The Urgent Need for the Black Lives Matter Movement in a Colorblind America

Name Professor Course Code Date Argumentative Essay: Black Lives Matter African Americans believe that their group faces discrimination in the United States more than any other group. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a political and social movement that advocates for the rights of African Americans against discrimination, injustice, and inequality. According to (Machelessen), this movement came into the limelight when the United States was colorblind and a post-racial society. This attribute means that society believes that they are not racists, yet there is a continuous manifestation of racist ideologies in most institutions. The movement was created in 2013 after overwhelming instances of police brutality, social injustice and systematic racism rooted in American society. The main target of the movement is structural reforms in the United States. The concept of racism is connected to political affiliations. It is not revolutionary and the menace of racism has been politicized. Democratic loyalists believe that police shoots and violence are racist compared to the Republican loyalists pausing a difficulty in the enactment of the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement. The All Lives matter and the Black Lives Matter are conflicting ideologies that are putting the lives of African Americans in debate. History documents the infringement and dehumanization of blacks through slavery, and today the grievances of the Blacks are considered obvious and the generation of discrimination is hailing This essay addresses the question of how the United States reached a point of realization that the Black Lives Matter movement is needed and the concept of colorbli