Black Lives supporters seek backing from other minorities
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After two much-publicized deaths in July, a crowd-sourced letter is being passed among Asian-Americans in an attempt to urge others in their community to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The letter and similar versions have been circulating in an effort to enlist Asians, but also Hispanics and other minorities in the movement and to cast light on connections between different minority groups.
From the beginning, Black Lives Matter supporters have included protesters and activists of all races. In this latest campaign, minority supporters are turning to the people closest to them, trying to convince them that the movement is their fight too.
"In fighting for their own rights, black activists have led the movement for opportunities not just for themselves, but for us as well," an English-language version of the letter says. "Black people have been beaten, jailed, even killed fighting for many of the rights that Asian-Americans enjoy today. We owe them so much in return. We are all fighting against the same unfair system that prefers we compete against each other."
