Obama meets with Black Lives Matter activists

When protesters blocked I-35 today, the surprising fact was that the people involved were not black, but apparently chose to fight the same battle. “So anytime you think and feel that maybe things are too much, you’re being made to feel like things are too different, things are too overwhelming, you feel like you’re not strong enough to stand up not only for yourself but for somebody else, just remember that music and life bring us all together”.

Manger says the invitation to the White House summit was last-minute.

Black Lives Matter was founded by US activists after the 2012 murder of African-American teen Trayvon Martin to demand justice and highlight the deaths of young black men in police custody.

“I know that Americans are struggling right now with what we’ve witnessed over the past week”. Police said Mckesson “intentionally” placed himself in the road after protesters were repeatedly warned to remain on private property or the curb.

Yesterday marked a big moment in the Black Lives Matter movement, and a big day for our political structure.

On his program on Friday, conservative radio host Michael Savage blamed the recent assassination of five police officers in Dallas on the “snake” President Obama and the Black Lives Matter movement, suggesting that it was part of a conspiracy to draw media attention away from Hillary Clinton’s email controversy.

“With the injustices that are going on in America it’s good to show the solidarity with our fellow brothers over in the States and that we support them and understand the struggle that they’re going through”, he said. But your dad’s response treated your statement as though you meant “only I should get my fair share”, which clearly was not your intention. That, he says, told him the President listened.

President Barack Obama pauses while making a statement on Afghanistan from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

“My solution to the tension between the police and the people — which I recognize as my own inner tension — is to seek unity, not find division”, he wrote, adding that community education and police reforms are also needed.

America’s racial injustice problem will only be solved when each US citizen embraces the issues that are severely impacting black Americans, while still standing with our law enforcement when they are protecting and serving.

Marcy said she felt she was racially profiled in the past by officers at the Fayetteville Police Department.

Marcy said she is concerned because she feels there are some officers who use force selectively. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.

“We all bleed, we all hurt, we all love. The difference with this one is, we’re going to bring about change in this way: We’re going to build a dialogue”.