Funmilola Fagbamila, our 2017 Activist-in-Residence, discusses the inception of the Black Lives Matter movement, the importance of recalling and writing this history, and the transformation of social justice activism under the current political regime.
During this seminar — The Making of a Movement: The Origins of Black Lives Matter — that took place on March 15, 2017 at the Luskin Sckhool of Public Affairs, Fagbamila was in dialogue with:
Dan Froot
Professor, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Marcus Anthony Hunter
Professor, UCLA Department of Sociology
Shondrea Thornton
Ph.D Student, UCLA Department of Gender Studies
Carolyn Vera
Master’s Student, UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Luz Maria Flores
Undergraduate Student, UCLA & Black Lives Matter Organizer
