Therese Patricia Okoumou
Therese Patricia Okoumou, commonly known as Patricia Okoumou, is a Black people, Black Activism, activist, most known for Climbing, scaling the base of the Statue of Liberty in protest of Family separation, children being separated from their parents at the Mexico–United States border, Mexico-United States border in 2018. She was credited by Hawk Newsome as "the most prominent Black voice in this immigrant rights movement right now." Early life Okoumou was born in the Republic of the Congo. As a child, she and her peers climbed structures in Brazzaville where she lived. Her father worked as a pilot for then-Republic of the Congo president Denis Sassou Nguesso. In 1993, when Okoumou was a young adult, Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994), civil war occurred in her home, exposing her to violence, and prompting her move to the United States. During her first years in the US, she worked as a Physical therapy, physical therapist, personal trainer, and staffer in a Women's ...
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