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Alicia Garza

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co-creator #BlackLivesMatter. Author #ThePurposeOfPower. Host: @ladydonttakenopod. views mine.

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#Oakland! You don’t want to miss this!

Join me and Congresswoman @lateefahforcongress , Author Alicis Garza @chasinggarza, and Tides’ CEO @jyevanspage2016 Sunday, October 11th at 5:30 PM at the @town_fare Oakland Museum. As we talk about my new book, ‘From Presence to Power,’ and what it really takes for us to take on injustice with real change in this moment.

I can’t wait to see you there. You can find the tickets and more information at https://book.rashadrobinson.com/events and the Linktree in bio. by @chasinggarza

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OAKLAND! Ima be there with my friend @iamrashadrobinson talking about his new book and you don’t wanna miss it! Our sis @lateefahforcongress gon be in the building with an incredible introduction. We ready? See you Sunday! by @chasinggarza

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13 days ago

⋆⊱ 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝐻𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓈 ⊰⋆

You already know Feminist Center's gala this year will be like no other given the fact that we are celebrating half a century's worth of unapologetic feminist vision, but did you know the star power that will be in the room?! We will have iconic powerhouse 𝒜𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒾𝒶 𝒢𝒶𝓇𝓏𝒶, well-known leader 𝒟𝒶𝓏𝑜𝓃 𝒟𝒾𝓍𝑜𝓃-𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑜, and feminist marvel 𝒮𝓉𝑒𝓅𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒾𝑒 𝒟𝒶𝒾𝓋𝓈. All three play a special role in Feminist Center's fifty years of changemaking, so we absolutely had to take this opportunity to give them their flowers. 💐 Secure your seat NOW as our seating chart is being finalized as we speak...

📅: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026
⏰: Reception starts at 6 pm; Gala from 7 pm to 9 pm
📍: The WestHouse | 1385 Collier Rd NW, Bldg B
🔗: Visit https://tinyurl.com/Feminists50 or our Linktree in bio! by @chasinggarza

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21 days ago

Join Rashad Robinson this Thursday, September 24, for a special #Atlanta stop on the "From Presence to Power" conversation tour.

Rashad will be in conversation with journalist, author and ContrabandCamp founder Michael Harriot, Alicia Garza co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter and author of 'The Purpose of Power," and Errin Haines, President of NABJ and Editor-at-Large at The 19th.

This is a conversation about what it actually takes to turn presence and power into meaningful change.

📍 Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 7:00 PM

Admission is free, but registration is required. Register at https://book.rashadrobinson.com/events

Come for the conversation. Bring somebody with you.

#FromPresenceToPower #RashadRobinson #MichaelHarriot #AliciaGarza #ErrinHaines #Atlanta #ATL #AuburnAvenue #BlackAuthors #BlackWriters #AuthorTalk #BookTour #BlackLeadership #BlackVoices #CommunityPower #AtlantaEvents taken in Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History by @chasinggarza

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a month ago

ATL! Join us for a most excellent conversation with Rashad Robinson and Michael Harriot next week about his new book, From Presence to Power - How to take on the fights that matter and win. A very timely conversation given errythang we got going on. Get your seat before they run out! by @chasinggarza

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Proof of life. Rainbows have been finding me lately, alongside butterflies that float purposefully above my head. August was about looking to the sky to find some kind of expansiveness that’s been elusive here on the ground. I found the beach I’ve been longing for all summer and hadn’t yet gotten. And then a most amazing experience at a communal table with amazing food and friends new and old with @yeovilledinnerclub. I’ve not observed in many years now but Shana Tova to all who do. In this Jewish New Year, I’m thinking a bunch about where to begin fresh and how to pull the threads forward from the last year that I’d like to keep. Reclaiming. Reimagining. Releasing my tight grip on all I can’t control and remembering how to come back to myself over and over again. May I never leave. by @chasinggarza

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a month ago

Really looking forward to this! If you’re in Atlanta and have been asking yourself how you can have impact in this moment, this conversation and this book is definitely for you! by @chasinggarza

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a month ago

I remember sitting in her beautiful home, on her couch, her with her cup of tea and me not believing really that I was sitting with Gloria, on her couch. We’d talked on the phone prior to my first visit, and she asked me so many questions about the movement with awe, humility, and curiosity. That was her way. She was a great listener, humble, gracious and yet fierce. She was an early and consistent supporter of our work, of us as humans. She was a trailblazer, encouraged us all to be more audacious in our pursuit of freedom for all of us. We’re losing so many of our giants, and they are calling us to step up and lead — they believed we are giants too. Rest well, dear one. You did us proud. Thank you for the way you showed us how to build community, how to hold difference and still love and support each other in the fight. Thank you for the ferocious way you believed in us. We will carry you in our hearts always @gloriasteinem. Always. by @chasinggarza

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a month ago

Closed a chapter this week and turned a corner, cleaning out my parents home and getting it ready to be sold. I’ve been avoiding it in one way or another for close to three years. After both parents died I think I just had responsibility fatigue or something. Plus grief. And now it’s done. Got some snips of my mamas lemon tree too before saying goodbye to them and that phase. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and reminded that even though I’m really kinda terrible at asking for help the people who love me know that about me and show the fuk up any way. And especially grateful that this no longer has to occupy my mind or heart as a thing I’m avoiding but know I have to do. Shout out to in n out burgers, Bay Area sunsets and skies, and Oakland tumbleweave 😂 IYKYK. Miss you and will be back soon 🫶🏾 by @chasinggarza

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2 months ago

August finna wrap up soon and I can’t even tell you where the time went. Been spending lots of time in the sky — gazing at clouds or being in them, sunsets and sunrises. If there was anything prolific at all to say about this month it would be about the power of sisterhood and in particular it would be about the amazing brilliant and radiant Black women in my life. Only by Gods grace was I born a Black woman and for that I will be forever grateful 🫶🏾 by @chasinggarza

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Black journalists have always done more than report the story. They’ve helped us understand the forces shaping our lives, challenged the stories that power tells about itself, and pushed issues of race and justice into the national conversation.

At a moment when journalism itself is under attack—and when Black journalists and Black institutions are facing particular pressure—the question isn’t simply how we protect our presence. It’s how we turn that presence into power: the power to shape narratives, hold institutions accountable, reach our communities, and help build a path forward.

Looking forward to digging into all of this with @chasinggarza at #NABJATL, through the lens of my book ‘From Presence to Power.’

Join us Saturday, August 15 at 11:30 AM on the Lobby Level. Come through.

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#nabj #atlanta #frompresencetopower #newrelease taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @chasinggarza

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2 months ago

About last night — dipped in to NYC to support my brother @iamrashadrobinson for the SOLD OUT opening night of his book tour for From Presence to Power — How to Take On The Fights That Matter And Win. An absolutely excellent way to kick it off of course was with the unstoppable @janefonda who I just love frfr! So proud of you love! Catch him in DC tonight at Politics and Prose with my sister @joyannreid 🙌🏾🙌🏾 by @chasinggarza

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3 months ago