“What it means to say ‘black lives matter’” – MSNBC
“Police Killings reveal chasms between races” – New York Times
“We must end the madness of black-on-black crime”- Fox News
If members of the white American population were to entertain themselves with newspapers, radio, television, or social media such a Facebook or Twitter today, it would be nearly impossible for them to escape the current conversation about race relations in the United States of America. They would be bombarded with varying opinions and ‘facts’ concerning the present situations in numerous locations across the country such as Atlanta, Ferguson, Los Angeles, and New York. Afterwards they would be expected to formulate an educated opinion and engage in conversations and respond to the issue presented before them by various outlets.
Some circuits, such as of The O’Reilly Factor, posit that the “accomplishments of the Ferguson Protest” are that the they have inadvertently “set back race relationships in America years, and [have] actually created more bias against blacks” (O’Reilly 2014). In contrast, others suggest that that the protests are necessary utensils needed to promote racial awareness and …show more content…
Because, in god there is love, and in god there is peace, in god there is unity, and [protesters] are showing none of that to the human race.” By discrediting black grievances and discontinuing the national conversation about race relations and racism, whites are muddling the epistemic practices that encourage “the way out of the destructive ignorance of which…white America [possess]” (Spelman