The Feminist Wire: The Black Lives Matter Movement

In an article for The Feminist Wire, Alicia Garcia, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, wrote: “Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise.”

Alicia Garcia’s description of the Black Lives Matter movement is crucial. When I write that I do not support the Black Lives matter movement, I am simply suggesting that I disagree with the organization’s ideological and political framework; I do not believe that black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. In other words, I am certainly not insinuating that black lives do not matter. Black lives matter. My argument, however, is truth matters too.

Before I explain why I do not support the Black Lives Matter movement, I would like to detail why I am dedicating a series of articles on the Black Lives Matter movement. I am an African-Canadian; I am a Ghanaian immigrant to Canada. So I think that I may offer a different perspective on this matter than some of my black American peers. Still, I will cover Toronto’s Black Lives Matter

So I will thoroughly enjoy dedicating several articles to this topic. However, I am a Christian, so my intention is that I may “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” There is an allure of self-pity, favouritism, envy, and bitterness, which seem so prevalent within the Black Lives Matter movement. To be clear, I am not insinuating that every single supporter of the organization is guilty of these sins. I am merely writing that these sins are rampant within the movement. These sins are easily undiagnosed, but they are deadly. Nevertheless, I will specifically address these sins when I conclude this series. For now, I will simply explain why I do not support the black lives matter