Patrisse Cullors

Like any organizer worth their salt, I'm open to critique, but I won't be bullied or treated badly. I'm an imperfect human,…

— Patrisse Cullors

For those looking outside-in, it's not fair - or accurate - to assign someone an identity based off the first thing that…

— Patrisse Cullors

Black Lives Matter was born out of our unwavering love for black people and our undeniable rage over a system that has…

— Patrisse Cullors

Our communities must demand dignified housing, satisfying jobs, and proper labor conditions; our educational system must be culturally relevant, multi-lingual, and teach…

— Patrisse Cullors

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

With abolition, it's necessary to destroy systems of oppression. But it's equally necessary to put at the forefront our conversations about creation.…

— Patrisse Cullors

I grew up in a neighborhood that was heavily policed. I witnessed my brothers and my siblings continuously stopped and frisked by…

— Patrisse Cullors

The brutal history of colonialism is one in which white people literally stole land and people for their own gain and material…

— Patrisse Cullors

Black Lives Matter is our call to action. It is a tool to reimagine a world where black people are free to…

— Patrisse Cullors

I don't dislike my appearance at all.

— Patrisse Cullors

The Trump administration has done everything in its power to uphold the harsh racist reality we have faced.

— Patrisse Cullors

The Internet is the most democratic communication platform in history, largely because we've had network neutrality rules that make sure all web…

— Patrisse Cullors

Presidential elections and the voter experience have long been fraught for black people. From racist poll taxes to made-up literacy tests to…

— Patrisse Cullors

I knew marriage was not the answer to changing the conditions for poor, black, queer folks. So I never felt compelled to…

— Patrisse Cullors

The first thing that Black Lives Matter had to do was remind people that racism existed in this country because when we…

— Patrisse Cullors

Black women voted against Roy Moore not because they necessarily wanted the other guy; they voted against Roy Moore because they knew…

— Patrisse Cullors

Black Lives Matter is one iteration of a much larger struggle to fight for black people's freedom.

— Patrisse Cullors

Policing has never been about public safety: its origins are rooted in social control, the denial of people's human rights, securing the…

— Patrisse Cullors

I am part of a legacy of queer black women who have fought for the freedom of black people across the globe.

— Patrisse Cullors

I think so much of my life had me growing up under extreme poverty and really challenging conditions, with having the police…

— Patrisse Cullors

Wherever there are communities fighting for freedom and liberation, there are serious tensions.

— Patrisse Cullors

In order to reverse the maternal health crisis for black women in the U.S., we need concrete policies from our leaders and…

— Patrisse Cullors

Under Trump, black lives will become even more vulnerable to state violence.

— Patrisse Cullors

When I was growing up, my family was plagued by poverty. My mother, a single parent, worked around the clock to make…

— Patrisse Cullors

When folks say 'identity politics' don't matter, it simply reinforces the norm of a white, middle-class, cis narrative and further marginalizes the…

— Patrisse Cullors