https://youtu.be/jMedqlxbFfM https://youtu.be/mI7eHX9u4Q0 1. What is the Black Lives Matters Movement? Why is it so controversial? Symbolic interactionists analyze how meaning is attached to things like words and social movements. Do you think if we simply renamed the movement that it might make more progress? 2. After watching the videos under the Black Lives Matter module please describe the incidents recorded and discuss how they make you feel. Were the killings justified? Do you think racism played some role in what happened. 3. The movement does not assert that black lives are more precious than white lives, but instead it is meant to underline the fact that the lives of black citizens in this country have been discounted and devalued and a result of this has been unequal treatment by the criminal justice system. While question 1 addressed this unequal treatment against African American’s I also want you to consider the more controversial position that this discrimination has led to African American/Black citizens have grown prejudiced towards police officers. Do you think this prejudice exists? Does it matter what skin color the police officer is? 4. Some have said, including those in African American communities, that more focus should be on blacks killing blacks. What are the statistics on these types of killings. Do you think it leads to Americans devaluing Black lives overall? Why?
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