I have never felt the grips of patriarchy and its need to erase black women and our labor... so strongly until the… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
I've been in movement work since I was 16 years old. Black Lives Matter becomes an important part of the story, but… — 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
Black Lives Matter is one iteration of a much larger struggle to fight for black people's freedom. — 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
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 story of Black Lives Matter starts before Black Lives Matter. The story of Black Lives Matter, for me, starts with my… — 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
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
I grew up in a neighborhood that was heavily policed. I witnessed my brothers and my siblings continuously stopped and frisked by… — 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
Myself and the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, but in truth, we are loving women whose… — 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
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
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
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 Image
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 Image
'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 Image
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 Image
Trump is literally the epitome of evil, all the evils of this country - be it racism, capitalism, sexism, homophobia. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
We have to look at queerness as a means towards challenging normativity. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The unfortunate reality is the alt-right has captured white people's imagination. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
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 Image
I want to see Black Lives Matter be able to ultimately reduce law enforcement funding. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
