AURIELLE LUCIER
ATLANTA, GA

Aurielle Marie Lucier is an Atlanta activist and spokesperson for the social justice organization #ItsBiggerThanYou. She first got involved in the Black Lives Matter movement after the murder of Michael Brown.

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LEON FORD
PITTSBURGH, PA

Leon Ford was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a community leader, activist, mentor, and motivational speaker. Leon’s entry into activism was sparked after experiencing a life-threatening act of police brutality.

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CHARLENE CARRUTHERS
CHICAGO, IL

Charlene Carruthers is a black, queer feminist who was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, where she still lives. Charlene is the national director of Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), an organization of black youth fighting for justice and freedom for all black people.

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What is GET FREE?

GET FREE is a multimedia Hip Hop civics curriculum for youth and young adults. Its goal is to introduce students to a national network of young community leaders, artists, and activists who advocate for social change and democratic inclusion driven by grassroots organizing. GET FREE is inspired by the exuberance, ingenuity, political energy, resistance, love, and DIY model of underground Hip Hop. Its aim is to push and extend ideas of democracy, citizenship, freedom, community, civic engagement, and intersectional justice.