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Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors steps down as executive director

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Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Tarana Burke and Stacey Abrams

From abolitionism to women’s suffrage, Black women are the pioneers of movements

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Black Lives Matter receives Nobel Peace Prize nomination

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Social Justice Now film festival debuts online: ‘Watch, reflect, take action’

Gil Scott-Heron once said the revolution will not be televised but that was well before the technological advancements that made

Tonya Pendleton / October 21, 2020

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Gabrielle Union, Megan Thee Stallion named to 2020 TIME 100 list

The TIME Magazine 100 List is an annual roster of people dubbed the year’s most influential people, and in a

Biba Adams / September 23, 2020

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Eff You, Pay Us: Why EVERYBODY should back Black Womens Equal Pay Day

Black Women Equal Pay Day exists because White women only make 80 cents for every dollar a white male worker

Kyra Kyles / August 7, 2018

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Black Lives Matter founders to receive Sydney peace prize

This year's Sydney peace prize, announced by the Sydney Peace Foundation, goes to the Black Lives Matter movement.

TheGrio Staff / May 23, 2017

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Black Lives Matter founders to be honored ‘Women Of The Year’

Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, will be honored at this

TheGrio Staff / November 2, 2016