Pillars of Black Lives Matter

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Even the strongest of ships need an anchor.... 

It is always said that behind every successful man there is a woman which also stands true for the
biggest ever organised movements against racism, Black Lives Matter And our series of blogs could not
be complete without knowing the most significant contributors or rather the founders of the
movement. They proved that one can walk through hell yet be an angel. They've gone through all the
insult, embarrassment, faced injustice and cruelty yet they've won the hearts of millions!

 Patrisse Khan-Cullors
The woman behind the words
One of the three gems is Patrisse Khan-Cullors -an artist par excellence, an ingenious organizer and true
freedom fighter from Los Angeles, California. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, and Peace Prize
awardee. Her greatest works includes “When they Call you a Terrorist:A Black Lives Matter Memoir“ the
book which shook the world by its words.

Alicia Garza
The voice behind the movement
Alicia Garza is an Oakland-based organizer, a declamatory writer, an influential public speaker, and a
freedom dreamer. who is currently the Special Projects Director for the National Domestic Workers
Alliance, the nation’s leading voice for combating anti-Black state-sanctioned violence and the
oppression against all Black people.
Her articles and interviews have been featured in Time, Mic, The Guardian, Elle.com, Essence,
Democracy Now! and The New York Times.

 Opal Tometi
The modern mind behind the Hashtag
Opal Tometi is a New York-based Nigerian-American insightful writer, a sharp strategist, and a clever
community organizer. Opal is a co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter. She runs a historic political project
which was launched in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin to explicitly combat the implicit bias
and anti-Black racism .Opal is credited with creating the online platforms and initiating the social media
strategy during for awareness and initiative purpose.
Opal is currently at the helm of the country’s leading organization for immigrant rights for the Black
community named Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI).

Appreciation and Recognition matters…
In 2016, in recognition of their contribution to human rights, the #BlackLivesMatter co-founders
received an honorary doctorate degree, BET's Black Girls Rock Community Change Agent Award,
recognition among the world's fifty greatest leaders
A journey through thick and thins will surely achieve it’s goal one day, mindsets and actions will surely
one day favour the justice.
I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference-Robert Frost

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