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Dec 22, 2020 · Like many others, Opal Tometi, an American activist who had long fought for civil rights, was brought to tears by the news. She had a 14-year-old brother, who she feared could meet the same fate ...
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Jun 3, 2020 · Isaac Chotiner talks with Opal Tometi, a co-founder of the social-justice movement Black Lives Matter, about what the protests across the country and the globe in response to the death of George ...
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Feb 10, 2018 · Opal Tometi (1984- ) Writer , activist, and immigration rights advocate Opal Tometi is best known as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement . Tometi, born in 1984 to Nigerian parents who had illegally immigrated to the United States, grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and is the oldest of three children.
Ayọ Tometi. Ayọ Tometi (born August 15, 1984), formerly known as Opal Tometi, is an American human rights activist, writer, strategist, and community organizer. [2] She is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter (BLM). [3] She is the former executive director of the United States' first national immigrant rights organization for people of ...
Feb 1, 2021 · And that to me was the first instance of advocacy that happened on my behalf and for me, and I appreciate my parents for doing that. Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, are interviewed by Mia Birdsong (not shown) at TEDWomen in October 2016 in San Francisco. (Marla Aufmuth / TED)
Nov 30, 2020 · Garza and her BLM co-founders, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, spoke as part of the BBC 100 Women Masterclass 2020, a digital live event of masterclasses, big interviews and guests on 30 November.
Oct 24, 2020 · Nigerian-American activist Opal Tometi co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, after the killing of teenager Travyon Martin. The 17-year-old was fatally shot in Florida by George ...
