White Supremacy Winning Is Not an OptionFor over 20 years, my work has consisted of supporting nonprofits and philanthropic organizations supporting our Black communities (this is…May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Black Students Should Not Have Debt — Announcing the Student Solidarity FundCollege and university students have already begun venturing home or offline for their designated quarterly breaks. Those breaks were…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Rethinking ThanksgivingLetting go of tradition can be “hard,” but we must choose hard when a holiday promotes the erasure of genocide, trauma, injustice…Nov 24, 2022A response icon4Nov 24, 2022A response icon4
Stop Exploiting Our Holiday — Juneteenth Must Be About True Action on ReparationsOn June 19th, 2021 the United States, as a nation, celebrated and acknowledged the emancipation of enslaved peoples alongside us for the…Jun 18, 2022A response icon1Jun 18, 2022A response icon1
We urgently need a transformative approach to public safetyBy Dr. Melina Abdullah, Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Co-Founder of BLM Los AngelesNov 5, 2021A response icon3Nov 5, 2021A response icon3
Our Movement is #SoMuchMoreBy Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter Co-Founder and Executive DirectorFeb 1, 2021A response icon1Feb 1, 2021A response icon1
Seven Years of Growth: BLM’s Co-Founder and incoming Executive Director reflects on the movementBy: Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter Co-Founder and Executive DirectorSep 11, 2020A response icon26Sep 11, 2020A response icon26
Information is Power. Disinformation is Dangerous.Now, our movement is facing threats like never before — and we must stand together in the fight against conspiracy theories, falsehoods…Jul 8, 2020A response icon17Jul 8, 2020A response icon17
What Does it Mean to Defund the Police?”In a time when we are opening our minds and our hearts to the solutions that will transform our communities, we must come together to…Jul 7, 2020A response icon1Jul 7, 2020A response icon1
Cirrus or Cumulus? — Mental Health for Yourself and Community“I’m too busy to look up!! Have you even been paying attention to what’s happening to us out there?!” My sister in the struggle asked this…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020