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Alaa Turkmany

Professor Marroquin

English 101A

27 June 2021

Social Injustice and Privilege

According to Johnson Allan, Black lives matter is an international movement that was

started in 2013. It was formed basically to fight for the rights against police brutality done

through racism. As it goes, the name of the movement, Black lives matter (BLM), really

criticized the discriminatory killing of the blacks, which was a direct opposite of what society

demanded that all lives were equal. This movement was given birth to three bold black women

going by the names Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tomsett. The campaign aims to

ensure that the blacks’ discrimination in the USA and Europe is eliminated (Kamionowski &

Jerzy, 392-407). The police brutality rate is high, and the victims of the cases are the blacks who

are killed because of stereotyping because the police have the perception that the blacks are the

ones that engage in criminal activities; hence they are being dealt with excessive force leading to

loss of lives for many blacks.

However, with the coming of the BLM movement, so many questions were raised by

other Americans concerning the name “black”, which meant that the black people were

segregating themselves. Therefore, they had to change it to All Lives Matter, which meant the

lives of all people are essential. It is advisable that discrimination cannot be used to solve the

existing historical discrimination, and that’s why all lives need to be given [priority instead of

concentrating only on the black life. Hiebert, Dennis states that the term “All Lives Matter” meant

that this movement cared about no color but all people and that no race was supreme to another,

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Who changed it? BLM and All lives matter are counter movements to each other.

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Johnson article touches upon the definition of a system of privilege Claudia Rankine essay speaks about the origins of the BLM movement.

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and for that case, the police dealt with all individuals equally with no favoritism (Hiebert, Dennis,

1-4).

Even though the word “Black” in the movement is the root cause of all the mishaps, racial

discrimination, however, we cannot blame the blacks because for so long they had been living

under colonization and so for those that survived, coming up with such a name meant the unity of

the black. This is also on the idea of the “white “once one hears that then that is colour already,

which also means the categorization of the Americans as the white, meaning that is their identity

which is also causing racism. The phrase “Black Lives Matter” does not by any chance mean

“Black lives matter more.” Instead, it means, “Black lives matter, also.” And the distressing

uncertainty could be from an underlying misinterpretation of that.

Claudia Rankine, a writer and poet, has and will remain to be vocal on issues to do

with social injustice. According to Kamionowski, Jerzy, the writer felt the need to talk about

the injustices in the society after the killing of James Byrd Jr.Even though she knew her

works would be received with negativity, but that did stop her from penning them down.

At that time, the BLM was facing a lot of resistance in 2013 and 2014. To prove that many

injustices were happening, late in May, the white and people of colour (Black) were out on

the streets crying about the injustice after the killing of George Floyd. The demonstration

on the streets by people proved the power of the citizens when it comes to the fight against

social injustices. Different factors determine the success of any campaign motivated by the

idea of promoting equality within society. There is need of having activist that is the will

to sacrifice their life for the sake.

Hands up to Rankine work, such as Don’t Let Me Be Lonely and Citizen,

approached the issue of anti-Black racism in a tiresome and disastrous way. For decades

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it seemed the cry of Rankine would never be heard. Still, in her work Just Us, her scream

finally touched so many souls. It opened the closed eyes that were closed for too long.

However bad the situation, dealing with the reality of social injustice would help instead

of forever assuming it didn’t exist. When the problem is stated and identifies, it becomes

easier to implement, then it is best to implement the recommended solutions that will

result in maximum yield. Therefore, the speaking out of injustice activities helps in

promoting equality and justice within the organization.

Looking at the issue of Social Injustice and Privilege, from both Allan G. Johnson

and Claudia Rankine, it is now clear that the whites are now reaching common ground

with the blacks concerning the injustice, which shows a ray of hope. However, change is

inevitable does not happen once; it is a process, and it will reach a point where the

country will fully confront racism. However, the change will be seen if there are changes

in organizations, where all people can be given jobs and run organizations without where

you are coming from.

There are things that each body would wish to achieve, and Black Lives Matter

also has its goals. Through the activists that this movement has, its primary objective has

been for the longest time to make it known how black people are treated with unjust and

how the institutions can be of help to maintain the unfairness. Through the campaigns and

peaceful protests, Black Lives Matter has managed to fight against racism. Most people

have suffered at the hands of civilians and the police forces responsible for protecting the

citizens. Still, the working environment is characterized by favoring the whites and

discriminating against the blacks.

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Through BLM campaigns, they have managed to air out their grievances, including

police training on handling people and being fully responsible for the bad behavior from

the police who were demonstrating inhumane to people of color. This movement also

urged the government to discontinue the police from receiving funds instead of the funds

to pay the police in other activities like social services like hospitals dealing with mental

health. Another achievement of this movement is that they have gone an extra mile to

celebrate artists and writers who are blacks.

In conclusion, the campaign of black lives matter has been successful because of

its ability and strength. It motivates black people because of the output based on what the

activist is championing. The demonstration on the streets by people proved the power of

the citizens when it comes to the fight against social injustices. Different factors

determine the success of any campaign motivated by the idea of promoting equality

within society. There is need of having activist that is the will to sacrifice their life for

the sake. Through the activists that this movement has, its primary goal has been for the

longest time to make it known how black people are treated with unjust and how the

institutions can be of help to maintain the unfairness. Through the campaigns and

peaceful protests, Black Lives Matter has managed to fight against racism.

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Work Cited

“By [some] other means”: Talking (about) Racism and Race through Visual Arts in Claudia

Hiebert, Dennis. “All Lives Matter”(Dis) misses the point.” Journal of Sociology and

Christianity 10.2 (2020): 1-4.

Kamionowski, Jerzy. “By [some] other means”: Talking (about) Racism and Race through

Visual Arts in Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. An American Lyric.” Text Matters: A Journal

of Literature, Theory and Culture 10 (2020): 392-407.

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