By Ezra Lloyd
Today: Vandalizing a Black Lives Matter Mural in California, it was yet another bad look for the Trump 2020 campaign. A preview of what it will be like if their fearless leader loses by a landslide.
(Biden as of this writing is up by 10+ points in every poll)
The Big Picture:
Despite some of the great strides that have been made in the support of Black Lives and the Black Lives Matter movement over the past few weeks, we see instances of pushback that remind us that the fight for equality and an end to systemic oppression is far from over. As was the case this morning with 2 people who painted over a Black Lives Matter mural in the bay area with black paint.
What’s Going Down:
- A confrontation ensued in Martinez, California Saturday after a couple of people decided to vandalize a Black Lives Matter mural in front of the county courthouse as captured in the above video.
- Despite the city giving permission to activists to paint the message, a man and a woman showed up hours later and began painting over the letters of the mural with black paint.
- In a video, the pair are seen arguing with activists and shouting “All Lives Matter” and “police killings are a consequence of resisting arrest”. The man in the video is wearing a shirt touting “Four More Years” in reference to Donald Trump.
Next Steps:
- Activists were able to record the license plate number of the truck the couple was driving, and the Martinez Police Department is currently investigating the situation.
- Surely the mural will be fixed, and the cost of paint is relatively cheap. This whole exercise is symbolic and really isn’t serving to advance either cause meaningfully. It is the idea of pushback to something as simple as racial justice that is concerning.
- If you are still unsure what Black Lives Matter is about, read our Interview with Dr. Apryl Alexander who is a member of Black Lives Matter 5280.
- If this is an early warning sign as to what happens when Trump supporters do not get their way, we are in for some wild times coming up. Keep in mind absolutely nothing has changed for white Republicans in the country other than Donald Trump’s poll numbers and approval ratings slipping to an all-time low.
