{"id":21753,"date":"2015-09-28T21:15:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T01:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=21753"},"modified":"2015-09-28T21:15:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T01:15:52","slug":"sample-the-thoughts-of-communities-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2015\/09\/28\/sample-the-thoughts-of-communities-of-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Sample The Thoughts of Communities Of Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been finding a lack of understanding of people of color in the mostly white Bernie Sanders&#8217; fan base.  I thought I might be able to act as a conduit of people from communities other than the majority one.  Even though I had some feeling about the issues of other groups, I thought I might try to interview some local people to find out their views more exactly.<\/p>\n<p>What I have discovered, much to my chagrin for not having figured this out before, is that there are plenty of outlets for these voices, but we, the majority community, have to seek them out and listen to them.<\/p>\n<p>Using a hashtag of #BlackLivesMatter (Too) on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"#BlackLivesMatter hashtag search on Twitter\">twitter<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"#BlackLivesMatter hashtag search on Facebook\">Facebook<\/a> led me to instant results.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few things I found.  There is a much, much larger universe to explore.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>wolbbaltimore<\/em> has the article <a href=\"http:\/\/wolbbaltimore.newsone.com\/2019917\/what-is-the-ask-iyanla-vanzant-addresses-blacklivesmatter-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WOLB Baltimore article from NewsOne\">What Is The Ask: Iyanla Vanzant Addresses #BlackLivesMatter Controversy<\/a> featuring the &#8220;video&#8221; below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/BCY3OC\/Ha5BggifMuHL\/embed\/select\/media\/he7QUo3DIm5P\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" style=\"border: thick ridge #009900\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>News One<\/em> has the article <a href=\"http:\/\/newsone.com\/3196092\/should-black-lives-matter-movement-hold-a-presidential-candidate-forum-to-address-our-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"News One article\">Should The Black Lives Matter Movement Hold A Presidential Candidate Forum To Address Our Issues?<\/a> The article features the &#8220;video&#8221; below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/BCY3OC\/Ha5BggifMuHL\/embed\/select\/media\/grTFMplHzB_s\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" style=\"border: thick ridge #009900\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Everyday Feminism<\/em> has the article <a href=\"http:\/\/everydayfeminism.com\/2015\/09\/how-be-ally-black-movements\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Everyday Feminism article\">Here\u2019s What It Really Takes to Be An Ally to Black Justice Movements<\/a>. This article features the video below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NG4I59xyxtw?rel=0\" style=\"border: thick ridge #009900\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been finding a lack of understanding of people of color in the mostly white Bernie Sanders&#8217; fan base. I thought I might be able to act as a conduit of people from communities other than the majority one. 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