Patrisse Cullors
Patrisse Marie Khan-Cullors Brignac (née Cullors-Brignac; born June 20, 1983) is an American activist, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, artist and writer. Cullors created the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag in 2013 and has written and spoken widely about the movement. Other topics on which Cullors advocates include prison abolition in Los Angeles and LGBTQ rights. Cullors integrates ideas from critical theory, as well as from social movements around the world, in her activism. Cullors has had two books published.
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| Born | Patrisse Cullors June 20, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, artist, writer |
| Notable work | Black Lives Matter |
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| Children | 1 |
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