Black Lives Matter Targets Graceland: Plans To ‘Shut Down’ Elvis This Week
The Coalition of Concerned Citizens, a radical group that includes Black Lives Matter protesters, has set its sights on Elvis territory, with a plan to “Shut Down Graceland” on Monday.
While the target might seem unusual, the timing is not. The annual Elvis Week has been taking place since Wednesday and is slated to continue until Tuesday.
The local TV station Fox 13 reports:
Protest leaders say the mass demonstration is planned for 6:00pm Monday. They said they specifically chose Graceland because it is Elvis week and they know it will raise awareness.
Leaders say they also chose Graceland because “it demonstrates one of Memphis’s most common forms of financial inequality and because the site has ties to … the death of unarmed teen Darrius Stewart.”
“We feel like we still haven’t been answered,” said Frank Gottie, a community leader. “They’re givin’ us the runaround.”
The Coalition of Concerned Citizens in Memphis consists of the Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter, the Memphis Grass Roots Organization, the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense & Inward Journey, and other groups. Memphis Voices for Palestine announced it will also join the planned Graceland chaos.
The Coalition released the following statement:
The demonstration, set for Monday at 6:00pm, is planned as a peaceful show of solidarity, unifying the people of Memphis against systems that promote poverty, violence, and economic disparity. Graceland was chosen as a protest site because it demonstrates one of Memphis’ most common forms of financial inequity and because the site has ties to a prominent case of police brutality that resulted in the death of unarmed teen Darrius Stewart.
Graceland recently opened The Guest House, a new 450-room resort-style hotel in the heart of the African-American community of Whitehaven. The project cost more than $120 million to build and received upwards of $78 million in public funding and tax breaks. Project developers and city officials promised Whitehaven residents the project would be an economic boon to the community, but as has been case for decades, residents have seen little if any of that money “trickle down” into the middle-class neighborhood’s economy. This is not an uncommon story.
According to Graceland.com, events being held during Elvis Week include:
The annual Candlelight Vigil, The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, The Auction at Graceland, Elvis Fan Reunion, Conversations on Elvis, The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Concert event, and much more. Special guests include Elvis’ co-stars, Francine York and Celeste Yarnall, TCB Band Member Glen Hardin, Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick, and many more.
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All those there to disrupt should be considered terrorists, because that is exactly what they are when they’re infringing on the rights of others AND being outright bullies a in their “demonstrations”. Therefore, all those there to visit the site should arm themselves, even if it’s wasp spray (better than pepper spray) and show the radicals/terrorists that they have everyone’s full attention in showing their baseless “movement”.
I think it is very disrespectful because Elvis is not here and is buried on his home Graceland VERY DISRESPECFUL. Why don’t they protest on the property of who they are angry at.
…cause THEIR own section 8 yard ain’t big enough for a protest.
What a buncha ignorant savages ! They have about as much decency and morals, common sense as those moslem terrorist
ELVIS WHEN HE WAS ALIVE HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE BLACK, WHITE CHILDREN WITH CANCER, HE WAS A GREAT MAN, WHY DONT THEY LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE ?
These people do not represent the African people and their beautiful culture…These are obama’s creation; a political rampage for political unrest. These are his children acting out his hatred for America. Blacks and whites must band together for a common cause towards an errand of mercy for America. We need to step back and look at the worlds entire political movement as it quickly unfolds before our eyes from civil to national unrest; and that is the Key. I’ve been posting this comment for three months under Soft War Attack and Red Dawn previous to that. The strategy is… not calling it for what it is, A SOFT WAR ATTACK . A planned strategic movement can be well into the interior of a country with out opposition. Civil unrest leading to civil war is the UN-NWO agenda for every nation on the planet.This worldwide migrant and Illegal immigrant movement is a strategy to force all nations to comply to the UN-NWO Peace troops when the grip gets tighter. UN white military vehicles are stockpiling in major countries. There are one thousand in Texas alone fitted with cages and shackles. I believe these elections, protests, riots and these present migrations present a national influence on hijacking countries. There are over one hundred and fifty Muslim brotherhood organizations in America alone. The riots from a possible stolen election will be controlled by the UN- NWO peace troops that will be gathered and based in Cuba. This will make the second attempt to use Cuba as a base. The first was Kennedy blocking Russia and their cargo of missals into Cuba. This also raises questions about obama’s recent friendly visit to Cuba. An Ex cia claims a six-hour window can bring in up to 250.000 UN Peace Troops on to American soil. Trumps Wall would pose a problem for the wall apposing Liberals; are you starting to get the picture? . This is a Real Red Dawn. Recently President Barrack Obama signed the “Patriot Defence of Liberty Enabler Act” which is his latest in a series of Executive Orders to bring the U.S. in “compliance with the United Nations Agenda 21” The President says that this plan will allow the Federal Government to “assume control of all Federal territory in case of a National Emergency or //?? Civil Disobedience” ??//. Citizens who do not comply will fall under the Civil Disobedience Act. This act describes perfectly a nation in the recent past who were told to comply with the law and willingly climbed aboard the rail box cars to the camps……White UN-NWO Vehicle stock piling photos at.. GREATERTHINGSTOCOME.COM
I so agree with you, people are playing right into their hands. All the infighting is what they want. There are still, I believe good African Americans and good decent White people. These new movements will bring Marshall law, just what the establishment wants. People are in crises, They truly should be made at the government who is willing to keep them on government assistance, dependence on run down public housing, dependent. America is mad at the wrong thing, except even though I come from a Law enforcement family, our
POLICEMAN now days, need retrained for sure. Still must see the writings on the wall, each side confuses our youth, only makes the establishment happy, only hurting themselves in process. Ty for sharing your opinion. Ty from Michigan
I am so sick of Black live matters. EVERY DAMN LIFE MATTERS! YES I AM WHITE YES I HAVE BI RACIAL GRANDSON AND NO I AM NOT RACIST PERIOD. THOSE THUGS NEED TO BE TAKEN TO JAIL AND ROT. PERIOD. THEY THINK THEY ARE SO COOL UT JUST A BUNCH OF ARROGANT ASSHOLES.
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I agree
This BLM group is so much more than recognizing police brutality toward blacks ! It feeds on pure hate ! This has grown into a full blown terrorist group ! Why have they not yet been charged as so, is beyond unbelievable !!!
Darrius Stewart was not unarmed he was swinging the officers handcuffs at the officers head. BLM is nothing but a group of terrorists
I often wonder what Marrin Luther King would say about this group? And about protesting what on Elvis’s property?
They’re idiots! Graceland is still private property. Just because paying ticket holders are welcome doesn’t mean that it is public property. Unless they have permission from Lisa Marie Presley, they will be trespassing.
pUT aL SHARPTON IN THE COTTON FIELD ALONG WITH JESSE JACKSON AND SE E HOW LONG THEY LAST.THEY NEED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE US. tHIS WAS PROBABLY THEIR IDEA. i would have them all locked up if I WAS LISA.
a im black lives matters member write me about situcion go white swinnes
African-American community of Whitehaven.? oxymoron?