Introduction & Context Black Lives Matter itself is a decentralized movement against police brutality and racially motivated violence, not an organization. This means that while these three women founded the movement, you cannot take their politics and apply it to the rest of the movement. This is because they are very radicalized compared to the majority of those supporting the movement, and to not support … Continue reading The Founders of Black Lives Matter: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometti