Black Lives Matter doesn't always include Black women. Despite the fact that the movement was started by three Black women, or the fact that Black women are its biggest supporters, the movement often ignores instances of police brutality and violence against Black women, all the while honing in on those enacted against Black men.
For a shorter, more concise version of this episode, feel free to check out the Sorella Magazine article, "How The Black Lives Matter Movement Keeps Failing Black Women & Girls", here: https://www.sorellamag.org/opinion-sorella/black-lives-matter-movement-fails-black-girls
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