Black Lives Matter

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...

Mae Mallory

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:...

Ayo Tometi

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...
Alicia Garza

Alicia Garza

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...
Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse Cullors

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...