Organizing in black communities for 20 years. And i never really took a break to step back. What arey parse out, the key lessons necessary in order to keep moving this movement forward. And, today, we are in the middle of the most important election cycle in a generation. And this is the second time now that our movement is being used as a political football, in a contest that is going to have impact on the lives of millions of americans, so for me this is an opportunity to zoom out, to really invest in recalling the lessons i have learned and that i am still learning, and things i am on learning, that i think makes a successful movement. Every day, somebody asks me how they can get involved or how i keep going. I wanted to put all of that into one place, so that it could be a toolkit for folks to to take with them on this journey of making this country a better place for everyone. What i hope is this book can inspire people who have been involved for a long time, or certainly politica
She is one of the cofounders of the black lives matter and she is a leading voice on contemporary race issues, civilrights, and police reform. She also launched the black futures lab, an organization that works with advocacy groups to promote policies that support black communities. Her first book, the purpose of power, was released today. Alicia, thank you so much for joining me and congratulations on your book. Alicia thank you so much for having me, it is great to join you today. Robin i wanted to start with a point that you make in your book which is the importance of controlling the narrative and not allowing your story to be lost to cultural amnesia. With those things in mind, what was it that sparked the idea for you to sit down and write what is really a memoir at your ripe young age . [laughter] alicia you know, i was skeptical of trying to write a memoir. And i think you are right that there is still a lot of life left. To me, part of why i was inspired to write this book is
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