The Black Lives Matter movement has found a staunch supporter in the form of Senator Elizabeth Warren. In a speech she gave today in Boston on racial inequality, the Senator likened today’s Black Lives Matter and anti-police brutality movement to the civil rights movement of the 1960's that won black Americans the right to vote, the Washington Post reports.
“None of us can ignore what is happening in this country,” she said. “Not when our black friends, family, neighbors literally fear dying in the streets. This is the reality all of us must confront, as uncomfortable and ugly as that reality may be. It comes to us to once again affirm that black lives matter, that black citizens matter, that black families matter.”
Warren also called for major policing reforms, such as de-escalation training and body cameras for all police officers. “It is a tragedy when any American cannot trust those who have sworn to protect and serve,” Warren said. “This pervasive and persistent distrust isn’t based on myths. It is grounded in the reality of unjustified violence.”
