New Black Lives Matter Global Project Kicks Off

LOS ANGELES, CA – Black Lives Matter Global Network introduced its The Provocateurs: A Masters Series last week at California African American Museum in conjunction with the museum’s We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 exhibition. The evening opened with BLM co-founder and artist Patrise Khan-Cullors reminding the full house of attendees that, “Every moment is a historical moment” and recalling the vital role art has always played in the Black community and the movement.

The program featured 12 minute TED talk style performances, presentations and talks by a variety of multigenerational visual artists, dancers, spoken word artists, DJ’s and authors providing an array of personal experiences with radical art and activism. Dancer Shamell Bell reminded the audience to, “Use your talent for the movement,” and Staceyann Chin affirmed that, “Rage is mighty important.”

The full list of presenters and panelists included:
* Emory Douglas, Artist/Former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture
* Lynnée Denise, DJ
* Maren Hassinger, Sculpture activist
*  Miss Prissy, “Queen Krump” (Rize)
* Shamell Bell, Street dancer activist * Staceyann Chin, Spoken word poet and performing artist
* Walter Mosley, Best selling author

The Provocateurs was taped live and will be shown online later this year. For more information on the provocateurs blacklivesmatter.com/ the-provocateurs-a-master- series/.