Patrisse Khan-Cullors
American artist and activist
In elementary school. I loved learning.
When were you happiest?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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Death & what remains
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When I realised that I could get myself through anything that came my way.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2026 source ↗
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These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.
In Macon, Georgia, during my childhood. I knew everybody there—it was like the whole town was your family. I felt complete there.
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I’ve never really had a horrible job – I liked working at restaurants and being a nanny when I wasn’t acting.
In my 20s I was in a show called The Unauthorised Autobiography of Samantha Brown. The actor who played my dad messed up his lines and it made me laugh so hard that I ended up peeing my pants.
Being alive on Earth is challenging and I like to believe that whatever happens after is filled with peace and ease.
Your lowest moment is temporary.
An inability to be authentic.
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