Sen. Bernie Sanders is arguably the most progressive candidate in the current presidential campaign; he has been a civil rights activist for more than 50 years and even marched on Washington in 1963 to see the Rev. Martin Luther King give his “I Have a Dream” speech. Why, then, is the #BlackLivesMatter movement harassing Sanders, protesting at his events and disrupting his speeches
Last month in Phoenix, Sanders and fellow Democratic presidential candidate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley were interrupted by #BlackLivesMatter protesters at a Netroots Nation event in Phoenix to demand more governmental protection and attention be paid to African Americans, specifically those who have died in police custody.
At an event this past Saturday, #BlackLivesMatter activists interrupted Sanders before he could speak, eventually forcing him off the stage without ever speaking. They demanded Sanders take action on saving black lives and called on him to address structural racism and release his plans to reform policing.
