By, Cinneye Sage
In a neighborhood in Columbia, Illinois a family consisting of two white parents and two adopted black children, to spread a message about BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement, they put up a BLM poster in their lawn. Someone decided to cover the black part with stickers saying "all" as in to say all lives matter, the family apparently seeing this as an act of vandalism put up more signs, in turn prompting the other to cut out the "black" part and cover up more of the stickers. The family tried to peacefully resolve this conflict by adding a note to their sign saying that if anyone had a problem with it, that they can quietly discuss it with the family. An officer showed up to take a report and was surprisingly concerned about this matter, the police now are taking an extreme amount of time and energy to find the one who continues to vandalize these signs. Please share this blog, website, and podcast with at least one other person. Please donate, you can find the donate button in the navigation menu. Follow the social media accounts @generationrevofficial on instagram or @generation_rev on twitter. If you are reading this on mobile scroll all the way down and follow the RSS feed so you can get the stories as soon as they come out. And remember, if you are reading this, you are the revolution!
Sources: http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2015/09/01/familys-black-lives-matter-signs-defaced-again-and-again-and-again http://www.prisonplanet.com/il-family-traumatized-after-vandals-mark-all-over-their-black-lives-matter-sign-video.html
In a neighborhood in Columbia, Illinois a family consisting of two white parents and two adopted black children, to spread a message about BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement, they put up a BLM poster in their lawn. Someone decided to cover the black part with stickers saying "all" as in to say all lives matter, the family apparently seeing this as an act of vandalism put up more signs, in turn prompting the other to cut out the "black" part and cover up more of the stickers. The family tried to peacefully resolve this conflict by adding a note to their sign saying that if anyone had a problem with it, that they can quietly discuss it with the family. An officer showed up to take a report and was surprisingly concerned about this matter, the police now are taking an extreme amount of time and energy to find the one who continues to vandalize these signs. Please share this blog, website, and podcast with at least one other person. Please donate, you can find the donate button in the navigation menu. Follow the social media accounts @generationrevofficial on instagram or @generation_rev on twitter. If you are reading this on mobile scroll all the way down and follow the RSS feed so you can get the stories as soon as they come out. And remember, if you are reading this, you are the revolution!
Sources: http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2015/09/01/familys-black-lives-matter-signs-defaced-again-and-again-and-again http://www.prisonplanet.com/il-family-traumatized-after-vandals-mark-all-over-their-black-lives-matter-sign-video.html