8 readings about immigration. Helpful Links: https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/our-history/agency-history/early-american-immigration-policies
http://crfimmigrationed.org/immigrant-stories https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illegal-border-crossings-canada-quietly-rising-data-shows-n981131
https://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/trump-orders-construction-of-border-wall-we-are-going-to-restore-the-rule-of-law/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/24/us/ice-kids-detention-invs/index.html https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1940161216688323
https://www.nilc.org/issues/immigration-enforcement/understanding-muslim-ban-one-year-after-ruling/ .
https://www.mhanational.org/blog/be-child-immigrant. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621065383/what-we-know-family-separation-and-zero-tolerance-at-the-border