Episode 23 - Amaud Arbery And The Dangers of American Social Media Justice

The death of Ahmaud Arbery was unnecessary and it should not have taken a social media campaign to get justice. However, this remains the NORM for minorities in this country. Dr. Martin Luther King and his supporters realized that television could force justice in America when individuals were forced to face the truth. On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma. They got as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs, tear gas, dogs, and drove them back into Selma. The entire event was caught on camera and broadcast to the world. Historians point to the fact the incident was broadcast as the turning point in African Americans' push for Civil Rights Legislation. Very little has changed in 2020. To get justice, African Americans have to have overwhelming video proof. What's the danger? Unlike in 1965, Social Media giants have the power to "de-platform" users and suppress hashtags to keep them from going viral. If African-American think that social media is the key to American justice, we better be prepared not to get justice. What are the answers? Check out the podcast and then let me know what you think! If you like what you hear in the podcast, please subscribe, LIKE the show, and FOLLOW me on Twitter at @PetersonThe or @Guerillapreneur. If you are interested in business and entrepreneurship, check out my other podcasts, Guerrillapreneur: The Art of Waging Small Business Warfare (https://www.spreaker.com/show/guerrillapreneur-podcast), Gigging: Everything and the Sharing Economy (https://www.spreaker.com/show/gigging-everything-sharing-economy), and Career Coaching Xs and Os (https://www.spreaker.com/show/careercoaching-xs-and-os).If you like conspiracies, you will love my podcast Event Horizon. Event Horizon is the podcast that would be born if David Icke and the X-Files had a baby. https://www.spreaker.com/show/event-arisingNeed help developing a business pitch for your startup or small business? Check out my online course "How To Develop A Winning Business Pitch" https://ceyero-consulting-eschool.thinkific.com/courses/how-to-develop-a-winning-business-pitch. The course is only $39.00.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mark-peterson-show--652501/support.