Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. is a global organization founded in 2013. Better known only as Black lives matter, it was created in response to the assassination of Trayvon Martin, a black 17 year-old boy shot by a white police officer.
Martin’s murder was just one among other zillion cases of police brutality against black people in the USA. Black lives matter operates in the US, the UK and Canada with the mission to eradicate white supremacy and violence against black communities.
Racism has existed for a long time and black people have been targets of discrimination and different ways of violence. Things have definitely changed for the better in some cases, but for this community the past and the present still have things in common regarding the way they are treated, especially when compared with how white people are.
Based on the Venn diagram order the words given to write sentences comparing the life black people had in the past with the one they have now.
Observe the following Venn diagram about a few characteristics in the past and the present of black people’s lives:
And the story goes on and on, for example in 2020 another black guy suffered from extreme violence. George Floyd was 46 years old when he was killed by a white police officer who thought Floyd looked suspicious.
Consequently, thousands of people protested against the white privilege that is still present nowadays.
Study the following charts about differences between black and white people’s living conditions, then order the words to write sentences about the given information.
| Category | Black people | White people | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960's | Now | 1960's | Now | |
| Household income per year | $24,700 | $43,300 | $44,700 | $71,300 |
| Category | Black people | White people |
|---|---|---|
| Police intimidation and unwarranted arrest in 2019 | 44% | 9% |
| Inmates in the USA |
2,272 per 100,000 Afroamerican adults |
392 per 100,000 white adults |
Based on the Venn diagram order the words given to write sentences comparing the life black people had in the past with the one they have now.
Observe the following Venn diagram about a few characteristics in the past and the present of black people’s lives: