Don't listen to Loren, this is the real story.
What is happening in America is an odd thing. There are shootings, it seems well over 1,000 killings involving the Police. Because statistics aren't tracked, there is no idea how much is undue shootings. Almost all of the officers aren't even charged when there is a killing. Almost none that are tried are convicted. This is ignoring beatings and what not.
Don't listen to Jimmy Higgins, his data doesn't add up.
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_us.html
2013 (the last year for which data is available): 516 legal homicides.
From looking elsewhere I find this is roughly 60% police. Where are you getting the thousands of killings??
So when a black male is shot and killed, there is typically a sense that there is no due process. Some blame it on race, but that probably isn't fair. The lack of due process is protection of the Police. That the shooting happened at all, however, has some basis of race. Now here is the rub. If the victim was white, there is doubt if he would have been roughed up and consequently killed. And this is what is bothering blacks. Hence #blacklivesmatter.
Look at Axulus' thread--blacks are shot less often than their level of criminal activity would indicate.
What shouldn't be an issue divided by race, somehow is in this country.
And I explained why it's an issue. You've fallen for their deception hook, line and sinker.