Patrisse Cullors
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"A poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America--and the founding of a movement that demands restorative justice for all in the land of the free. Raised by a single mother in an impoverished neighborhood In Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and persecution Black Americans endure at the hands of law enforcement. For Patrisse, the most vulnerable people in the country are Black people....
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"This is the story of how the movement that started with a hashtag--#BlackLivesMatter--spread across the nation and then across the world and the journey that led one of its co-founders, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, to this moment. Patrisse Khan-Cullors grew up in an over-policed United States where incarceration of Black people runs rampant. Surrounded by police brutality, she gathered the tools and lessons that would lead her on to found one of the most...
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In this talk you'll learn key lessons from #BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, including: * What defines leadership and the skills needed to lead * What it means to be a Black leader and lead Black communities * What motivates people to take action * What to do under pressure or attack This talk is facilitated by author, activist, and strategist Rinku Sen as part of the Women's Leadership Online Summit produced by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.