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I am the executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, which is the country's only national immigrant rights organization for black immigrants and African Americans. Being the daughter of Nigerian immigrants really drove me to do this type of work.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: daughter, i-am, me, work

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I'm really looking for an agenda that looks at safety for our communities beyond policing.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: beyond, safety, looks, looking
From my youngest brother to immigrant women to black queer folks, those are the people who keep me going. When I think about their various acts of courage, it reminds me that I am not alone and that we can do even more, and we deserve more, so we have to keep going.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: courage, me, alone, women
Black Lives Matter has been viral, and people are taking it, appropriating it, and using it however they see fit.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: see, matter, black, people
I think the two-party system isn't working for us. And it hasn't worked for us for generations - let's be very, very honest about that.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: i-think, about, us, think
We came in as organizers before creating the Black Lives Matter network and project, and we are still organizers, strategists, political thinkers, and philosophers, so we actually have a lot ideas and a lot of really thought out strategies.
— Opal Tometi
Tags: ideas, political, matter, black
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