What is your Interpretation of the Slogan "Black Lives Matter"?

I have a very close friend who is black and I asked him when it first started, what he thought about this Black Lives Matter issue. And just so everyone knows, I am white and I also think that this movement is dangerous. He immediately said that it is a problem and will lead to nothing but racial tensions and violence. He then added that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are nothing but race baiters and are only in it for the money. I asked him why he thought the movement was a problem when the black community leaders were all behind it. He then answered my question with a question; why does the black community need leaders? His words not mine, "You don't see white people with community leaders, telling people what to think and do. You don't see Asian communities with leaders, telling people what to do. You don't see Latin community leaders telling people what to think and do. And if there are, they aren't parading on TV telling people 'No justice, no peace." I had never thought about it in that light before. Why do any communities; white, black, Asian or whatever need "leaders?" I just thought I'd share that thought.

How do I "interpret" it? That is a strange question. Much like "how do you interpret the sun is hot".
All lives matter. Even cops' lives.

But if black lives matter, why are the biggest percentage of abortions done in the black community?

It is a racist slogan being used to further the segragation of Americans based on color and social beliefs.

Either all lives matter, none ever will.

That says it all for me.

I used to interpret it as a racist matter, especially with how people from the "black lives matter" crowd would always shoot down or belittle those who were in the "all lives matter" crowd.

However I saw a post a few weeks ago that changed my point of view on it.

In the whole Black Lives Matter debate, we've missed out that there is an implicit "too" at the end.

The analogy that was gives was on of a family sitting down to thanksgiving dinner where all the family members are passing around the food and getting huge, but equal, portions of the meal, when it gets to the last family member, theres barely any food left, and they they ask "can I get my fair share?" to which the other family members reply "how about everyone gets their fair share". Well they're missing the implied "too" at the end of that family members question.

I didn't do the analogy as much justice as I could have, so if I find it Ill paste it on here.

Black Lives do matter but just the same as all others. The issue with this slogan is that that you do not hear it being chanted in the streets of Chicago where you have black on black murders all the time. You do not have anybody trying to change the culture in these areas were there are high amounts of crime. Is it sad that we have any loss of life yes but on the same token when an officer gives you a command comply do not resist do not fight back and do not charge the officer. Just as in the military we go through an escalation of force based on what the situation entails so do cops. If they perceive an immediate threat to themselves or those around them they are going to reach for their weapons. Now that being said there have been times the cops have been wrong. But 9 times out of 10 they make the right decision. But honestly this slogan should be gotten rid of for it is being used to increase a divide by Al Sharpton and his goons. After the recent shooting in North Carolina the residents and Families essentially to Al to stay away because all his goons have brought is more pain to the areas they travel too ie. Ferguson and Baltimore.

It was a great slogan in the aftermath of Ferguson. But, all lives matter and at this point it is being morphed into a phrase that is somewhat offensive to groups that aren't remembering the original genesis.

SFC Andrew Griffin, Of course Black Lives matter! I consider that an ill unadvised slogan!

It means we have a problem.