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The wave of mass protests that has swept the country in 2020 were sparked by systemic and anti-Black racism within law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Whether it is homelessness and gentrification, mass incarceration and overcriminalization, deep educational inequities, rampant health disparities, the widening economic and wealth inequality gap, tax policies inequities Black communities across California are disproportionately impacted. At the heart of these conditions is persistent and enduring systemic and anti-Black racism. A key question is what will make this moment different in addressing the longstanding issues of systemic and anti-Black racism.
(CBM) – Last week, philanthropic organizations and other funders joined hands to launch the California Black Freedom Fund (CBFF), a new $100 million initiative that will provide resources to Black-led organizations in the state of California over the next five years.
Co-created with Black leaders and organizers, the first-of-its-kind fund will ensure that California’s growing ecosystem of local grassroots, Black-led organizing groups have sustained investments that equip them with the resources they need to push back against entrenched forces of systemic and institutionalized racism.
“Over the past year, we’ve seen Black communities across the country step up boldly as the conscience of our nation to challenge the status quo,” said Cathy Cha, president and chief executive officer of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, a Bay Area philanthropic organization that tackles a broad range of social issues. “The California Black Freedom Fund represents a great opportunity to
California Black Freedom Fund launches $100 million initiative to support Black-led organizing
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The California Black Freedom Fund has set the goal of raising $100 million over the next five years from various sponsors to directly support Black-led power-building organizations, it announced this week.
The initiative has received backing from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan s philanthropic organization, and has amassed an initial investment of some $34.2 million.
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In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of the social media platform Facebook, and his wife Pricilla Chan pose for a photo before an event in Berlin.