Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors Steps Down As Executive Director After Criticism Over Finances
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors announced on May 27 that she is stepping down from her role as executive director of the movement’s foundation following criticism over the foundation’s finances and her personal wealth.
Cullors, 37, told the Associated Press that her departure, which is effective Friday, had been planned for a year and had nothing to do with the personal attacks she has faced from far-right groups or any disputes within the movement.
She said she is leaving to focus on other projects, including the upcoming release of her second book and a multi-year TV development deal with Warner Bros.
Fox News
May 28, 2021 10:05 AM ET
Cullors, 37, told the Associated Press on Thursday that she was leaving the position to focus on other projects, including the release of her second book and a television deal with Warner Bros. She held the top post at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation for more than five years.
The activist said she had created the necessary bones and foundation at the organization and felt the time is right to leave. She asserted that her exit was planned for more than a year and was unrelated to scrutiny regarding her personal finances. Those were right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character, and I don’t operate off of what the right thinks of me, Cullors said.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation announced Thursday, May 27, that co-founder and current executive director, 37-year-old Patrisse Cullors