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

all lives matter, the fact that there's groups using this slogan to instill racial diversity for a profit, like Al Sharpton, when has he onces talked about black on black violence.... I'll wait.

facts based on statistics, white cops shooting blacks is a very low percentage, why is it you don't see this when a black cop shoots a black? and statistics show clearly, not being racist, blacks are more prone to violence, hell watch world star if you don't believe me. Cops have a right to protect themself, case in point the cop shot here in Memphis Tn, cop rolls up on drug deal gets shot and killed, the cop is a former Marine,

so my interpretation is this, to the NAACP, and other so called Black leaders, Black Lives Don't Matter, unless its to flame the fires of division, and line their pockets with money.

PS
Al Sharpton, pay your taxes

Every life is precious regardless of the color of their skin.

It means that we are still a racist society. Only when we integrate will our economy bloom.

From my brief readings on the topic and the background history of the movement. The slogan is not discounting that all lives matter, however, it is saying that black lives are just as important as any other race. I think the media does over exaggerate things in the news, however, I think that with this movement this country is having an open discussing about race and race relations within this country. Police brutatlity and things of that nature have been going on for years, however, with the evolution of social media and camera phones it just makes it much easier to spread the word about things that are going on in our country,

Not sure... I see it around here (signs)... I personally believe all lives matter. It is a sad state of affairs SPC Andrew Griffin when we have to say "black lives matter." Nevertheless, My interpretation is that we (our nation) continue to trivialize black Americans, and we need to stop and take notice. Again, I don't see the world that way... but, I realize not everyone sees this the same. I believe everyone matters.

I think it served an excellent purpose - to focus our national attention and discussion about race and a part of it was noticing that there are way, way too many black folks turning up dead, way too often. In the old days you'd know locally and sometimes you'd see stories about stuff in other cities, but it was hard to keep track of. Now, with video cameras, America has had it's collective eyes opened. We've always known there were bad cops. Most often people said "It's just one or two bad apples" and we had to accept that. But after Rodney King we started watching, but still, it wasn't reflective of any "culture" and then came the iPhone and later and body cameras and now we can see what happened. We've seen direct evidence of cops killing people. Ferguson caught the national attention, the more recent murders (no other word) and attempted murders have gotten attention. If we are one track for 1,000 Americans to get killed by the police, I think we need plenty of independent video coverage. The good news I see police culture getting the message and change is underway. This is a great example of social media directing positive results.

I tend to go with ALL lives matter. Being of mixed race (Cherokee, Black, Irish, Scots, Norweigan and French) I was raised to believe in ML King's words, and consider each person by the content of their character. That said, I know fully what its like to face bigots and racists, of all sorts, and I try never, ever to forget what that felt like, so I will treat each and every person as a person and nothing more.

Now, knowing that, you might understand why I was totally horrified and shocked by the OUTRAGE when a man on a news blurb stated that ALL LIVES MATTERED, and he was booed down! I heard later, he even voiced an apology for saying that. Why? What was so wrong in stating the truth that every life, black, brown, red or white does matter?

I guess I'm just too old, and too dang confused to understand this world lately. We are a single race... just different amounts of Melanin in our skin based on where our ancestors lived. Maybe we just all need to sit down over a pizza and talk this crap out for once, and find common ground where we can all proceed from there. Just saying

Here is what is sad... our own government is investing in keeping racism alive with OUR tax money. Who controls the administrative branch and the bureaucracy? That's right, the executive!

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2015/08/u-s-pays-black-comedian-to-deliver-anti-white-racist-tirade-at-fed-agency/

Seems like a loaded topic, sadly.

The Jewish group I work with as a lay leader for the military has a joint mission, serving people who are incarcerated. In that work, I've met a disproportionate number of young black men who were sent up for lengthy periods of time--sentences that simply aren't doled out as often for white offenders convicted of the same crimes. For those who mention black on black violence, I think it exists on the same continuum as the disproportionate levels of poverty and white on black violence.

Someone also mentioned abortion, but I have to point out that the CDC statistics, since they started collecting them, do not show a community disproportionately aborting their children as compared to other racial demographics, so I urge anyone who would say so to stop referencing bogus facts.

In other words, though, "black lives matter" isn't just about black lives coming to an end, but the aggregate quality of life for blacks in America. Outside of the Guard, I work as a manager in a STEM field where less than one percent of students in university and workers in the field are black. I ask myself, "why?" and what role does the genuine lack of access to these fields play in the success or lack thereof of black citizens?

I don't believe it to be a matter of deliberate exclusion. I think we can say that without it being an indicator of white racism, having to feel white guilt, or talking about white privilege. I want to see our black community elevated out of whatever problems, so that there's not even a shadow of the doubt, to the point where "black lives matter" would be as absurd as "Irish lives matter" in this nation. Right now I'm not sure it's as absurd or racist as some would believe.

Everyone matters.

To add my perspective to this, I think that those of who have served share a different bond which makes us more color blind than those who have not.

We are all brothers and sisters of arms and I think that makes it more difficult for us to understand why some of this goes on at all.