Therese Patricia Okoumou, commonly known as Patricia Okoumou, is a Black activist, most known for scaling the base of the Statue of Liberty in protest of children being separated from their parents at the Mexico-United States border in 2018.[1] She was credited by Hawk Newsome as "the most prominent Black voice in this immigrant rights movement right now."[2]
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- ^ Branigin, Anne (March 19, 2019). "'Lady Liberty' Patricia Okoumou Will Not Go to Prison for July 4th Protest". The Root. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.