From Black Power to Black Lives Matter: The Making of a Movement
The Takeaway | Jun 21, 2017
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Much like the phrase "Black Power" evoked the struggle for racial justice in the 1960s, "Black Lives Matter" has become a slogan for activism and social justice today.
Both movements were shaped from more than 100 years of black social and political thought that argues not just for equal rights, but for the equal dignity and respect for black people.
Christopher Lebron, an assistant professor of African American studies and philosophy at Yale University, is the author of the new book, "The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea." He examines how history laid the foundation for the Black Lives Matter movement, and where it may go next.
