Patrisse Cullors is a queer performance artist, educator, activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Cullors was born and raised in Los Angeles California, one of 9 children, and came out as queer at the age of 16. She is a Fullbright Scholar, Alumna of UCLA, winner of the 2007 Mario Savio Young
Alicia Garza is a queer, intersectional feminist writer, activist and co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. She is credited with sparking the movement with a Facebook post regarding George Zimmerman’s 2013 acquittal for the murder of Trayvon Martin. She posted "Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter, Black Lives Matter." Her friend
Opal Tometi is a writer, immigrant rights activist, and, most prominently, one of the founders of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Born in 1984 to Nigerian immigrant parents, Tometi is regarded as a Transnational feminist. She received her B.A. in History and her M.A. in Communication and Advocacy from the University of Arizona and currently serves as
Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop is one year old! We’re walking, talking, and touring! In celebration of our fledgling company’s first birthday, we’re publishing a series of blog posts about BRTW, art, revolution, and where we’re heading in the 2016-17 season. Revolutionary Theatre: A Heritage
