Colin Kaepernick is one of the leaders in the movement for black lives. His role as an athlete and activist is not only motivating but inspiring. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
Because of network neutrality rules, activists can turn to the Internet to bypass the discrimination of mainstream cable, broadcast, and print outlets as we organize for change. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
With Black Lives Matter, we knew from the very beginning that it wasn’t just going to live online. We were like, ‘We’re creating this thing and then it’s also going to live with black folks on the street and protests and organizations.’ It was very important for us to use the hashtag as a way to have a larger conversation and as an organizing tool. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
I’ve been in movement work since I was 16 years old. Black Lives Matter becomes an important part of the story, but it’s not the only part of the story. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
So many stories have been told about Black Lives Matter. The beauty of building out a decentralized network, the beauty of building out something that’s a hashtag, is that so many people can take it and run with it. The bad part about that is so many folks can take it and run with it – and misuse it and co-opt it. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
When you grow up with a significant amount of trauma, you are realizing it as you get older, and you’re realizing the ways you can recover from that trauma. The things that I have witnessed and that I have been through, it’s going to take a lifetime to undo. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
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 humanity and resilience of black communities. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
The unfortunate reality is the alt-right has captured white people’s imagination. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
I think our work as movement leaders isn’t just about our own visibility but rather how do we make the whole visible. How do we not just fight for our individual selves but fight for everybody? Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
Many of us believed that Black Lives Matter would move this country to not only reckon with white racism but to usher in new laws and practices that would curb vigilantism and law enforcement violence. But, instead, white nationalism was nurtured and began to take root among the American people. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
