WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Activist organizations aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement on Monday issued a collective policy platform that calls for numerous changes to law enforcement, criminal justice and social systems -- days ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.
The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of various civil rights advocacy groups, published the agenda on its website Monday. Titled, "A Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom and Justice," it includes six main demands and 40 priorities moving forward.
"Black humanity and dignity requires Black political will and power," the platform statement begins. "Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been the driving force pushing the United States towards the ideals it articulates but has never achieved."
The six core demands are: End the War on Black People, Reparations, Invest-Divest, …
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