black lives always mattered. they didn't start mattering because an organization run by white millennial liberals said so in response to media propoganda
@Heartlander it needs to be said. because the same people who they claim oppress them are the ones they are getting their validation from. make it make sense
@LordShadowfire so now you implying a certain period in time would equate to someone's value. black lives always mattered.
in the 60's racism towards African Americans was prevalent. that does not equate with value or worth. but by that logic, if they didn't matter why did the people feed to implement changes in which they did?
@DeluxedEdition Please read every word. The poll asked if you believe that black lives matter. Do you or do you not believe that? That's the question. Of course they matter, and always have, regardless of public opinion. That wasn't what I asked.
The public opinion among white people in Mississippi was that they didn't matter. That's why it's important to state facts that seem obvious people like you and me. Because while it's clear to me that having more melanin in your skin than your neighbor shouldn't be a reason to hate you, some other folks don't see it that way.