PATRISSE CULLORS
PATRISSE CULLORS is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter and founder of Dignity and Power Now, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, popular public speaker, an NAACP History Maker, and a New York Times bestselling author.
AN ABOLITIONIST’S HANDBOOK:
12 STEPS TO CHANGING YOURSELF AND THE WORLD
St. Martin’s Press - January 25, 2022
Patrisse Cullors charts a framework for how everyday people can effectively fight for the liberation of Black people and the poor and disenfranchised, force reform, create a meaningful plan for reparations, and teach each other how to truly love our fellow (wo)man.
Filled with relatable teachings from the history of abolitionism, actionable ways to push for reform, a reimagining of what reparations look like for the forgotten, and real-life anecdotes from Cullors and an array of others who are fighting for true equity, An Abolitionist’s Handbook offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a productive modern-day abolitionist, leading with love, fierce compassion, and precision.
praise for An Abolitionist’s Handbook
Named one of The Best Books of 2022 to Add to Your Reading List by Glamour
“Patrisse Cullors has been a force in the social justice and activism space as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement…” —Essence Magazine
“Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, has inspired millions of people around the world to take to the streets in protest of systemic racism and police brutality. Now, the activist is sharing her best advice for cultivating positive change and lasting equality in our communities in her new book.” —People Magazine
“In [An Abolitionist’s Handbook], Cullors sets out 12 principles for activists in the movement to abolish policing and mass incarceration. … Cullors uses her own experiences to illustrate her theories in a way that helps readers make connections. … A useful and surprisingly personal handbook for activists. Recommended for all readers interested in social change activism, particularly prison reform and the defund-the-police movement.” —Library Journal
“Her guidance on how to achieve personal and social transformation is enlightening. Readers will be inspired to take action.” —Publishers Weekly
“Cullors offers a wide range of strategies for activists who share her view that you can’t always fix a broken system—sometimes you have to throw it out and start over.” —Kirkus
“If we’re serious about real change, and not just Black squares, we’re going to need a handbook. Patrisse Cullors, one of the original cofounders of the Black Lives Matter movement, teaches how to build an activism practice from a place of compassion and love.” —Glamour
“Chronicles her experiences within the now global movement as well as the continual struggles the Black community and other marginalized groups endure daily. It challenges people to do more than read, but also dream, imagine, learn, and participate.” —Black Girl Nerds
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST:
A STORY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER AND THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Wednesday Books - September 22, 2020
Patrisse Khan-Cullors' and asha bandele's instant New York Times bestseller, When They Call You a Terrorist is now adapted for the YA audience with photos and journal entries!
A movement that started with a hashtag—#BlackLivesMatter—on Twitter spread across the nation and then across the world.
From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth, they are loving women whose life experiences have led them to seek justice for those victimized by the powerful.
In this meaningful, empowering account of survival, strength, and resilience, Cullors and asha bandele seek to change the culture that declares innocent black life expendable.
praise for when they call you a terrorist
"A gripping, much-needed memoir about a Black woman, a movement, and people fighting for freedom denied."—Kirkus
"This memoir is a reflection on humanity, lauded as an empowering account of survival, strength, and resilience, and is the kind of call to action we need now more than ever."—Book Riot
“This book is more than the origin story of BLM and more than Khan-Cullors’s revolutionary journey. She creates space for difficult thoughts and conversations to begin.”—School Library Journal, starred review
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST
a BLACK LIVES MATTER MEMOIR
St. Martin’s Press – January 16, 2018
The emotional and powerful story of one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter and how the movement was born.
From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, Patrisse Cullors’ story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth, they are loving women whose life experiences have led them to seek justice for those victimized by the powerful. In this meaningful, empowering account of survival, strength, and resilience, Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele seek to change the culture that declares innocent black life expendable
PRAISE FOR WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST
New York Times Editor’s Pick
O, Oprah’s Magazine’s “10 Titles to Pick Up Now”
Entertainment Weekly’s “13 Books to Read in January”
Vogue’s “The Most Anticipated Books of January 2018”
ELLE’s “19 of the Best Books to Read This Winter”
TIME Magazine's "Best Memoirs of 2018 So Far"
Politics & Current Events 2018 O.W.L. Book Awards Winner
The Root Best of 2018
Library Journal Best Books of 2019
“This remarkable book reveals what inspired Patrisse’s visionary and courageous activism and forces us to face the consequence of the choices our nation made when we criminalized a generation. This book is a must-read for all of us.“—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
“A visionary leader whose message of racial justice has reverberated across the globe.”—Carolina De Robertis, internationally bestselling author of The Invisible Mountain
“For those who wish to understand what it takes to change the world, this story matters.”—Robin D. G. Kelley, Guggenheim Fellow, author, professor
“Masterfully told from Cullor’s own words, by the deft hand of the incredible asha bandele.”—Denene Millner, New York Timesbestselling co-author of Taraji P. Henson’s Around the Way Girl
“With great candor about her complex personal life, Khan-Cullors has created a memoir as compelling as a page-turning novel.”—Booklist, starred review
“This is an eye-opening and eloquent coming-of-age story from one of the leaders in the new generation of social activists.“—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“This searing, timely look into a contemporary movement from one of its crucial leading voices belongs in all collections.“—Library Journal, starred review
“Terrorist plants new footprints in the well-worn path of black struggle, but it also describes new challenges… This narrative updates us practically to the moment yet is bracingly old-fashioned in its guiding philosophy that ‘No one is free until we are all free.’“—Mrs. Magazine
“Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele have crafted an urgent, direct, informed and compassionate volume. I deeply encourage everyone to read it.“—BookReporter
“Along with coauthor asha bandele, memoirist and former senior editor at Essence magazine, Cullors constructs a meditative, meaningful work.“—Shelf Awareness
“Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele have crafted an urgent, direct, informed and compassionate volume. I deeply encourage everyone to read it.”—Bookreporter
“Impassioned, direct, inspiring and unsparing.”—Entertainment Weekly