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In March 2021 it was reported that Black Lives Matter leader Terry Joe Wilson, a white man who allegedly is a faculty member at Boise State University and the school’s Black Lives Matter chapter spokesman, was arrested for smearing paint and feces on a statue of Abraham Lincoln.<ref>https://www.toddstarnes.com/crime/black-lives-matter-leader-vandalizes-abraham-lincoln-statue-using-feces/</ref>  Abraham Lincoln signed the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] in 1863, freeing the slaves.

In March 2021 it was reported that Black Lives Matter leader Terry Joe Wilson, a white man who allegedly is a faculty member at Boise State University and the school’s Black Lives Matter chapter spokesman, was arrested for smearing paint and feces on a statue of Abraham Lincoln.<ref>https://www.toddstarnes.com/crime/black-lives-matter-leader-vandalizes-abraham-lincoln-statue-using-feces/</ref>  Abraham Lincoln signed the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] in 1863, freeing the slaves.

Critics ask why Black lives only matter when they are taken by a white person, but not when a Black person is murdered by another Black person, and if that isn't [[discrimination]].  Many African American critics and victims of [[crime]] refer to the organization as Black Lies Matter due to its lack of concern over innocent child murder victims of random violence and drive-by shootings in Black neighborhoods.

Critics ask why Black lives only matter when they are taken by a white person, but not when a Black person is murdered by another Black person, and if that isn't [[discrimination]].  Many African American critics and victims of [[crime]] refer to the organization as Black Lies Matter due to its lack of concern over innocent child murder victims of random violence and drive-by shootings in Black neighborhoods.