Thread by @VanityFair

The #BlackLivesMatter movement has produced a global outcry for social justice—and these 22 activists and visionaries speak with V.F. about their work to honor the past, shape the future, and energize the present. vntyfr.com/5Q6h9aR

.@JohnBoyega: "I’ve gotta say what’s on my mind. Might make some people angry, but whatever, man."

Photograph by Ruth Ossai. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represent a new kind of Democratic Party: “I see this movement on the street... and it’s hitting us right here in the halls of Congress.”

Photograph by Kennedi Carter. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

.@theebillyporter: “The public lynching of George Floyd galvanized the people all over the world to rise up... It’s a wonder to see young people of all colors leading the charge.”

Photograph by Dana Scruggs. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

.@YaraShahidi: “I’m witnessing so many peers create new tools to fight against social injustice. We are constantly evolving the ways that we move forward.”

Photograph by Renell Medrano. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

.@IndyaMoore: “I know that to the world it looks like activism because so many people can separate social justice from their daily lives... But activism, as it’s called, is my daily life.”

Photograph by Lawrence Agyei. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

Run the Jewels's @KillerMike: “I believe that very small and local acts are the foundation of effective activism.”

Photograph by Braylen Dion. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

Run the Jewels's @therealelp: “Through the art we get to be humans... We get to be silly and cocky and fun, and take stands where we feel we need to. [It’s] my most powerful tool to do anything good in this world.”

Photograph by Sophia Wilson. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF

.@noname: “The mourning and hopelessness hasn’t left me. Not sure if we’ll see the revolutionary change we need to dismantle an American empire that demands Black death for its functionality.”

Photograph by Phylicia J.L. Munn. vntyfr.com/7pdm4RF