Charlene Carruthers
Charlene A. Carruthers | |
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Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Chicago, Illinois , United States |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Black Youth Project 100 National Director |
Years active | 2013-present |
Charlene Carruthers is a black
Activist career
Carruthers cites her studies in
Black Youth Project 100
In July 2013, Carruthers was one of 100 black millennial activist leaders from across the country assembled by the Black Youth Project in Chicago for a meeting aimed at building networks of organization for black youth activism across the country. On the second day of that meeting news from Florida announced the acquittal of George Zimmerman on an all charges relating to his February 26, 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin. This verdict galvanized Carruthers and the other activists into the formation of the Black Youth Project 100 to organize young black activism in resistance to structural oppressions.[7]
Though initially hesitant to assume the role of national coordinator herself, Carruthers ultimately came to realize the rare opportunity afforded by the erupting turmoil.
Police brutality
Carruthers is an outspoken critic of unchecked
Chicago Police Department
As a native of
Published works
- Carruthers, Charlene (2018), "Hearing Assata Shakur's Call: A Black Feminist Reflection on "To My People"", WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly, 46 (3–4): 222–225, S2CID 91312572
- Carruthers, Charlene (2018), Unapologetic: a Black, queer, and feminist mandate for radical movements, Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, OCLC 1014037040
References
- ^ West, Lilli Petersen,Chandler. "Why We Can't Tell "Incomplete Stories": Meet Black Youth Project 100's Charlene Carruthers". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Marra, Andy (15 May 2015). "Arcus Announces 13 Executive Directors to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship". Arcus Foundation.
- ^ "Sistersong Board Members". Sistersong. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Charlene A. Carruthers". Black Youth Project 100. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Bailey, Kristian Davis (2015-01-09). "Dream Defenders, Black Lives Matter & Ferguson Reps Take Historic Trip to Palestine".
- ^ Charlene #Defund2AbolishPolice Carruthers [@CharleneCac] (September 19, 2020). "I've voting for Joe Biden in November and spending the rest of my life doing work to abolish things like the Supreme Court" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Holliday, Darryl (2016-02-22). "The New Black Power". Chicago Mag. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Jamia (2015-01-30). "Why Can't I Be You: Charlene Carruthers". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b c MacLeod, Scott (Winter 2016). "Black Power (Q&A)". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Agenda to Keep Us Safe" (PDF). Black Youth Project 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "How the New Black Activists Are Fighting Back in Ferguson". The Nation. August 26, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Angelique (December 16, 2015). "Charlene Carruthers talks Black Youth Project 100". Windy City Media Group.
- ^ Muwakkil, Salim (February 8, 2016). "Not Your Grandfather's Black Freedom Movement: An Interview with BYP100's Charlene Carruthers".