Intro to BLM
What year did #BlackLivesMatter start?
2013
How many guiding principles does BLM have?
12
Primary sources are from a _____ account?
first-hand
Who is Alicia Garza?
One of the three black women who started #BlackLivesMatter
TRUE OR FALSE: Globalism is a guiding principle of BLM.
TRUE: "We see ourselves as part of the global (including all the world) Black family, and we are aware of the different ways we are impacted or privileged as Black people who live in different parts of the world."
Give two examples of a primary source.
live video, letter/diary, speeches, paintings
DEFINE: Reliable
TRUE OR FALSE: #BlackLivesMatter particularly highlighted the egregious ways in which Black women, specifically Black trans women, are violated.
TRUE
This was in your notes on 7.1 AND slides are on Google Classroom
TRUE OR FALSE: Loving Engagement a guiding principle of BLM.
TRUE: "We embody and practice justice, liberation, and peace in our engagements with one another."
What is intersectionality?
when people experience discrimination based on the combination of their social identities (like race, gender, class, and sexuality, ect.) not a single one at a time.
EX:) A black woman experiencing racism and sexism at the SAME TIME, not individually
When looking at sources/documents ect, you should question how _______ it is.
Reliable
DEFINE: Bias
"prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair."
'#BlackLivesMatter' started when the murderer of _____ was found ___ ____.
Trayvon Martin, "not guilty"
How do the guiding principles shape the Black Lives Matter movement?
The principles allow people to understand BLM's mission and understand why its is important and that every black life deserves to be protected.
What does intersectionality have to do with BLM?
Black Lives Matter does not ignore the other parts of one's identity. ALL black lives matter includes black people who are also women, queer, trans ect.
Why is it important to know the perspective of a source?
Because the source could be bias
DEFINE: Intersectionality
the understanding that people experience discrimination and privilege based on the combination of their social identities, like race, gender, class, and sexuality, not just one at a time.
TRUE OR FALSE: The #BlackLivesMatter movement is different from the organization.
TRUE:
While the organization involves leaders and the people in it. The MOVEMENT centers around the idea that all black lives matter
Which guiding principle is the MOST important? WHY?
All Black Lives Matter: This principle includes all the other ones. Ex) All Black Lives Matter which includes black women, black queer people, black trans people, ect.
A company hires white women and black men but not black women. However, they argue that they are not discriminatory against black women. What is wrong with their argument?
The company does not hire women who are black. This is discriminatory because they are not acknowledging the intersectional identity of black women. (Being black AND a woman, experiencing racism AND Sexism at the SAME TIME)
Sage told Amaris that Gesmy was talking bad about her. Should Amaris trust what Sage said? Is Sage a reliable source?
No, Sage is not the primary source so Amaris should not believe what she said.
What is identity?