Black Lives Matter Founder Patrisse Cullors Resigns
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has apparently been forced out of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) in the wake of controversy over her finances.
The April 10
New York Poststory about Cullors owning four homes was followed by additional reports of cozy financial relationships with “nonprofit” groups she founded.
Although there are a number of groups that have Black Lives Matter in their names, BLMGNF has been the main recipient of corporate funds, totaling some $90 million. This has prompted tensions within the movement with some questioning where all the money is going.
BLM co-founder and self-confessed Marxist stepping down
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(May 28, 2021) - Patrisse Cullors, who has been at the helm of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation for nearly six years, 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. Her last day with the foundation is Friday.
The 37-year-old activist said her resignation has been in the works for more than a year and has nothing to do with recent revelations about her purchases of millions of dollars in real estate as well as dissension within the movement.
Black Lives Matter Founder Patrisse Cullors Resigns After Making Millions Of Dollars
Published: May 28, 2021
The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Patrisse Cullors has resigned after making millions of dollars. Her resignation comes amid controversy over the group’s finances and Cullors’ personal wealth including a real-estate buying spree in which she snagged four high-end homes for $3.2 million in the US.
The embattled co-founder of Black Lives Matter announced on Thursday that she’s resigning as executive director amid criticism over her lavish lifestyle.
Patrisse Cullors, 37 who has been at the helm of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation for nearly six years said she is leaving to focus on a book and TV deal.
A Black Lives Matter co-founder has resigned from her role as executive director after hitting out at a "right-wing smear campaign" that revealed her $3 million housing portfolio. Patrisse Cullors, an integral figure of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, made the announcement on Thursday and will reprise her role today. "I've created the infrastructure and the support, and the necessary bones and foundation, so that I can leave," she said. "It feels like the time is right." Ms Cullors cited the release of her second book and a TV deal as the cause of her departure, but it comes after a heated controversy over the foundation's finances and her personal wealth. Despite describing herself as a “trained marxist'' Ms Cullors owns numerous multi-million dollar properties, including a recently purchased $1.4 million home in an affluent LA neighborhood. BLM said she had "received a total of $120,000 since the organisa