annotated bibliography on black lives matter

1. Tori Starr
February 11, 2016
FYS-100-212
Annotated Bibliography: Black Lives Matter
Cullors, Patrisse, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza. Black Lives Matter. Haki Creatives , n.d.
Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
Black Lives Matter is an organization that was created to show and protest around the
U.S. that black lives do matter. It is a movement and online forum called #BlackLivesMatter that
three women started with the intensions to build connections between Black people and our
allies to fight anti-Black racism. After the Trayvon Martin shooting by police occurred,
#BlackLivesMatter was brought about to identify the anti-Black racismbeing brought about by
our policemen who are supposed to defend and protect us, be our heroes; not kill innocent
blacks.
The organization does have proper experience and the professional help that was
provided to help create the website. The organization is very well known now and as it is
trusted, it can also be bias by what you believe. It has a very positive purpose to inform others
of the information on why black lives matter. It does not contain a bibliography but other
references such as authors and other providers are credible. It has been edited and published
by experts who helped Garza and her sisters spread the word and make it viral. It does contain
bias, but only because racismis a personal opinion to everyone. The website is kept very up to
date always publishing new stories.
"Our Mission." Our Mission. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016.
<http://www.blacklifematters.org/our-mission>.
Black Life Matters believes that all life matters. Their mission is to propose plans and
solutions to end diversity and all be equal. They believe that African Americans are not victims
but victors. It is their responsibility to stand up and let it be heard. To strengthen the African
American culture and bring victory to their community is their all in all mission.
There is no author named nor a certain organization or movement other than the
website. That being said, it does not seem credible even though it is a similar movement to the
#BlackLivesMatter who is very credible and professional.
Dawson, Michael C. Blacks In And Out Of The Left. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University
Press, 2013. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
The book Blacks In and out of the Left has a literal meaning to its title; overtime,
individual African Americans and black organizations have been in and out of the left, the left as
leftist movements. What information this book is trying to give us is that even when blacks

2. were an active part of the left, it was very common for black activists to not be a central part.
Black radicalism, the struggle for freedom, equality and justice and how it has shaped society is
well informed.
This is source is very credible as it was published by a university and also a scholar. It
was scholarly with a bibliography, organized table of contents, various studies and how it has
progressed over generations.
García, Jennifer Jee-Lyn, and Mienah Zulfacar Sharif. "Black Lives Matter: A Commentary
on Racismand Public Health." American Journal of Public Health 105.8 (2015): E27-30.
ProQuest. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
The recent nonindictments of police officers who killed unarmed Black men have incited
popular and scholarly discussions on racial injustices in our legal system, racialized police
violence, and police (mis)conduct. What isn’t stated in any movements is a public health
perspective in response to these events. This book informs us on these isolated incidents to a
broader discussion of racismin America and how it affects the health and well-being of people
of color. Being informed of both problems can form our society into a much healthier, all in
one, better civilized society.
This article is a very credible source with an included bibliography and references. A
professional journalist is the expert author. It covers the topic comprehensively. It is well
informing of the racial problems here in America and how it all comes together and affects the
society as one.
Altman, Alex, and Daniel White. "Where Black Lives Matter Goes From Here." Time
186.8 (2015): 22-24. Academic Search Alumni Edition. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
This article is informing us on how black lives matter is becoming a political matter and
has been brought about and recognized by many political leaders. One of the guiding principles
of the protest movement that has come to be known as Black Lives Matter is that discomfort
can bring change. Each of the major Democratic campaigns has held meetings with Black Lives
Matter activists to solicit ideas. But the formal network is just one of many organizations that
have converged under the Black Lives Matter banner to confront the power structures from
police forces to prisons to politics that activists say have devalued black life. Like other recent
protest movements, such as the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter is
devoted to its decentralized power structure. The diversity of goals and grievances was on
display in late July, when some 1,500 activists gathered in Cleveland for an event billed as the
first national convening of the Movement for Black Lives.
This article is a credible source coming from Times Magazine with the author Alex
Altman who is scholarly in journalism and has wrote many articles that have been reviewed. It
is very professional work of his and also references straight from the matters hands.