August 9, 2016
Black Votes Matter to the DNC; Black Lives Don't
The Democratic National Committee's new slogan is apparently "Black Votes Matter," as shown by its endorsement of Black Lives Matter and invitation of the families of victims of controversial shootings to their national convention.
Democrats were to hear Tuesday night from the “Mothers of the Movement,” a group of women who have traveled the country to promote gun control and reforms to make police officers more accountable. The group includes the mothers of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, victims of high-profile police-involved killings.
Democrats have had decades to promote the reforms in question but have simply chosen not to do so. The vast majority of questionable police shootings and other uses of illegal force take place in cities whose mayors are liberal Democrats, some of whom hold very prominent positions in the DNC. This underscores the fact that Black votes, but not Black lives, matter to the Democratic...(Read Full Article)