Top Ten Articles on Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter made headlines in 2016, with academics, college administrators and college students taking up this banner of anti-police and anti-white privilege on their own college campuses. Here are ten articles from this year on how Black Lives Matter rhetoric made headway at college campuses:

1. High School and George Washington University students held anti-Trump and Black Lives Matter protest outside the White House https://www.academia.org/students-hold-black-lives-matter-and-anti-trump-rally-outside-the-white-house/
2. Black Lives Matter Activists start a ‘subscription box’ for white people to pay for black activism https://www.academia.org/black-lives-matter-activists-launch-subscription-box-for-white-people-to-support-black-activists/
3. Illinois State University and University of Vermont flew Black Lives Matter flag https://www.academia.org/illinois-state-flies-black-lives-matter-flag/

https://www.academia.org/university-of-vermont-is-flying-a-black-lives-matter-flag-on-their-campus/

4. Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson told San Diego State University students that police officers have white privilege https://www.academia.org/black-lives-matter-activist-deray-mckesson-talks-about-white-privilege-police-officers-to-san-diego-state-students/
5. Emory University brought up Black Lives Matter rhetoric after Dallas police officers were murdered by a pro-Black Lives Matter supporter https://www.academia.org/after-dallas-ambush-of-police-officers-emory-university-highlighted-black-lives-matter/
6. UVA professor took leave of absence after Facebook post on Black Lives Matter upset students https://www.academia.org/uva-professor-agrees-to-go-on-leave-after-criticizing-black-lives-matter/
7. Black Lives Matter activist Rashad Turner pressured special education teacher into early retirement after social media post on Black Lives Matter https://www.academia.org/minnesota-special-education-teacher-blasted-by-black-lives-matter-activists-pushed-into-retirement/
8. White people could be on the wrong side of history on Black Lives Matter, Louisville graduate student claimed https://www.academia.org/louisville-grad-student-worried-about-whites-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-on-black-lives-matter/
9. University of California-Irvine sponsored a Black Lives Matter writing contest https://www.academia.org/cal-irvine-sponsors-black-lives-matter-writing-contest/
10. Debate at University of Michigan Shouted Down by Black Lives Matter protesters https://www.academia.org/black-lives-matter-protesters-disrupt-open-debate-shout-down-debaters-at-michigan/

 

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