Racism And Black Lives Matter

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To me, racism still exists because the people I’m around say racist things.Social; media is filled with racism, for me, racism can’t be eliminated because they tried once it didn’t work.Black Lives Matter might be rooted in the killing of black bodies at the hands of police.Or, it might be rooted in the lack of safety that black people feel in a polity that regards them.100 years ago somebody pointed this problem out.In this way, the 21st century is not much different from those previous.Black Lives Matter is an activist movement, that started on July 13, 2013.The community is against violence and systemic racism toward black people.On July 15, 2013, George Zimmerman a neighborhood watch captain who shot Trayvon Martin a teen just walking around