Tag: Alicia Garza
Beyond the Hashtag #BlackLivesMatter: Hashtags don’t start movements
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, two of the three creators of the #BlackLivesMatter movement came to UC Riverside and uplifted the crowd of students and...
Beyond the Hashtag #BlackLivesMatter: Silence is power
Looming over the auditorium in HUB 302, the silence of the crowd emanates feelings of angst and empowerment. Is it a silence of rebellion?...
A sit-down with #BlackLivesMatter co-founders Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors
The easy way to begin the origin story for the Black Lives Matter movement is to start in July of 2013 when George Zimmerman...