“None of us is entirely innocent”.
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Organiser Matthew Reed, 37, who lives in the Docks area of Cardiff, only began planning the event on Sunday and said he wanted the vigil to have positive vibes.
“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah commented on the very culture that consumes the U.S.
“The conversation that took place around this table is very different than the one that you see on a day-to-day or hourly basis in the media”, Obama said. “You shouldn’t have to choose between the police and the citizens that they are sworn to protect”. We can stand beside you and share your grief. Irresponsible network commentators tweeted out offensive posts blaming Black Lives Matter outright for the officers’ deaths, even though the shooter had nothing to do with that otherwise peaceful protest in Dallas.
She said: “I feel like every life matters and quite a lot of the time we’re quick to just listen to news and stereotypes and actually people are people”. It may be easier said than done, but learning from the perspectives and experiences of others is the only way that we will grow together as a country. According to blacklivesmatter.com, the movement is “committed to collectively, lovingly and courageously working vigorously for freedom and justice for black people and, by extension, all people”.
Neither side should stereotype the other, said Gregory Thomas, president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Gary Gray thinks it’s time for leaders, especially African-American leaders, to step up and take action to get a handle on the racial divide.
With emotions running raw, President Barack Obama met privately Wednesday with elected officials, law enforcement leaders and members of the Black Lives Matter movement with the goal of getting them to work together to curb violence and build trust. If a person, black or white, hates another person there is little we can do for that racist except pray. “And some of the voices that are out there are saying one thing, trying to pull us apart, splitting hairs and taking various unifying messages and ripping them to shreds beneath the minutiae of just pretentious ignorance”.
We are in a vicious cycle.
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FILE – In this Friday, July 8, 2016 file photo, flowers and ribbons are taped to flag poles in the area of the attack on Dallas police officers last night in Dallas. We can’t continue in this pattern.
