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Black Lives Matter And HPD Plan For A Peaceful Rally – Houston Public Media

Houstons Black Lives Matter chapter is rallying tomorrow and some people are concerned it may get out of hand.

The Spirit of the Confederacy statue in Sam Houston Park is the reason behind tomorrows rally.

Ashton Woods is with Black Lives Matter and says the statue is not representative of Houston.

If Houston is the diverse welcoming city we all claim it is, we need to represent that to the fullest extent, Woods says.

Although the title of the event is Destroy the Confederacy, Woods says the rally is not meant to incite violence.

Black Lives Matter Houston has been in this city for three years, and every time weve had a protest weve been non-violent, we have not destroyed property, he says.

They will be hosting a deescalation training tonight.

Houston Assistant Police Chief Larry Satterwhite says the department is coordinating with Black Lives Matter Houston and is confident the demonstration will be peaceful.

Houston has a way of responding and a way of expressing their concerns without it going to violence, without it going to property destruction and thats something we can all be proud of, he says.

Satterwhite says officers have mapped out the rally space and are prepared if they need to separate counter protesters.

The group This Is Texas Freedom Force have announced that they will be attending the rally to oppose Black Lives Matter. TITFF recently protested in San Antonio against the removal of another Confederate statue.

Listen here for the full interview.

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August 19th, 2017
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Air Jordan denies making Black Lives Matter shoes – Chicago Tribune

Shoe fans buzzed this week about news that Air Jordan would be putting out a shoe that pays tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement, but while at least one such pair exists, it's not from Jordan Brand, according to Jordan's business manager.

"This was one employee's self-customized pair that he posted on his personal social media account," said Estee Portnoy, senior vice president of marketing for Jump.DC.

A Nike official added that the employee, Frank Cooker, simply added a "personal strap" to a pair of Air Jordans.

Cooker posted a picture of his customized shoes on Instagram Wednesday, and wrote, "... and so does standing up for peace , harmony, equality and justice for ALL!" He made no mention of the company's plans.

Cooker's post caught the attention of shoe blogs and newspapers this week. Black Lives Matter is a polarizing grassroots campaign that protests police brutality and Jordan has a well-worn reputation, deserved or not, for staying apolitical.

However, last year, Jordan did share his feelings about the state of race relations in a piece he wrote for ESPN's The Undefeated. "As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers.

I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or background, so I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that seem to be getting worse as of late."

Jordan pledged $1 million each for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and theInstitute for Community-Police Relations.

plthompson@chicagotribune.com

Twitter @_phil_thompson

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August 19th, 2017
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The misplaced arguments against Black Lives Matter – The Economist (blog)

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August 19th, 2017
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Gathering of Detroit clergy sparks debate over Black Lives Matter and KKK – WXYZ

DETROIT (WXYZ) - Less than a week after the violence in Charlottesville, religious and community leaders gathered Friday in Detroit to speak out against bigotry.

The country is seemingly divided after what took place.

Many folks, including a group of local clergy and community leaders, said they were horrified by these images.

"There is no room for white supremacy, racism and the KKK in America today," Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Sheffield said,

The group came together outside of the Plymouth United Church of Christ in Detroit to speak out against white nationalists and other hate groups.

"It's time to pick a side. Stand on the right side. The side that does not have Nazis," Rev. Greg Larson of the First Congregational Church said,

"We all have to stand up for justice and love," Sheffield said

WXYZ live streamed the press conference on Facebook and many people commented about the event.

Many of the commentators compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the KKK.

"Black Lives Matter is more about justice and equality it's not about hatred," Sheffield said. "And when you look at the KKK, you look what was taking place in Charlottesville, it was, to me, coming from a place of hate."

Other Facebook commenters questioned why religious leaders would make this political.

Reverend Nicholas Hood of the Plymouth United Church of Christ said it's not about politics, it's about people.

"This is about injustice and intolerance," he said.

More than 30 religious and community leaders are committing to work as advocates for peace and equality.

"We are together in hope that we are together in faith, that we are together in love. And that sometimes, that love needs to be strong enough to stand up against injustice in the world," said Rev. Dr. Stephen Butler Murray of the Ecumenical Theological Seminary.

"Take the ashes of Charlottesville and let's, as a nation, build something positive," Hood said.

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Black Lives Matter: All Confederate symbols should be banned …

According to tweets sent by Chicagos chapter of Black Lives Matter, the United States should ban all Confederate symbols in response to the white supremacist terror attack in Charlottesville, which left one woman dead and scores more injured.

The group, in a series of tweets, wrote, The fact that the Confederate flag & statues permeate the south is evidence that white supremacy was never overthrown in the United States.

Comparing Confederate symbols and monuments to Germanys ban on all Nazi-related propaganda, the group added, After WWII, Germany outlawed the Nazis, their symbols, salutes & their flags. All confederate flags & statue, & groups should be illegal.

The KKK & all other white supremacist groups should be illegal for the same reason Germany made them illegalfor crimes against humanity, the group wrote. The murder of Heather Heyer reveals white supremacists value no life, even white life. We must end white supremacy in the United States.

Charlottesville, Virginia, Black Lives Matter activist Lisa Woolfork gave an interview to Truth-Out on Monday, speaking about Confederate symbols in the United States as well as the domestic terror attack.

Woolfork told the website that there has been a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville every month since May, and added that many of the rallies focused on Confederate monuments.

About the monuments, Woolfork said, One thing that I like to impress upon is that I think it is very important to retain attention on the Confederate monument. Of course, many people are turning to Louisiana and New Orleans as an example of a mayor who decided to step up and say, No more. These are relics of a racist past and I want us to build a better future as a city. We do not need these any longer. They have outlived their usefulness. Charlottesville has not done that. They have not done a complete process of reckoning.

Black Lives Matter has been very vocal about the removal of Confederate symbols and monuments since its 2013 inception, and in June 2015, Black Lives Matter-related graffiti was even scrawled across various Confederate monuments across the U.S.

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August 18th, 2017
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