Black Lives Matter - Part 1

Part 1 of our discussion on Black Lives Matter. We discuss why historically black lives haven't mattered, how it began, why it exists and give some helpful language to have discussions regarding Black Lives Matter.Articles about Russia's misinformation campaign:https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=mjrlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/us/politics/russia-2016-influence-campaign.html More information about Convict Leasing:https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/home/ More information on the history of racism within law enforcement:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-the-police-defeated-lynching-via-torture/id1518323701?i=1000479560743 More information about black people and white people using and selling drugs at similar rates:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871399/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5614457/ Inequality Sources:Whites families make up 17 percent of the poor depicted in news media, but make up 66 percent of the American poorhttps://nypost.com/2019/10/16/black-kids-more-likely-to-be-suspended-than-white-kids-over-same-behavior/http://www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/the_prosecution_of_youth_as_adults.pdfhttp://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/voices/item/the-prosecution-of-black-youth-as-adultshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/13/news-media-offers-consistently-warped-portrayals-of-black-families-study-finds/https://www.vox.com/2015/3/26/8296091/media-bias-race-crime Polling showing that black and white people disagree over whether racism is still a problem:https://www.uml.edu/News/press-releases/2020/SocialIssuesPoll092220.aspx Scriptures References (in order of mention): Matt 22:36-40, Luke 10:25-37, Revelation 7:9, James 2:1, Romans 2:11Visit us at blackhistoryforwhitepeople.com + for bonus content and the ability to vote for future topics, support us on Patreon at patreon.com/blackhistoryforwhitepeople.Check us out on Twitter @BHforWP and Instagram @BlackHistoryForWhitePeople or freel free to email us at hello@blackhistoryforwhitepeople.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-history-for-white-people/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy