Wherever there are communities fighting for freedom and liberation, there are serious tensions. — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
As a black millennial, I remember with horrid detail how Democratic policies ravaged my community and destroyed my family. — Patrisse Cullors Community Copy Share Image
I think publicly declaring that mistakes are a part of how we grow and how we heal is absolutely necessary. — Patrisse Cullors Failure 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
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
The only way to gain the kinds of often-generational wealth that the 1% has been able to gain is through controlling the… — 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 Black lives Copy Share Image
Statistics are easy to remove ourselves from. A story, you are implicated in, and you have to choose what side you are… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
When you grow up with a significant amount of trauma, you are realizing it as you get older, and you're realizing the… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Policing was developed, created, and implemented for the elite, and - in the case of the United States - the elites were… — 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 Beginning Copy Share Image
Because of network neutrality rules, activists can turn to the Internet to bypass the discrimination of mainstream cable, broadcast, and print outlets… — Patrisse Cullors Activists Copy Share Image
Generations of black women have anxiously watched as our children walk out into a world set against them. We teach them how… — Patrisse Cullors Black women Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I had these romantic ideas about the Black Panther Party and what it meant to be a part… — Patrisse Cullors Black lives matter 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 Black people 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 Black lives matter Copy Share Image
For those looking outside-in, it's not fair - or accurate - to assign someone an identity based off the first thing that… — Patrisse Cullors Fair Copy Share Image
Each and every one of us has multiple identities, and this is a fact that should be celebrated. I for example, am… — 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 Black lives Copy Share Image
Trump is literally the epitome of evil, all the evils of this country - be it racism, capitalism, sexism, homophobia. — Patrisse Cullors Capitalism 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
Black Lives Matter has become what black communities all over the world have needed it to become. At times, it is a… — Patrisse Cullors Black lives Copy Share Image
Throughout every presidency since the heist of our country from indigenous peoples, the black American experience has been exceptional in its discomfort.… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Black women voted against Roy Moore not because they necessarily wanted the other guy; they voted against Roy Moore because they knew… — 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 Black lives 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 Being human Copy Share Image
My morning rituals are typical. I wake up yearning for a few extra moments of rest. I express gratitude to a higher… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
My personal history, along with the history of many black people in this country, is rife with trauma born out of anti-black… — Patrisse Cullors Black people Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, Bill Clinton was widely perceived as an ally and advocate for the needs of black people. However, it… — Patrisse Cullors Black people 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 Black lives Copy Share Image
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 Identity Copy Share Image
In 'When They Call You a Terrorist,' I reflect on my time growing up in Van Nuys, California, surrounded by my devoted… — Patrisse Cullors California 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
My first reaction to Trump being elected was a visceral one. I cried for black people in general but, more particularly, for… — Patrisse Cullors Black people 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 America Copy Share Image
We live in a world where black people are targeted for death and destruction, and we should not be surprised when moments… — Patrisse Cullors Black people Copy Share Image
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 Critique Copy Share Image
I knew marriage was not the answer to changing the conditions for poor, black, queer folks. So I never felt compelled to… — Patrisse Cullors Empowerment Copy Share Image
I fight to prioritize black mothers and black children because we deserve to live in a world where our healing is centered… — Patrisse Cullors Children 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 Black people Copy Share Image
