PROFILE
FROM Patrisse Khan-Cullors
How Patrisse Khan-Cullors became an activist against police brutality and founded Black Lives Matter Patrisse Khan-Cullors is one of the founders of Black Lives Matter. (Photo by Curtis Moore) Patrisse Khan-Cullors grew up in a poor neighborhood in Van Nuys -- what she describes as ground zero for the war on drugs and war on gangs. She was first arrested at age 12, which set in motion a life of activism. We speak with Khan-Cullors about her new memoir and activism today.
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