Black Lives Matter was born out of our unwavering love for black people and our undeniable rage over a system that has historically dehumanized black people. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
I am an abolitionist. What does this mean? Abolitionist resistance and resilience draws from a legacy of black-led anti-colonial struggle in the United States and throughout the Americas, including places like Haiti, the first black republic founded on the principles of anti-colonialism and black liberation. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
Trump is literally the epitome of evil, all the evils of this country – be it racism, capitalism, sexism, homophobia. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
We live in a world where black people are targeted for death and destruction, and we should not be surprised when moments such as these occur – in fact, Charlottesville confirms the violence that black people endure every day. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
For those looking outside-in, it’s not fair – or accurate – to assign someone an identity based off the first thing that we see. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
#BlackLivesMatter is about black pride and black power and standing up against a world that tries to annihilate us. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
Before BLM, there was a dormancy in our black freedom movement. Obviously many of us were doing work, but we’ve been able to reignite a whole entire new generation, not just inside the U.S. but across the globe, centering black people and centering the fight against white supremacy. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
We keep calling for accountability and reinvestment and a push for all of us to imagine a world where black people are not policed but instead supported and loved and cared for. Where our families can feel safe and inspired and protected. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
The black radical agenda, which pushes us closer to freedom and the agenda to which I subscribe, calls for an eradication of white supremacy and an adoption of values and traditions endowed from the black experience. Patrisse Cullors Read Quote
