{"id":121722,"date":"2015-12-23T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T12:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/12\/23\/micdotcom-alivewhileblack-is-the-heartbreaking\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T05:11:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:11:57","slug":"micdotcom-alivewhileblack-is-the-heartbreaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/12\/23\/micdotcom-alivewhileblack-is-the-heartbreaking\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-121722 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/12\/23\/micdotcom-alivewhileblack-is-the-heartbreaking\/attachment\/121723\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tumblr_ng2qvqfCGf1r83d7lo1_540-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/105740\/alive-while-black-exposes-ugly-truths-about-everyday-police-racism?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\">#AliveWhileBlack is the heartbreaking response to #CrimingWhileWhite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite became a platform to illustrate what often happens when white people engage in criminal activity. It was a powerful moment, as white people openly acknowledged that they don\u2019t face nearly the same punishment or brutality experienced by their black counterparts. But despite the good intentions of those who participated, many others felt like the hashtag detracted from conversations about the value of black lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/105740\/alive-while-black-exposes-ugly-truths-about-everyday-police-racism?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\">In response to that first trending hashtag, Jamilah Lemieux, senior digital editor for Ebony magazine, started #AliveWhileBlack.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>micdotcom: #AliveWhileBlack is the heartbreaking response to #CrimingWhileWhite The hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite became a platform to illustrate what often happens when white people engage in criminal activity. It was a powerful moment, as white people openly acknowledged that they don\u2019t face nearly the same punishment or brutality experienced by their black counterparts. 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