Americans have a long history of local civic engagement regardless of race. Fraternal organizations like the Lions Club and the Masons, business organizations like the Jaycees, and neighborhood associations have long engaged with the community to make improvements in their quality of life. Leadership in these organizations was always by election, and their regular meetings were generally conducted by Roberts Rules of Order, with reports and minutes of meetings issued to detail what the organization was doing. Black Lives Matter on the other hand is decentralized with no leadership hierarchy nationally or locally. They rely heavily on social media to spontaneously organize rallies and marches. They are pretty much making things up as they go along, and that’s fine except if you donate money there is really no way to know what happens to it. Also, if you have a problem with the way your local chapter is handling its affairs there is really no one to talk to about it, you can just quit but since there is no membership criteria or list no one will notice. This is a new world of civic engagement driven by technology, and if you follow the author’s advice basically black people will have to take all of the initiative. Also they won’t be having a year end awards banquet with local celebrities like the older civic organizations.