The Black Lives Matter movement doesn’t have a typical power structure — and it doesn’t want to, as it wages battle on multiple fronts
or liaise with the groundswell. There is no chairperson or candidate calling the shots in private or serving as a public rallying point. With no singular person to attack in tweets, President Donald Trump instead directed his ire and threats of violence at mostly peaceful protesters.
"We don't need someone in the Senate or House to try to build their political career off of this moment," said Bryan Mercer, executive director of the Philadelphia-based social justice organization Movement Alliance Project. "It is a misconception that we need a charismatic leader to carry this work forward."
Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities in Milwaukee, said she is having more conversations with other Black organizers across the country than ever before. The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is in turmoil — with an executive director on theand a chairman facing accusations of ethics violations — as protesters demand change.
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