Why did you select this conversation? What connection does this have to your personal, academic, and/or professional interests?

My topic for this project is: Community race relations/police violence – #BlackLivesMatter.
Answers the following questions:
What specific conversation are you planning on following for the “Researching Rhetorically” project? (My topic is #BlackLivesMatter)
What social movement or influential organization is responding to that issue? How are they responding (i.e. briefly state their objectives and strategies)? Be specific (for example, there’s a difference between “the ocean” and “this organization is combatting overfishing in a specific zone and its impacts on wildlife”).
Why did you select this conversation? What connection does this have to your personal, academic, and/or professional interests?
What preconceptions do you have about this conversation? What preconceptions do you have about this organization or social movement? What questions do you have about either?