Patrisse Cullors
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American activist, artist and Black Lives Matter co-founder
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Patrisse Cullors
Patrisse Cullors is an American progressive activist, artist and writer who co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement. She created the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag in 2013 and has written and spoken widely about the movement. Her advocacy also includes prison abolition in Los Angeles and LGBTQ rights. Cullors integrates ideas from critical theory in her activism and has faced criticism concerning personal spending and Black Lives Matter funding.
- Occupation
- Activist, artist and writer
- Known for
- Co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement
- Hashtag
- Created #BlackLivesMatter in 2013
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Patrisse Cullors (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q20090524
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By The Laura Flanders Show. CC BY 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsThe Laura Flanders Show, Taking on the Sheriff with Art and Activism: Patrisse Cullors and Kai Lumumba BarrowModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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