Created for Broward College North Campus faculty by Quakish Liner, Jacob Skelton, Jason Vinson, and Zakiya Odoi (2015) for faculty and staff professional development.

1. Quakish Liner, Jacob Skelton, Jason Vinson, Zakiya Odoi

2. Learning Objectives:
By participating, faculty and staff will gain insight
into:
•the #BlackLivesMatter movement and how it relates
to our students
•applying critical thinking skills to answer questions
regarding controversial events related to the
movement

3. Today’s Goal:
Our goal is to ensure that our colleagues
understand why #BlackLivesMatter (and address
the social response to the notion of All Lives
Matter), focus on social justice, and create an
atmosphere of civil discussion on race.

4. “Everyone wants to be
Black until the police
comes” -unknown

5. All Lives Matter
AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMM….

7. What to Make of “All Lives Matter”?
Do these descriptors create a large enough spectrum or continuum?
What other descriptors would you add to this continuum?
Let’s watch a few video clips.
How would you place the speakers along the spectrum?

8. Felonius Munk on All Lives Matter

9. CNN Democratic Debate

10. Gov. Chris Christie on Face the Nation

11. What to Make of “All Lives Matter”?
Which comments represent…
◦ A good natured attempt at inclusiveness?
◦ Other examples?
◦ A distraction from BLM?
◦ Other examples?
◦ An attempt to marginalize BLM?
◦ What other movements in history have been marginalized?
◦ Occupy Wall Street
◦ Civil Rights
◦ Women’s suffrage
◦ An outright affront?
◦ In the words of one leader…

12. Daunasia Yancey & Julius Jones:
Black Lives Matter, Boston

13. Discussion Questions
What do you make of “All Lives Matter” in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement?
Does “All Lives Matter” attempt to marginalize the BLM movement? To what extent?