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The Class Politics of Black Lives Matter
- Dissent
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Volume 62, Number 4, Fall 2015
- pp. 31-34
- 10.1353/dss.2015.0071
- Article
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While the concerns raised by the Black Lives Matter movement reflect the experiences of most black Americans, they also extend beyond these communities. It is imperative that all progressive and left forces pay careful and respectful attention to this growing movement and its bold confrontation with state power. Its message is, in part, that there can be no real economic justice without racial justice.