{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield","title":"Fighting for Abolition, Healing with Art, and Starting the Black Lives Matter Movement (with Patrisse Khan-Cullors)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2171,"description":"In this episode of How I Got Here, Dreena welcomes artist, freedom fighter, New York Times best-selling author, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and founder of Dignity and Power Now, Patrisse Khan-Cullors! Listen in as she divulges what made her become an activist, how she’s dealt with backlash from non-supporters, and what inspired her to further pursue art and writing after years of front-line activism.\n\nPatrisse has been defiant since DAY 1. She’s always wanted to change the lives of her community and her family. From organizing the youth community through The Bus Riders Union to igniting the Black Lives Matter Movement, Patrisse recognizes the hunger in black people to change the inhumanity we’ve been experiencing. \n\n“I think black creativity is the epicenter of how we heal and transform and evolve our societies.”-  Patrisse Khan-Cullors\n\nGain insight into Patrisse’s candid thoughts on the role of conflict and courageous conversations, along with how abolition can be a framework for solving internal conflicts inside of movements, communities, families, and black leaders. She also speaks on the projects she’s currently working on and what she believes is achievable for the future of our society.\n\n“We live in a punishment and revenge culture. That punishment and revenge culture makes us dispose of each other… it makes it easier to dispose of someone like Dave Chappelle or dispose of black trans women.”-  Patrisse Khan-Cullors\n\n\nConnect with Patrisse:\nVisit her website: www.patrissecullors.com \nFollow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/Osopepatrisse \nFollow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/osope \nConnect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=727718905 \nConnect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/patrisse-cullors-b2b58356 \nBuy her memoir, When They Call You A Terrorist: https://amzn.to/3pd6f5p \n\nResources Mentioned:\nBlack Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com \nDignity and Power Now: https://dignityandpowernow.org \nBus Riders Union:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BdBbhpyNt_QCzr05Um48v_vIOKUIOTF2dTew_MTRoO4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGI3/MzFlMzYxNGE2NDZi/M2ZhNDM3ZWM3YzVh/NjYyMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}