Today in collaboration with Professor Watchlist, we are focusing on Prescott College’s Patrisse Cullors. Here’s what Professor Watchlist has to say about her:
Patrisse Cullors is the faculty director of Prescott College’s MFA degree (Social and Environmental Arts Practice) in Prescott, Arizona. A seasoned organizer, Cullors is also one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
Core to BLM’s actions is the central belief that America is an inherently racist nation. On a number of occasions, Cullors has described how black Americans are at a fundamental disadvantage and are actively discriminated against in America. She has also indicated that in order to fight racism, black Americans have to separate themselves from other whites.
Rather than citing specific acts of racism, Cullors states that “all white Americans have inherent white supremacy” during a radio interview in New York. She claimed that “…if you’re white…you have white supremacy in you, you have racism in you, that’s just what happens with whiteness”
In a separate interview, Cullors suggested that black people have to re-assert their “blackness” in order to resist becoming white.
You can read more about her here: https://professorwatchlist.org/professor/patrissecullors
I made a video sharing my thoughts on Patrisse. Let me know what you think of what she’s teaching students!
