Patrisse Cullors - School Library Journal 'SLJ Summit: Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Cullors Calls Upon Educators To Lead Courageous Conversations'

School Library Journal | October 26, 2020

The 2020 SLJ Summit finished with a personal and thought-provoking conversation between Black Lives Matter (BLM) cofounder Patrisse Cullors and Tennessee school librarian Erika Long. The two discussed Cullors’ reason for writing her memoir, the impact of a lifetime of racism, how young people are pushing the country to be better, and the role of educators now and going forward. It starts with "courageous conversations."

Cullors’s 2016 memoir, When They Call You a Terrorist, was recently adapted for middle grade and YA readers. The SLJ review called the title “an essential purchase for all high school libraries. Students will learn about BLM's beginnings and empathize with the pilgrimage of one individual discovering her true self.”

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