No, the Capitol riots are not like the BLM protests, say activists
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No, the Capitol riots are not like the BLM protests, say activists
By Julie Watson
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Washington: Black activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that equates the deadly siege on the US Capitol with last year s Black Lives Matter protests of racial injustice.
Republican Congress members defending President Donald Trump made the comparison again on Thursday (AEDT) while building their case against impeachment and accused Democrats of being hypocrites with selective outrage. Their comments mark the latest effort by Trump and the Republican Party to misrepresent the Black Lives Matter movement as an extremist, violent faction tied to anarchists.
Updated: 12:43 PM PST Jan 14, 2021 By Julie Watson Related video above: U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri speaks about U.S. Capitol breachBlack activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that equates the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol with last summer s Black Lives Matter protests of racial injustice.Republican lawmakers defending President Donald Trump made the comparison again Wednesday while building their case against impeachment and accused Democrats of being hypocrites with selective outrage. Their comments mark the latest effort by Trump and the GOP to misrepresent the Black Lives Matter movement as an extremist, violent faction tied to anarchists.“You can moan and groan, but he was far more explicit about his calls for peace than some of the BLM and left-wing rioters were this summer when we saw violence sweep across this nation,” Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida said in defending Trump before the House voted
While at Rutgers, Ginsburg pioneered teaching women s rights with a seminar in law and gender equality.
She also began to build the legal framework that would lead her to successfully argue landmark gender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court, which she joined in 1993 as the second woman justice. When I think of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I hope future generations will understand her perseverance, her clear-eyed pursuit of justice and equity, and her care for those people who are often seen as voiceless or without history, Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway said. These are the principles that Ginsburg stood for. I think they are the principles that Rutgers stands for, and I d love for future generations to understand how they are connected in that way.