Patrisse Cullors

“Unlike homicides that occur at the hands of non-police, when cops kill, there is the presumption that the killer is in the right, that his or her decision was reasoned and necessary and done in the name of public good and safety, not as a result of poor training and surely not as part of the long history of police violence rooted in racial hate—despite the fact that cops were created in this nation specifically and solely to hunt Black people seeking freedom.”
― Patrisse Cullors, When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

“The idea of non-reformist reform is something that's hard for some to get on board with. Especially if you don't have a history in abolitionist work. To make it simple, non-reformist reform is the idea that we're not fighting to improve an existing, failed system. We are fighting for what we actually need within a brand-new system.
Here's an example: If you notice your lawn is dying out, reform would be sprinkling chemicals on it to feed the grass and kill the weeds. Non-reformist reform is upending the lawn and starting over with fresh sod and soil.”
― Patrisse Cullors, An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World