For some reason, many folks have a hard time recognizing the need for #BlackLivesMatter. Despite the fact that police are more likely to stop and kill Black people, every single time we assert, ‘Black lives matter,’ someone has to come through to say, ‘Actually, all lives matter.'” – JETMag.com
Founded in 1945 and 1951, EBONY and JET have always been on the brink of sharing the challenges and issues facing the heart of Black America. We’ve been on the dark and light side of history, capturing some of the most important moments in Black American history. So while we understand and accept that all lives matter, there’s no need to erase the importance of #BlackLivesMatter. And clearly, Twitter is not having it either.
Today Black Twitter took to the Internet streets to stand up against anti #BlackLivesMatter trolls and shut down down this #AllLivesMatter nonsense with facts to back it up.
#AllLivesDidntmatter when George Stinney a child, was found guilty of rape and executed by US Justice System. pic.twitter.com/JOCMEg9JSA
— Mawuli Asomugha (@MawuliAsomugha) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter and women’s lives def didn’t matter when brock turner received only 3 months probation for rape
— Jason Mitchell (@JasonMitch) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when cops pulled a drive by on a 12 year old Tamir Rice playing in a park, then tried to blame him for his own death
— Almond Brown (@HollaBlackGirl) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when this child left his mother to visit their relatives and was returned to her like this pic.twitter.com/G6CE5ZilhC
— ❄️✨ (@TyStephaun) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when these 4 little girls were killed in a bombing while they were at church pic.twitter.com/eGb2mqYJ9A
— ❄️✨ (@TyStephaun) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesdidntmatter when Black Wall Street was bombed in 1921 destroying many SUCCESSFUL BLACK own businesses https://t.co/FeEugCqdrB
— debbs (@DebraImani) July 8, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when
THIS WHOLE LIST pic.twitter.com/qKslzSs4oT
— GlitterChild✨ (@AHeauxTepSlayor) July 11, 2016
On August 29,2005 Katrina hit New Orleans #AllLivesDidntMatter pic.twitter.com/DgaGiXyi7T
— BYHISGRACE8 (@BYHISGRACE64) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when lynching victims’ skin, bones, teeth and other body parts were sold as souvenirs
— K Gibson (@JamaicanScholar) July 11, 2016
#AllLivesDidntMatter when the police were protecting the KKK March because it’s “freedom of speech” but arrest peaceful BLM protestors.
— Nann (@1nann) July 11, 2016
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Melissa Kimble is the Senior Social Media Manager for the EBONY brand. An advocate for Black Creatives through #blkcreatives, you can connect with her on Twitter at @Melissa_Kimble.