Racism has its boot squarely wedged on the neck of black communities, and we don't want to be told that hard work… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter is one iteration of a much larger struggle to fight for black people's freedom. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
In 2013, I helped create a black-centered political will- and movement-building project called #BlackLivesMatter. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter was born out of our unwavering love for black people and our undeniable rage over a system that has… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
We need to fight for a new human rights movement that recognizes and values black life. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
#BlackLivesMatter is about black pride and black power and standing up against a world that tries to annihilate us. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
I think what's so powerful about Black Lives Matter is we're the first movement able to take on law enforcement and make… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The unfortunate reality is the alt-right has captured white people's imagination. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we've been able… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
I think part of what we're seeing in the rise of white nationalism is their response to Black Lives Matter, is their… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Our decentralized, localized leadership structure has really allowed for Black Lives Matter structures in their own communities to take on the state… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The first thing that Black Lives Matter had to do was remind people that racism existed in this country because when we… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Tamir Rice, Tanisha Anderson, Mya Hall, Walter Scott, Sandra Bland - these names are important. They're inherently important, and the space that… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
#BlackLivesMatter was born online but now lives in street actions, in conversations in our homes, and in the dignity swelling in our… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The movement for black lives isn't just about black people. Black liberation has never just been about black people. It's been about… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
We keep calling for accountability and reinvestment and a push for all of us to imagine a world where black people are… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Every community has crime and violence; it's a part of being human. This idea that black communities are more violent than others… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter has become what black communities all over the world have needed it to become. At times, it is a… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
With Black Lives Matter, we knew from the very beginning that it wasn't just going to live online. We were like, 'We're… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter is our call to action. It is a tool to reimagine a world where black people are free to… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
With support from techies, designers, artists and thousands of activists across the country, Black Lives Matter is now an online-to-offline political movement,… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
What we acknowledged as a nation during the one-and-a-half year trial of George Zimmerman is that the white majority's public imagination of… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
So many stories have been told about Black Lives Matter. The beauty of building out a decentralized network, the beauty of building… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Many of us believed that Black Lives Matter would move this country to not only reckon with white racism but to usher… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The black radical agenda, which pushes us closer to freedom and the agenda to which I subscribe, calls for an eradication of… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Through Black Lives Matter and social media, we've been able to have a really challenging discussion with America about police and how… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The Black Lives Matter National Network and the movement at large are sophisticated. We're not easily won over by talking points and… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Wherever black people are in America, criminalization exists. Wherever there is a white-dominant space, deep racism exists as well - no matter… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
I think our work as movement leaders isn't just about our own visibility but rather how do we make the whole visible. How do… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
I've been an activist since I was a teenager. I was always curious about what we would now call social justice. I remember just… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
'The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman' is a reminder that people across the world are rebelling against norms and forging new paths for… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
Racism has its boot squarely wedged on the neck of black communities, and we don't want to be told that hard work and responsibility… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
Trump is literally the epitome of evil, all the evils of this country - be it racism, capitalism, sexism, homophobia. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
We have to look at queerness as a means towards challenging normativity. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
The unfortunate reality is the alt-right has captured white people's imagination. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
Since his inauguration, Trump has signed numerous executive orders that negatively impact poor, black and brown, queer, Muslim, and other communities. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
I want to see Black Lives Matter be able to ultimately reduce law enforcement funding. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
Colin Kaepernick is one of the leaders in the movement for black lives. His role as an athlete and activist is not only motivating… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
White people who voted for Trump decided to invest in a president who underwrites white supremacy in the guise of populism. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
When I was younger, I had these romantic ideas about the Black Panther Party and what it meant to be a part of the… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
I fight to prioritize black mothers and black children because we deserve to live in a world where our healing is centered and our… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
Each and every one of us has multiple identities, and this is a fact that should be celebrated. I for example, am a queer… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share
