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Line 58: + + − In February 2016, some [[Facebook]] employees wrote #blacklivesmatter on community whiteboards at their company headquarters. Other employees crossed out that slogan and replaced it with "all lives matter." In response, [[Mark Zuckerberg]] sent a memo to Facebook employees ordering them to stop it, in contradiction of the policy that these boards were supposed to be "free speech zones." Zuckerburg wrote, " 'Black lives matter' doesn't mean other lives don't -- it's simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve." Two percent of Facebook employees are black.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zuckerberg-tells-workers-not-to-cross-out-black-lives-matter/|title=Zuckerberg tells workers not to cross out "Black Lives Matter"|date=Feb. 25, 2016|work=CBS News|accessdate=}}</ref> − [[File:BLM-Women's March.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] / [[Women's March]] [[misogynist]]s beat a female Trump supporter.<ref>Two references:*[https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-trump-supporter-hospitalized-by-black-lives-matter-thugs-at-womens-march/ EXCLUSIVE: Trump Supporter Hospitalized By Black Lives Matter Thugs At Women’s March]<br>*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/womens-marchers-rally-womens-rights-washington-dc-stomp-beat-choke-punch-female-trump-supporter/ Women’s Marchers Rally for Women’s Rights in Washington DC — Then Stomp, Beat, Choke and Punch Female Trump Supporter]</ref>]]
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On February 18, 2016, Barack Obama invited a number of civil rights leaders to meet with him and included Aislinn Pulley, a leader of "Black Lives Matter Chicago." Pulley rejected Obama's invitation and did not attend the meeting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/politics/obama-civil-rights-leaders-meeting/index.html|title=Obama meets with civil rights leaders -- minus Black Lives Matter|date=Feb. 18, 2016|accessdate=|work=CNN|first=Kevin |last=Liptak}}</ref>
On February 18, 2016, Barack Obama invited a number of civil rights leaders to meet with him and included Aislinn Pulley, a leader of "Black Lives Matter Chicago." Pulley rejected Obama's invitation and did not attend the meeting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/politics/obama-civil-rights-leaders-meeting/index.html|title=Obama meets with civil rights leaders -- minus Black Lives Matter|date=Feb. 18, 2016|accessdate=|work=CNN|first=Kevin |last=Liptak}}</ref>
[[File:BLM-Women's March.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] / [[Women's March]] [[misogynist]]s beat a female Trump supporter.<ref>Two references:*[https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-trump-supporter-hospitalized-by-black-lives-matter-thugs-at-womens-march/ EXCLUSIVE: Trump Supporter Hospitalized By Black Lives Matter Thugs At Women’s March]<br>*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/womens-marchers-rally-womens-rights-washington-dc-stomp-beat-choke-punch-female-trump-supporter/ Women’s Marchers Rally for Women’s Rights in Washington DC — Then Stomp, Beat, Choke and Punch Female Trump Supporter]</ref>]]
In February 2016, some [[Facebook]] employees wrote #blacklivesmatter on community whiteboards at their company headquarters. Other employees crossed out that slogan and replaced it with "all lives matter." In response, [[Mark Zuckerberg]] sent a memo to Facebook employees ordering them to stop it, in contradiction of the policy that these boards were supposed to be "free speech zones." Zuckerburg wrote, " 'Black lives matter' doesn't mean other lives don't -- it's simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve." Two percent of Facebook employees are black.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zuckerberg-tells-workers-not-to-cross-out-black-lives-matter/|title=Zuckerberg tells workers not to cross out "Black Lives Matter"|date=Feb. 25, 2016|work=CBS News|accessdate=}}</ref>
On February 29, 2016, [[Donald Trump]] held a rally that was disrupted by Black Lives Matter protestors. Trump responded that "all lives matter."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/politics/donald-trump-event-protest-rally/index.html|title=Photographer: Secret Service agent choked me at a Trump rally|date=Feb. 29, 2016|work=CNN|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-students-trump-rally-georgia_us_56d501c2e4b0871f60ec98ba|title=Black Students Removed From Trump Rally In Georgia|date=Feb. 29, 2016|accessdate=|work=Huffington Post}}</ref>
On February 29, 2016, [[Donald Trump]] held a rally that was disrupted by Black Lives Matter protestors. Trump responded that "all lives matter."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/29/politics/donald-trump-event-protest-rally/index.html|title=Photographer: Secret Service agent choked me at a Trump rally|date=Feb. 29, 2016|work=CNN|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-students-trump-rally-georgia_us_56d501c2e4b0871f60ec98ba|title=Black Students Removed From Trump Rally In Georgia|date=Feb. 29, 2016|accessdate=|work=Huffington Post}}</ref>