Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse Cullors is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter and a senior fellow at Prism. Follow her on Twitter @OsopePatrisse.

9 posts
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Race

Q&A: Nap Ministry’s Tricia Hersey talks rest and racial justice

What makes Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry so profound is that she challenges the idea of laziness. She challenges the relationship between Black people and the kind of work that we have produced and been forced to do for so long. She brings us closer to how we understand rest:

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12 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Race

Q&A: Artist Lauren Halsey discusses uprisings, resilience, and building community

In recent weeks, our political climate has reached a boiling point. Some consider this moment a result of the recent deaths due to police terror. Others see this as the inevitable consequence of a people fed up. What is certain is that we are witnessing unprecedented steps towards Black liberation.

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10 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Q&A: Mental health, defending Black life, and Black joy

Amidst this war on Black bodies, we are being saturated with content about Black death and violence. It is critical in this moment of rebellion and uprising to find moments to consume and live within Black joy. Black joy amongst our loved ones, Black joy in celebration of our resilience,

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10 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Prioritizing healing through art during COVID-19: Q&A with cultural architect Damon Turner

For cultural architect Damon Turner, the COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for people to creatively rethink the old rules of engagement, both in art and the rest of society, and refocus on what heals us. Damon is the CEO and founder of Trap Heals and a multi-hyphenate artist. His most

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8 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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COVID-19

The role of art and music during a pandemic: Q&A with Grammy-nominated artist Nana Kwabena

by Autumn Breon Williams and Patrisse Cullors Art is not immune to the effects of plagues. The bubonic plague of the 14th century transformed how people perceived and interpreted death artistically. While before the plague, artistic depictions of death envisioned it as a transition from earthly life to a sought

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12 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

New PBS documentary, ‘Bedlam,’ spotlights how people with mental illness are funneled into prisons

As a society, we’ve come to know this quote: “The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” This is not only an idea we are invoking as we see pieces of our systems and federal leaders falter in all-too-familiar ways

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4 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Incarcerated people are bracing for COVID-19: Q&A with a woman whose brother is on the inside

Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, people around the globe are being forced to shift the way we relate to work, school, and nightlife. In California, the virus has impacted the entire state, and Gov. Gavin Newsom and city governments are taking drastic measures to ensure citizens are able

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3 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Selma to LA: How civil rights history inspired modern criminal justice reform and Measure R

Since the 1920s, a small group of local civil rights leaders in Selma, Alabama, fought a racist system that terrorized Black Americans and barred them from voting. By the 1960s, the work of the Dallas County Voters League and others had attracted national partners—and a dynamic young pastor and

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6 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

In Chicago, a victory for police torture survivors has turned into a long wait

When we close our eyes, we can imagine a 13-year-old Black boy, walking home from school, free of fear of sirens, screams, and handcuffs. That little boy is able to walk home feeling the concrete against his sneakers. He’s bopping his head to music playing, looking forward to exploring

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8 Min
By: Patrisse Cullors

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