Activist Alicia Garza on politics, queer rights, and the future of America
Alicia Garza is an activist, cofounder of the Black Lives Matter movement, founder of Black Futures Lab, and author of "The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart." Here she discusses the impact of grassroots political movements, the continued fight for queer rights, and her hope for the future of a post-pandemic America.
More stories from Fast Company
Join the flipboard community
Discover, collect, and share stories for all your interests
More stories from Alicia Garza
Queer leaders on the impact of the pandemic and the...
2020 had a huge impact on our lives, from the global pandemic to our reckoning with racism and bigotry. Alicia Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter; Sally Susman, chief corporate affairs officer at Jen...
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Company VideosBLM’s Alicia Garza speaks truth to power
Alicia Garza is an activist, author, founder of Black Futures Lab—and No. 1 on this year’s Queer 50 list. “Less than a decade ago it was controversial to say Black Lives Matter. I remember when we weren’t...
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyBLM's Patrisse Cullors to step down from movement...
A co-founder of Black Lives Matter announced Thursday that she is stepping down as executive director of the movement’s foundation. She decried what she called a smear campaign from a far-right group,...
Associated Pressflipped into International NewsBiden’s Budget Seeks To Level Racial, Economic Playing...
President Joe Biden wants the country to invest $6 trillion by prioritizing working families and children. One of the largest proposed investments in …
NewsOneflipped into All Stories









