Campaign Quote by Chance The Rapper

For us, #BlackLivesMatter is really a re-humanization project. It's a way for us to love each other again, to love ourselves, and to project…

— Alicia Garza

#BlackLivesMatter is about black pride and black power and standing up against a world that tries to annihilate us.

— Patrisse Cullors

In 2013, I helped create a black-centered political will- and movement-building project called #BlackLivesMatter.

— Patrisse Cullors

#BlackLivesMatter brought a new sense of urgency, audacity, and outrage to the issue of police violence against black men that has made it impossible…

— Danny K. Davis

We created #BlackLivesMatter. We created a platform. We used our social media presence online in order to forward a conversation about what is taking…

— Opal Tometi

I think one of the great things that I have seen happen since the rise of the movement for black lives is the growth…

— Eugene Puryear

The Black Lives Matter National Network and the movement at large are sophisticated. We're not easily won over by talking points and campaign trail…

— Patrisse Cullors

I do definitely get boxed into this #BlackGirlMagic social activist category. But it makes me think, "Well, maybe people are able to start thinking…

— Amandla Stenberg

#BlackLivesMatter was born online but now lives in street actions, in conversations in our homes, and in the dignity swelling in our hearts. That…

— Patrisse Cullors

#BlackLivesMatter has raised the bar in our national dialog: Addressing economic inequality is necessary but not sufficient. It is also necessary to directly confront…

— Danny K. Davis

Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…

— Assata Shakur

I think Black Lives Matter is a necessary, modern group of activism and should be applauded. I encourage them to continue in their efforts.

— Ron Stallworth