“Defund the Police?”
There has been a lot of talk about this “slogan” since President Obama recently referred to it in a controversial way.
But what is it it really about?
We will share a series of posts looking deeper, as this is part of our mission, as well, but here is an important statement of it’s ultimate mission from founder of BLM:
“Defunding the police is more than a slogan; it is a policy demand that has already resulted in legislative changes in cities across the U.S. and around the world,” says Melina Abdullah, a founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. “Our call to defund the police and invest in Black communities is a well-researched approach to ending police brutality against Black people after decades of failed attempts at reform.”
#DefundThePolice captures the energy and the collective consciousness of our movement. Hashtags and slogans did not start with #BlackLivesMatter or #DefundThePolice. Hashtags and slogans have been around for decades and used as tools for messaging and engaging in movements like ours.
President Obama thinks you lose people with snappy slogans like #DefundThePolice. Our movement believes when leaders waste time criticizing a hashtag instead of talking about stopping the murders committed by law enforcement and white supremacists, we lose Black lives. If the former President is worried about whether #DefundThePolice is the right slogan, we must make it known that this is the type of leadership that is a part of the problem.
(https://blackpressusa.com/black-lives-matter-responds-to-president-obama-with-the-launch-of-the-snappy-slogan-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR04vt-96nBfErtTpGK8fxsHpj7C7jZhHH3-1EpDZoe7FDYcuF4xbKglyYs)
