Patrisse Cullors: The Freedom Fighter and Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter
The Dissenters with Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani
Dear Media, Mandana Dayani and Debra Messing
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Debra and Mandana sit down with the Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and the Founder of grassroots organization Dignity and Power Now to learn about her lifelong commitment to activism, how art inspires her, and her newest passion: jail reform.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:02.8 | Hey, this is Alexis Haynes. |
| 0:05.2 | Join me every Monday for a new episode of my podcast, |
| 0:08.8 | recovering from reality. |
| 0:10.4 | Whether you're on the road to recovery recovery seeking self-care techniques for surviving |
| 0:14.6 | the capitalist machine or just need a moment to remember that you're not alone in your |
| 0:19.0 | loneliness. I'm here to deliver intimate conversations and expert insights to empower you on the road towards authentic wellness. |
| 0:28.0 | So are you ready to recover from reality? |
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| 0:46.4 | your polling location and reminders for all local, state, and federal elections in the future. |
| 0:51.5 | Thank you. |
| 0:52.8 | Hi, this is Deborah Messing. |
| 1:00.6 | I'm an actress and social justice advocate. |
| 1:02.8 | I am Andana Dayani, creator and co-founder of the nonpartisan movement, I am a voter. |
| 1:07.5 | So Mandana and I are best friends and we're constantly sending each other stories of people who completely blow |
| 1:12.4 | our minds. |
| 1:13.6 | And then one day we realized something. |
| 1:15.8 | Most of them had no intention of becoming heroes. |
| 1:18.8 | They just knew they had to do something and did it. |
| 1:22.2 | So we decided to do what we do best, |
| 1:25.0 | completely geek out on endless hours of research, |
| 1:28.0 | and we cannot wait to present you with our list of the 20 dissenters who blew us away. |
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