For KPFA’s birthday celebration we revisit our conversation with Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter. And later activist and political commentator Rosa Clemente, joins us in-studio to discuss Puerto Rico, and organizing in the era of Trump. image credit @ patrissecullors.com Image credit @ rosaclemente.net
It has been more than a week now since police slaying of 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man in Sacramento Ca. Clark was killed on the night of March 18 after law enforcement responded to complaints of an individual breaking car windows. Two police officers chased Clark into his grandparents backyard— where they shot … Continued
Up next on Hard Knock, we look at the police murder of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California.
On today’s program we feature the voices of Patrisse Cullors and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. We offer the Hard Knock Liberation and Resistance pack that features Patrisse Cullors and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Van Jones, Rosa Clemente, and Ibram X. Kendi. PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she … Continued
On today’s show we look at the film, The UnAmerican Struggle. The UnAmerican Struggle is a feature-length, documentary film that offers a new perspective on a very controversial subject. In 2016, some 62 million American voters elected a presidential candidate whose views were rooted in multiple forms of bigotry — racism, misogyny, sexism, and xenophobia. … Continued
PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. In 2016, Patrisse received the Defender of the Dream Award from the AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights, the Revolution … Continued
PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. In 2016, Patrisse received the Defender of the Dream Award from the AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights, the Revolution … Continued
we speak with the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza about the State of Our Union convening held in Washington DC in response to President Donald Trump. And later we speak with journalist David Sheen about racist incidents targeting African migrants in Israel. www.thestateofourunion.org www.domesticworkers.org/
we speak with Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter about her new book, “When They Call You a Terrorist – A Black Lives Matter Memoir,” co-written with Asha Bandele, Cullors challenges the terrorist label while providing a backstory to the group’s cause. image credit @ patrissecullors.com
“When They Call You a Terrorist”: The Life of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors.
