Black lives matter Quote by Patrisse Cullors

As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I can't stop thinking about the devaluation of black life, and I find it seeping into everything I write.

— Jesmyn Ward

The story of Black Lives Matter starts before Black Lives Matter. The story of Black Lives Matter, for me, starts with my childhood.

— Patrisse Cullors

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk…

— Nate Powell

The Black Lives Matter movement is stronger when non-black people step up for it.

— Demba Ba

I started writing in the '90s, so I was free to just have an eccentric career and not conform to some idea of what…

— Colson Whitehead

I'm energized by the Black Lives Matter movement, just as many people are in the nation.

— Mike Espy

We understand that, in our communities, black trans folk, gender-nonconforming folk, black queer folk, black women, black disabled folk - we have been leading…

— Alicia Garza

With support from techies, designers, artists and thousands of activists across the country, Black Lives Matter is now an online-to-offline political movement, affirming the…

— Patrisse Cullors

The Black Lives Matter movement has spawned all kinds of activism.

— Justin Simien

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

— Patrisse Cullors

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