For some black activists who have long been mobilizing around gun violence, the current wave of public attention and outrage over the issue is welcome. “It’s complicated, but I would encourage us to lean into the complicated,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said on a panel with HuffPost Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen on Wednesday. It is interesting to note the difference in support for the kids in FL versus the kids in Black Lives Matter. When black activists have taken to the streets to protest police shootings, members of law enforcement have met them in full riot gear, and at times attacked them with tear gas. This is a race question.”Lawrence Bryant / Reuters A Black Lives Matter protester stands in front of St. Louis Police Department officers equipped with riot gear on Sept. 15, 2017.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2018 22:18 UTC