by caroljacobsen.org | May 26, 2023 | Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
BLM triptych BLM with Warhol #blacklivesmatter was started with post on FaceBook by Alicia Garza to Patrisse Cullors in July 2013 as a response to the acquital of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin. Alicia used the phrase Black Live Matter and Patrisse...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 25, 2023 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Mae Mallory 1927–2007 Mae Mallory was an activist of the Civil Rights Movement and a Black Power movement leader active in the 1950s and 1960s. She is best known as an advocate of school desegregation and of black armed self-defense Black History Perspective:...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 25, 2023 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Ayo Tometi 1984– Ayo Tometi, formerly known as Opal Tometi, is an American human rights activist, writer, strategist, and community organizer. She is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter (BLM).She is the former Executive Director of the United States’ first national...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 25, 2023 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Alicia Garza 1981– Alicia Garza is an American civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the international Black Lives Matter movement She has organized around the issues of health, student services and rights, rights for domestic workers, ending police...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 25, 2023 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Patrisse Cullors 1983– Patrisse Cullors is an activist and organizer who co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013. In addition to her work with BLM, she is also known for her advocacy around criminal justice reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and mental health...