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OP-ED: Black Lives Matter responds to President Obama with the launch of the Snappy Slogan campaign

Across the country, local officials have been engaged to bring change to Black communities. Many cities have taken the lead in reducing police department budgets and officers; reallocating resources to community-based programs; removing officers from schools and public transportation systems; and, removing law enforcement as first responders for situations that are not life-threatening. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — President Obama thinks you lose people with snappy slogans like #DefundThePolice. Our movement believes when leaders waste time criticizing a hashtag instead of talking about stopping the murders committed by law enforcement and white supremacists, we lose Black lives. If the former President is worried about whether #DefundThePolice is the right slogan, we must make it known that this is the type of leadership that is a part of the problem.

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