Richard Wright's Black Lives Matter Movement

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The world we live in today is extremely different than the one Richard Wright lived in during the early 1900’s. In Wright’s autobiography, “Black Boy”, his every waking moment is filled with racism. Racism is still a prevalent issue today, and one that many white people don’t want to talk about. An innumerable amount of people have turned a blind eye to today’s racism, but with Black Lives Matter taking headlines, the news, social media and everyone's lives by storm it’s easier than ever to see how little white people’s mindsets towards black people have changed. The Black Lives Matter movement is all about activism to stop the racism and violence against black people. In today’s society black people have a new voice that is only being