Alicia Garza

Ultimately, policing in and of itself is problematic.

— Alicia Garza

We need to make sure we're creating spaces to create new leaders and new types of leadership.

— Alicia Garza

I grew up in Marin County, which is a wealthy suburb of San Francisco.

— Alicia Garza

Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen.

— Alicia Garza

Just like we don't live in a two-dimensional world, we don't live two-dimensional lives.

— Alicia Garza

Quite frankly, black folks have always been at the core of what it's meant to make this nation human.

— Alicia Garza

I am not ready to give up this country without a fight.

— Alicia Garza

I'll be honest with you, I really struggle with the conversation around gun control.

— Alicia Garza

The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all…

— Alicia Garza

It's actually OK to be unique and have your own contributions, to celebrate what it means to be black, how we've survived…

— Alicia Garza

Although police terrorism plays a specific role on behalf of the state, it is not the totality of what state violence looks…

— Alicia Garza

It's hard to be a leader when you have to make hard choices and when you have to do what's right, even…

— Alicia Garza

Black Trans Lives Matter, to me, is really different. I think it speaks most directly to the marginalization and disenfranchisement of trans…

— Alicia Garza

'Socialism' became this weird household word partially because right-wingers call Obama a socialist, which he is the farthest from.

— Alicia Garza

I think race and racism is probably the most studied social, economic, and political phenomenon in this country, but it's also the…

— Alicia Garza

We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates…

— Alicia Garza

I think that building political power has to come from the outside and from within. Meaning, we have to build political alternatives…

— Alicia Garza

We can make black lives matter in the labor movement by building the kinds of movements that black women need to shape…

— Alicia Garza

If you're to look at people's social networks, not a lot of white people have a social network that has lots of…

— Alicia Garza

It took me a long time to figure out that I didn't have to do everything, that it was actually a lot…

— Alicia Garza

When we sit and think about what the world needs to looks like in order for black lives to actually matter, there…

— Alicia Garza

There has to be a readjustment of resources that is being diverted to police and policing as opposed to community health services,…

— Alicia Garza

What it takes to get people from liking and sharing and retweeting to organising is a hard and long process. Technology has…

— Alicia Garza

I need to create an environment where I can be my best self, and that means being unapologetic about saying no to…

— Alicia Garza

All in all, Donald Trump appeals to people who want to be seen the way that Donald Trump sees them.

— Alicia Garza

I've learned much more about politics than I thought I ever would.

— Alicia Garza

Find an organization that you want to support and get involved. You can give money or give time.

— Alicia Garza

Saying 'black lives matter' both literally and figuratively restores people's dignity.

— Alicia Garza

My mom has this thing where she doesn't sugarcoat stuff.

— Alicia Garza

Black Lives Matter was created as a response to state violence and anti-black racism and a call to action for those who…

— Alicia Garza

There is no separation between the black community and the LGBT community. As a black, queer woman myself, I often have to…

— Alicia Garza

When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

— Alicia Garza

The open source nature of the Internet is both a blessing and a curse, because just as much as we can watch…

— Alicia Garza

What is it going to take to dismantle the systems that keep me from being able to live well and that keep…

— Alicia Garza

I'm in favor of people getting in where they fit in. Wherever you feel you can make the greatest contribution, you should.

— Alicia Garza

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for…

— Alicia Garza

If I don't watch the news in a day, I think the potential for humanity is incredible. But anytime I look at…

— Alicia Garza

Growing up in a school that was majority white, my understanding of the world was that I was different but that differences…

— Alicia Garza

One of the beautiful things about a movement is that there are many strategies and many tactics contained within it. Not every…

— Alicia Garza

The biggest misconception about Black Lives Matter is that BLM is just one entity; Black Lives Matter is an organization and a…

— Alicia Garza