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Melania's Plagiarism & Lots of heat, little light in Cleveland

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CLEVELAND, Ohio. -- Day 3 (read first day here) of the GOP Convention reeked of thousands of protesters. Many were against the killings of Black victims of police brutality while others  included anti-Trump promotions, a recent denotion of the NAACP creating headlines about his campaign.

According to the BlackPressUSA, President Cornell Brooks had to announce that Donald Trump declined the NAACP's invitation to speak. This raised questions about Trump's potential presidency and signaled protesters to continue in their movement. NAACP President Brooks also noted that this year's election "marks a significant moral moment for America".

Melania Trump also left many questions about rather the racial issues of America would be addressed in the next presidency. Bro. Eric Ture Muhammad follows with her speech during the GOP convention.

Melania Trump's lifting of Michelle Obama's speech proves that Black Lives Do Matter!

“She pulled it off” was the initial consensus of White media. She was poised, confident, stunning, passionate, genuine, sincere, brilliant—oh, don't forget honest and believable.

These words filled the night air like the ending of a beautiful movie. CNN, FOX NEWS, MSNBC and practically all mass media; RNC delegates and Trump organizers ready to fall off to sleep. Then it happened. Social media July 18 exploded as Blacks and others took to cyberspace, as did the few Black correspondents in the sea of White media heard, saying something was eerily reminiscent in Mrs. Trump's appearance and presentation.

Nearly word for word of the presumptive First Lady of the GOP closed her 15 minute speech with words apparently lifted from the 2008 Democratic National Convention speech of then, soon to be First Lady Michelle Obama.

The charges of plagiarism dogged the GOP for a couple days as the campaign first denied anything was wrong and then July 20 had a staffer come forward and take the blame for the plagiarism problem. Instead of being fired or allowed to resign, the Donald and Company said all was forgiven. Still it was puzzling why the story told by Meredith McIver was not told when trouble first arose.

RNC successes and failures were cloaked as an unconventional start toward uniting a nation. Speech after speech echoed the rallying cry that Blue Lives Matter, acknowledging police deaths in Dallas and Louisiana. Yet the scores of Blacks killed at the hands of law enforcement were barely mentioned.

One thing that will stand out for perpetuity is that the most celebrated humanizing speech shared at the nearly Black-less convention came from the heart and soul of a Black woman who occupies the seat that Mrs. Trump now wants.

I guess GOPers can see now that Black Lives Matter.

—Eric Ture Muhammad