Dear Washington Post...

Madison Gesiotto, a writer for The Washington Post, claims that the Black Lives Matter movement is causing a divide in America. She supports the All Lives Matter movement. According to her, it represents equality.  I, however, think otherwise. The Black Lives Matter movement did not initiate the divide that exists in this country. The division began the very moment that our forefathers stepped foot onto American soil. Based off of studies African Americans are not treated equally under the law. African Americans are twice as likely to be approached by law enforcement and passed through the prison system than White Americans.
In hindsight, The All Lives Matter movement contradicts the Black Lives Matter Movement. All lives can't matter if African American lives don't. Shootings that have occurred over these past few years, for example, Sandra Bland,  Alton Sterling, Trayvon Martin, etc. Demonstrate whose lives actually matter the most.  Black Lives Matter supporters want officers to be made responsible. Black Lives Matter does not equal anti- All Lives Matter or anti-Blue Lives Matter.  The movement shines a light on the black men and women who experience police brutality in daily living.
Many people think that Black Lives Matter creates exclusion. I have noticed that All lives Matter supporters feel this way the most. The counter movement of the Black Lives Matter movement is nothing short of negative. All Lives Matter downplays the cause. Suppressing a movement for the underrepresented is pointless. The operative question is what exactly has the All Lives Matter Movement done for non-black people who have experienced brutality at the hands of the police? I have not seen any protest or marches held in honor of those people. They only seem to want their voices to be heard when others are being vocal about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Now would be a very good time for All Lives Matter supporters to start using their voices to speak up for their claims.

People can continue to support the slogan. At the end of the day, it only solidifies my point about how black lives do not matter in the United States. `Many people might have the wrong idea about the movement and what it stands for. It not only focuses on the African American lives lost but also on the institutionalized racism ingrained in America’s judicial system. Which is something that blacks in this country have been dealing with since the abolishment of slavery and the beginning of The Black Codes.

For decades the police force and white vigilante groups have gotten away with the murders of innocent African Americans. The Black Lives Matter organization came to fruition because of these aforementioned events. No more than one percent of white cops face indictment when it comes to these types of shootings. Meanwhile, the outcome would be completely different for a Black person who committed the exact same crime. I highly doubt these causalities will come to an end. At this point, it all comes down to whether or not the officer who commits the crime will be charged.