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    Re: Taking the knee Archived Message

    Posted by albertinspain on 8/12/2020, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Taking the knee"

    'Black Lives Matter' registers as political party and could stand in local elections next year

    At certain times during a match there is a banner top left come up Black Lives Matter.
    What BLM stands for.......not what I want our footballers getting involved in and politics should be kept outside of any sport.

    “BLACK Lives Matter” is an awe-inspiring and powerful mantra for people protesting police violence against African-Americans.

    Placards bearing those three words, alongside symbolic pictures of clenched fists raised in the air, are being brandished at protests worldwide after the death of George Floyd in the US.

    If you see any protests against racism, chances are you'll notice demonstrators raising their arms skyward, while clenching their fists in unison.

    The history of the symbolic gesture goes back decades, to show defiance and is often associated with both left-wing politics as well as oppressed groups,

    The black power movement used it as a gesture to represent the struggle for civil rights back in the 1960s.

    And the Black Panther Party has long used it as a symbol of resistance.

    In the sporting world, US runner John Carlos made history by raising a black-gloved fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympics to protest against racism.

    A bronze medallist in the 200 metre sprint in Mexico City in 1968, Carlos joined the gold medallist, fellow black American Tommie Smith, in raising his fist and bowing his head on the podium while America's national anthem was playing.

    The men’s protest against racism and in favour of “black power” marked a milestone in the civil rights movement in their home country and is an iconic image in Olympic history.
    BLM "is a global organisation in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."

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