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Sep 24, 2020 · by Ellen E Jones. Thu 24 Sep 2020 01.00 EDT. Last modified on Thu 24 Sep 2020 09.57 EDT. M aybe Opal Tometi is not the image of a great US civil rights leader that lives in your head. For a...
Jun 3, 2020 · A sociologist examines the so-called pillars of whiteness that prevent white Americans from confronting racism. The Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi on what it would mean to...
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Occupation (s) Activist, writer. Known for. Black Lives Matter, Black Alliance for Just Immigration. Website. www .opaltometi .org. 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]
- August 15, 1984 (age 39)
- Activist, writer
- American
Jun 2, 2015 · In my second interview with the creators of Black Lives Matter, I spoke with Opal Tometi, Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration, about building an inclusive movement,...
Jul 13, 2023 · 36:23 mins. All episodes. Ten years ago this July, Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors tweeted #BlackLivesMatter in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death. The hashtag helped galvanize a movement calling out the racism that has deeply affected the lives and deaths of Black people in America since its founding.
Feb 1, 2021 · Feb.01 -- Opal Tometi, Black Lives Matter co-founder, discusses how she utilized her master's degree in communication studies and advocacy to grow the "Black Lives Matter" movement...
Kevin Mazur—Getty ImagesOpal Tometi, on May 16, 2016 in New York City. Opal Tometi on how her Nigerian roots feed her social justice drive. Résumé As executive director of the...
