Person profile
Boots Riley
Woke Score
85/ 100
Lower is better
82 personal • 91 work
- Published titles
- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- May 20, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 930526
Creator Context
Summary
Lifelong communist activist and rapper; joined the Progressive Labor Party at age 15, helped form the Young Comrades organizer group, and led elements of Occupy Oakland; known for radical anti-capitalist music with The Coup and consistent public advocacy for revolutionary politics, class struggle, and social justice.
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