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PATRISSE KHANCULLORS, AUTHOR OF WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST, TALKS TO DIVA ABOUT POLITICS, FAMILY AND RACISM
WORDS SITA BALANI.
PHOTO P FLUGE RRYAN
Black Lives Matter has been at the heart of American politics for the last few years, and its politics of collective action, anti-racism and solidarity in the face of state violence has reverberated around the world. But what many don’t know is that the movement was started and is led by LGBTQ women, whose vision for change is deeply rooted in queer black life.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, civil and LGBT rights activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, has teamed up with author and journalist Asha Bandele to address the events, both in her own family and in the wider world, that ignited the need for the movement. With an introduction from feminist icon Angela Davis, When They Call You A Terrorist is a classic in the making. We caught up with Patrisse to talk about politics, family and racism in queer communities.