Everyone believes black lives matter. But not everyone gets what Black Lives Matter is about. Until they do.
Via PJ Media:
The “Broadway Supports Black Lives Matter” concert scheduled for September 11 at Feinstein’s/54 in New York City has been cancelled because parts of the activist group’s platform have anti-Jewish and anti-Israel elements. The event was set to be directed by Tony award winner Tonya Perkins.
Feinstein’s/54 sent out the following email to Broadway World:
“The owners and managers of [Feinstein’s/54 Below] strongly believe in and support the general thrust of the goals and objectives of BLM. However, since announcing the benefit they’ve become aware of a recent addition to the BLM platform that accuses Israel of genocide and endorses a range of boycott and sanction actions.
“Feinstein’s/54 Below would have preferred to hold the concert in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, without endorsing or appearing to endorse the entirety of the Black Lives Matter organization and its platform but we’ve found that a distinction impossible for us to effect.“As we can’t support these positions, we’ve accordingly decided to cancel the concert. We’re sorry about this unfortunate situation which has not dimmed our commitment to supporting social justice.”