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Patrisse Cullors on a Lifetime of Activism and the Founding of Black Lives Matter
July 12, 2018
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of the creation of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors discusses the life that led her to co-found one of the most consequential racial justice movements of our time. She talks about the evolution of the organization since its inception, what it鈥檚 like to live under surveillance, the books that inspired her, and more.
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