Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016#Black Lives Matter movement

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## Contents

* 1 Johnson on the Black Lives Matter movement
* 2 Recent news
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

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Black Lives Matter is a social movement that developed in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in July 2013. Conceived by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, the phrase "black lives matter" emerged as a popular hashtag that online activists used to protest racial inequality and police brutality.[2][3]

“  | Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression.[4] | ”

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—Alicia Garza[5]

Black Lives Matter activists protest in New York City in November 2014.

The death of Michael Brown, a black teenager shot and killed following a confrontation with a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, expanded the Black Lives Matter message from tweets to demonstrations in major cities in 2014.[6] Although there was no central organization directing local activism, Black Lives Matter became a national network with 26 chapters.[7] Speaking about the movement's leadership, Cullors said, "What we do is we support the chapters. We support their local demands and goals. They tell us what they need us to build support around."[8]

Beginning in July 2015, activists from the Black Lives Matter movement began to engage with both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates by demonstrating at campaign events. Cullors told Politico in August 2015 that these disruptions were not done solely to engender policy change; activists also wanted to bring their message to communities unfamiliar with the movement's grievances. "This is a public display of the agony and anguish black people feel on a daily basis, and many of you don’t have to see it or deal with it or go home to it, so we’re going to bring it to you,” Cullors said.[9]

See below what Gary Johnson and the 2016 Libertarian Party Platform said about the Black Lives Matter movement and discrimination.

##  Johnson on the Black Lives Matter movement[edit]

* On August 23, 2016, Gary Johnson appeared on "The Five" on Fox News. Johnson repeated an earlier admission that until recently he'd had his "head in the sand" on the issue of institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system. "The Five" panelist Eric Bolling said he was shocked to hear that Johnson had publicly expressed support of the Black Lives Matter movement and disagreement with the phrase "all lives matter." Highlighting the racial disparity in shootings, Johnson responded, "All lives do matter, but when it comes to whites, guess what? We’re not being shot at the rate of six times blacks are being shot at."[10]

* During a CNN Libertarian Town Hall on August 3, 2016, Johnson was asked what he thought of the Black Lives Matter movement. "What it has done for me is that my head's been in the sand on this," Johnson replied. "I think we've all had our heads in the sand. And let's wake up. This discrimination does exist, it has existed, and for me, personally, slap, slap, wake up."[11]
* Read what other presidential candidates said about the Black Lives Matter movement.

The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform on rights and discrimination

| “  | 3.5 Rights and Discrimination

Libertarians embrace the concept that all people are born with certain inherent rights. We reject the idea that a natural right can ever impose an obligation upon others to fulfill that “right.” We condemn bigotry as irrational and repugnant. Government should neither deny nor abridge any individual’s human right based upon sex, wealth, ethnicity, creed, age, national origin, personal habits, political preference or sexual orientation. Members of private organizations retain their rights to set whatever standards of association they deem appropriate, and individuals are free to respond with ostracism, boycotts and other free-market solutions.[4]

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—2016 Libertarian Party Platform[12]

## Recent news[edit]

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Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016/Black Lives Matter movement - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Gary Johnson
* Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson To Announce He's Running for President Today," January 6, 2016
2. ↑ USA Today, "Meet the woman who coined #BlackLivesMatter," March 4, 2015
3. ↑ The Washington Post, "How Black Lives Matter moved from a hashtag to a real political force," August 19, 2015
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
5. ↑ Black Lives Matter, "A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement," December 6, 2014
6. ↑ CBS News, "How a death in Ferguson sparked a movement in America," August 7, 2015
7. ↑ NPR, "The #BlackLivesMatter Movement: Marches And Tweets For Healing," June 9, 2015
8. ↑ The Daily Beast, "Who Really Runs #BlackLivesMatter," August 15, 2015
9. ↑ Politico, "Black Lives Matter isn't stopping," August 20, 2015
10. ↑ Bustle.com, "Gary Johnson Defended Black Lives Matter On Fox News With A Trove Of Statistics," August 24, 2016
11. ↑ Politico, "Gary Johnson admits blind spot on racial discrimination," August 3, 2016
12. ↑ Libertarian Party, "Libertarian Party Platform," May 27, 2016

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