Payne, Daniel. May 9, 2022. Kellogg Foundation gave a three-year $900,000 grant through Thousand Currents to help organize local BLM Global Network Foundation chapters, according to Capital Research Center. [29] The demand referenced the efforts of Republican senators to oppose the certification of the contested 2020 election results, and the riots that occurred at the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. It has also been reported by the Washington Times that Soros has given groups associated with the Black Lives Matter movement more than $33 million from his Open Society Foundations (OSF), though it is again unclear if BLM Global Network Foundation directly received funding from OSF. The organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. Available at: UR to Host Canadas Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Janaya Khan. University of Richmond. Black Lives Matter Power Grab Sets Off Internal Revolt. December 10, 2020. Howard had reportedly been serving as finance and operations manager at the consulting firm New Impact Partners. February 2, 2022. [31][51], An April 2022 investigative report by New York Magazine's Intelligencer revealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a $6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party. Lessons from Fidel: Black Lives Matter and the Transition of El Comandante. Medium. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, (Non-profit), Brooklyn Boihood Ever feel like the only difference between the New York Times and Washington Post is the name? 2020. Amazon announced it would give $10 million to 12 groups, including BLM Global Network Foundation, while Microsoft vowed to give $250,000 to it. Cullors has responded to the accusations stating that the ten chapters were "not formally affiliated with the global network" and were looking for credibility and money. Jae C. Hong/Associated Press The release of the tax filing, Internal Revenue. [63] On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complains to the attorney generals of Washington and California, in which the Center demanded "a full investigation and audit of this group, and possible criminal sanctions. Neither responded to request for comment as to who has been in charge of the organization since Cullors departure. Khan-Cullors, 36, is also the founder of Dignity and Power Now, a group that advocates for incarcerated people and their families. [48] As of June 25, 2020, Thousand Currents deleted its listing of Rosenberg's biography along with its entire board of directors webpage. Addressing racial injustice. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. A lawsuit filed on behalf of 26 grassroots Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapters last week alleged that the leader of the national organization siphoned $10 million in charitable contributions to pay for his own personal expenses. D'Zhane Parker, left, Cicley Gay, center, and Shalomyah Bowers, members of the Black Lives Matter Foundation's board of directors, pose for a portrait on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Atlanta. Available at: Statement From the Frontlines of BLM. Accessed March 8, 2021. (Non-profit), For the Gworls 2018. California Threatens to Hold BLMs Leaders Personally Liable Over Missing Financial Records. Washington Examiner. [67][68], On February 15, 2022, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community Bail Fund to release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a $100,000 cashier's check that afternoon. The AP Interview: BLMs Patrisse Cullors Denies Wrongdoing. AP News. Available at: Kerr, Andrew. Accessed June 19, 2020. Accessed March 8, 2021. [6], After the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012, activist Alicia Garza woke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. [32], On May 27, 2021, Patrisse Cullors announced she was stepping down from her role as executive director of BLMGN to focus on the upcoming release of her second book and multi-year TV development deal with Warner Bros. Two new interim senior executives were brought aboard to steer the organization for the immediate future: Monifa Bandele, a longtime BLM organizer and founder of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement in New York City, and Makani Themba, an early backer of the BLM movement and chief strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies in Jackson, Mississippi. Jessica Chasmar is a digital writer on the politics team for Fox News and Fox Business. The organization has been criticized for its advocacy of radical-left policies like defunding the police. Black Lives Matter leader accused of siphoning off $10 million. (Non-profit), Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) [60] However, as stated by the Examiner, "BLMGNF reported to the IRS in August 2020 that it expected to incur precisely $12,706,366 in "Professional Fees" expenditures during the same calendar year, a figure $4.3 million higher than the top-line annual spending figure it later reported to the public in February. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations. Donations to BLM are restricted donations to support the activities of BLM, Thousand Currents said in an email to The Daily Signal. Accessed May 13, 2020. (Non-profit), Marsha P. Johnson Institute . [12] The officers were fired but not prosecuted, and eventually sued the city for discrimination and unlawful termination, settling out of court for $8.6 million. Rosenberg was part of M19, short for May 19th Communist Organization. In 2020 it raised approximately $90 million, incurred $8.4 million in operating expenses, and disbursed $21.7 million in grants. Left-leaning mega-donors Tom Steyer and Paul Egerman were also listed by Politico as invited participants. The Examiner reported that New Impact Partners website formerly featured a quote from Raymond at BLM Global Network Foundation stating that New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge.[88][89], In February 2022, reports on newly released Form 990s showed that as of 2020, Minyon Moore, a longtime ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton and former chief executive officer of the Democratic National Committee, had joined the BLM Global Foundation Network on the board of directors. As of May 2021, Themba was serving as chief strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies and was the former executive director of The Praxis Project, while Bandele was chief operating officer at Times Up Foundation. 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