"Those first few weeks, witnessing ICE and the National Guard in LA, I had straight-up PTSD. Watching them run after brown people, I was like, 'Oh, I lived through this already.'"
"The Dairy Mart serves as a sanctuary where community members and artists can create art focused on abolition, healing, and ancestry, fostering a safe space for expression."
Patrisse Cullors operates an art studio within the Crenshaw Dairy Mart, a space she co-founded as an artists' collective in 2020. The collective emphasizes art centered on abolition, healing, and ancestry, hosting various community workshops and events. Following ICE raids in Los Angeles, the space became a sanctuary for those affected, allowing community members to honor victims. Cullors, a prominent figure in the Black liberation movement, has shifted her focus from BLM to the performing arts and cultural initiatives, reflecting on her experiences with overpolicing and trauma.
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