The Black Lives Matter group refuses to endorse any presidential candidate this coming 2016 elections but opts to proceed with its activism towards politics by questioning active candidates regarding their stance on how the African Americans in the United States are being treated.
Alicia Garza, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, tackled issues about why their group refused to endorse a particular candidate and why they want to delve further into protests in line with the campaign.
"Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen," Garza said, in the event year of the Black Women's Roundtable Policy Forum the past week in Washington, according to The Guardian.
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"What we've seen is an attempt by mainstream politics and politicians to co-opt movements that galvanize people in order for them to move closer to their own goals and objectives," Garza added, according to the Daily Beast. "We don't think that playing a corrupt game is going to bring change and make black lives matter."
The organization began after Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot in Florida in 2013. The Black Lives Matter group gained popularity this year when 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson, Missouri by a police officer who is white.
"Black Lives Matter" has always been associated with protests towards crimes involving black males under the hands of authorities, Associated Press reported.
