I say "Black Lives Matter"

I say ‪#‎Blacklivesmatter‬ because there is so much history and current events suggesting that black lives have not mattered enough and still do not matter enough.

In slavery, Black lives did not matter enough
In the US constitution, Black lives did not matter enough
In the Jim Crow era, Black lives did not matter enough
In the Selma, Black lives did not matter enough
In department stores, Black lives do not matter enough
On roads and highways, Black lives do not matter enough


In prisons, Black lives do not matter enough
In Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights, Black lives did not matter enough

Until we have experienced no fewer than three generations of unquestioned equality, we will not have said #Blacklivesmatter enough.

Currently, we have not had five straight minutes of unquestioned equality.

Let's get to work.