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Alicia Garza. Civic leader Alicia Garza was born on January 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. She received her B.A. degree in anthropology and sociology in 2002 from the University of California, San Diego. Following graduation, Garza held various social-justice positions. In 2009, she served as executive director for People Organized to Win ...
Born out of a social media post, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked discussion about race and inequality across the world. In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong, the movement's three founders share what they've learned about leadership and what provides them with hope and inspiration in the face of painful realities. Their advice on how to participate in ensuring freedom for ...
Dec 10, 2020 · Alicia Garza, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at the Black to the Future Action Fund, was one among many organizers and leaders who made inroads toward encouraging Black voters to ...
Jan 15, 2021 · Alicia Garza. At a time when so many of the inequities and systemic problems in our society have been laid bare, people are looking for meaningful ways to be part of creating positive change, and ...
Oct 18, 2020 · Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter 06:36. This summer the Black Lives Matter movement took center stage, from global protests to a renamed plaza in Washington, D.C., to murals ...
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Dec 11, 2020 · In “The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart,” Alicia Garza offers a smart, thoughtful, introspective and unflinchingly self-reflective narrative of how she became a ...
Mar 4, 2015 · SAN FRANCISCO — Alicia Garza was watching television news in an Oakland, Calif., bar with friends when neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder in the killing of ...
