What Was the Primary Reason for the Founding of the Black

question 1

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason for the founding of the Black Lives Matter social movement in 2013?

• A) to address inequities in the criminal justice system, focusing on police brutality against black men
• B) to bring greater awareness to the higher percentage of African American and Hispanic imprisonments related to illegal drug usage
• C) to call for stricter gun legislation to decrease murder rates in the African American community
• D) to protest the high number of incarcerated African American women, many of whom were mentally ill or had experienced past incidences of physical or sexual abuse