<p>Alicia believes that Black communities deserve what all communities deserve -- to be powerful in every aspect of their lives.</p><p>An author, political strategist, organizer, and cheeseburger enthusiast, Alicia founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the <u>National Domestic Workers Alliance</u>, and is a co-founder of <u>Supermajority</u>, a new home for women’s activism. Alicia has become a powerful voice in the media and frequently contributes thoughtful opinion pieces and expert commentary on politics, race and more to outlets such as MSNBC and The New York Times. She has received numerous accolades and recognitions, including being on the cover of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World issue and being named to Bloomberg's 50 and Politico's 50 lists. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, <i>The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart </i>(One World Penguin Random House), and she warns you -- hashtags don’t start movements. People do. </p>
Principal at Black Futures Lab, author of <em> The Purpose of Power</em> & co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network
<ul><li><strong>The Purpose of Power with Alicia Garza</strong></li><li>With a vision of justice for all, Garza, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, and Principal of The Black Futures Lab engages audiences in discussion about<i> The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart</i>, how to transform Black communities into constituencies that change the way power operates—locally, statewide and nationally and galvanizing individuals to stand up together against the state violence, police brutality and social injustice plaguing our country.</li></ul>