The movement has brought attention to various forms of racial discrimination and injustice. At the heart of the movement is a critique of our criminal justice system or more specifically, policing in America and mass-incarceration. Take some time and look through the and the resources below to develop your awareness of the issues at the core of BLM movement.
For this assignment think about how the textbook explains the , or more specifically, claimsmaking (drawing attention to a troubling condition) Activists can beclaimsmakers . Activists draw our attention to conditions and establish social movements to challenge the status quo.
Activists frame social problems in 3 ways by asking 3 basic questions:
What is the nature of the problem?
Why should something be done to address the problem?
How do we address the problem or what should we do to address the problem?
Instructions
1. Pick one of the topics (consider exploring the ‘vision for black lives’) listed on the and answer the above framingquestions: What is the problem? Why should we do something? What should we do?
Support your response with some data, research, graphs, images or other information mentioned in the articles and/or video clips.