Black Lives Matter of Black Identity Extremist?: The FBI, Black Activists and the Struggle for Victimhood

Paul Mutsaers

Black Lives Matter of Black Identity Extremist? The FBI, Black Activists and the Struggle for Victimhood

Paul Mutsaers

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The question 'who is the victim?' is an important social directive that shapes the struggles for victimhood in which Black Lives Matters, U.S. police forces and their various (counter)publics are currently engaging. This column begins with a controversial FBI report on so-called Black Identity Extremists and their aggressions against police, and continues with some observations on victimhood and the central role it plays in the public relations of police.

Original language	English
Journal	Diggit Magazine
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Black Lives Matter
FBI
Black Identity Extremist
Ferguson
Michael Brown
Eric Garner

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