The #BlackLivesMatter movement has been getting plenty of traction in the black community, and many are taking to social media to speak out against police brutality.
With more and more celebrities calling out the police for the many senseless deaths of black civilians, supporters of the police have been trying their hardest to silence those with huge platforms.
Solange recently called out the Baton Rouge PD and instantly supporters of the department tried to suggest she was lying.
Solange wouldn’t back down though:
Protesters/marchers have been nothing but peaceful today in Baton Rouge. Police are here pulling out tear gas while children are around.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 10, 2016
Most of the march/protest speakers in Baton Rouge were all under 17 years old…
We all left feeling uplifted….— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 10, 2016
Yet as I walked back to my car I personally saw @BRPD pulling huge assault rifles out on peaceful protesters…
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 10, 2016
@Christo64255952 @BRPD So what do you call these? pic.twitter.com/K9NmyCmcf2
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 11, 2016
@C_Lo_Gulina I said they pulled it out, and they 100% did as well as put on mask. And no THIS is dangerous and sad. pic.twitter.com/bsXNt5COSw
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 11, 2016
A celebrity thats actually out making waves trying to change this sad world while so many think sending a tweet will bring justice. People like Solange are the only ones who should speak about the movement
BLM wouldn’t be where it is today without tweets. The whole movement started with a tweet. To downplay social media’s importance makes no sense.
“BLM wouldn’t be where it is today without tweets. The whole movement started with a tweet.”
Man, I forgot about that. Wild how one hashtag started all of this huh?
Let’s also not forget that tweets have been responsible for racists who are in positions of power losing their jobs and being held accountable. I can name numerous times that social media backlash has been effective. Social media is very important.
Actually the only way we can get justice is to follow the Jews blueprint. We need economic power. So until Solange and those like her help us do that, even what she’s doing doesn’t matter much either. I’m sure y’all will try to drag me for saying this but it’s the truth.
Yes, we need economic power to force real change but had it not been for social media giving BLM traction, we’d still be on the first step.
Well that’s why it is crucial that we boycott and put our money into black banks.
I love Solange. Thank God for all the celebrities who have been tweeting about BLM and those who have been in the trenches. We need all the help we can get.
Solo said but I have receipts though. LOL.
It’s amazing to me how quickly racists like to call us liars and try to downplay what we’re fighting for.
Deflection and dishonesty is all they know.
Exactly. And victim blaming….
These racists are trying so hard to discredit us. It won’t work though. They thought they would silence us with the Dallas shooting but it didn’t work and won’t work.
Love her so much.
In addition to doing footwork, there are also 20+ black-owned banks listed on her website to help increase our economic power. The thing of it is, we’ve got to start somewhere – no matter how small the first step is. I’ve been quite annoyed by posts I’ve seen on social media with our people questioning how boycotting certain stores and organizations would be helpful. Unfortunately, this is a huge part of our problem. We request solutions and then pick them apart to discredit the relevancy. Beyond economic power, we actually need unity and the ability to be on one accord with a willingness to follow….
Kudos to her and everybody else out there who’s trying.