When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Click here and support our non-profit journalism. Like this program? Please show us the love. Narrating her own work, Patrisse Khan-Cullors shares the salient moments of her life that led her to become a founder of Black Lives Matter.pain. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele. From a hostile police presence, to disproportionate punitive action, to lack of basic social and medical services, Cullors and co-author asha bandele show how lack of personal security and dignity makes daily life an act of survival. WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST takes an intimate look at Cullors’ time growing up in Van Nuys, California, surrounded by a devoted family and supportive friends, and weaves her experiences into the larger picture of how predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are under constant systemic attack.

In this conversation, hosted by long-time organizer Cat Brooks, we hear Patrisse Cullors’ insights on Black liberation, police terrorism and the criminalization of Black activism in America. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and the author of the new book, WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, a meaningful, empowering account of strength and resilience.

When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors