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DO AFRICAN BLACK LIVES MATTER?.

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The black lives matter movement is an internationally recognized activist movement, originating in the African-american community, that campaigns against violence and systematic racism against black American people. the movement was founded on the 13th July 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. The movement was founded in hopes to end police brutality against black American people,   providing a safe platform for black people to express themselves. The movement gives a voice to black people that have for years been deprived of their human right to live free from discrimination. With the founders of the movement being American and most of its activities taking place in America, the question that comes to mind is are African lives included in the black lives matter movement?. Yes the movement claims to be inclusive of all black lives around the world, But that has not been fully practiced in Africa where majority of the people are black. It is safe to say that...

FEMINISM.

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FEMINISM is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of equality between the sexes on spectrum's of political, social, and economic equality. feminism is a movement that advocates for gender equality, the aim of feminism is for fair of treatment across the board. What differentiates feminism from other social movements is the focus on gender and how it relates to the oppression of women, as well as people and non-binary gender identities and expressions. In recent years feminism has been making waves in mass media, as women and men both advantaged and disadvantaged have taken it upon themselves to advocate for women's rights. F eminism aims to breach the gap between women and men eliminating gender stereotypes and allowing both gender's to thrive. Tradition and Feminism. For years women have been groomed and conditioned on how to be good wives, how to take care of their children and most importantly husband. Women have been placed in a box of comfor...