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RACIAL INJUSTICE-BLM FINANCES A financial snapshot shared with the AP shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million last year. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement, committed $21.7 million in grants to BLM chapters and other Black-led local organizations, and ended the year with a balance of more than $60 million. By Aaron Morrison. SENT: 1,290 words photos.
When Julian DeShazier, a 37-year-old Black pastor, marches in Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, he removes his clerical collar – a symbol of authority – and follows the instructions of organisers, many of whom are younger than him, and many of whom are women.
DeShazier and members of his Hyde Park University Church in Chicago, Illinois, decided that the youth, whom he describes as “faithful, but secular”, are “best positioned to lead this movement right now”. The role of the Church is “to be supportive of them in offering ourselves in the ways they show us they need us and to fill in the gaps as well.”
Any use could refer to an idea, or it could refer to an entity.
It could reference the fact that black people’s lives are valuable, or it could reference an organization that’s taken in
$90 million.
Such financial windfall only covers 2020, to be clear.
As noted by The Associated Press, Black Lives Matter™ recently reported its donations for last year.
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A financial snapshot shared exclusively with @AP shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million in 2020. The group hopes to be known for more than just protests. They want to see Black communities thriving. https://t.co/9FfNzvHq7W
BLM Impact Report Shows Network’s Strength, Fundraising
February 24, 2021
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) generated $90 million in revenue $30 at a time during 2020, according to its
The report offered a look at the finances and operations of the BLMGNF, as well affiliated organizations the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee and Black Lives Matter Grassroots.
“BLMGNF has decided to fully lean into its capacity as a fundraising body, grantmaking entity, amplifier, and action-oriented think tank of the movement,” Black Lives Matter Executive Director Patrisse Cullors wrote in the report.
The nearly 20 chapters in its network, and the grassroots work they do, have coalesced under what Cullors called “a sister organization,” Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Another arm of the movement, the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, was formed in October 2020 and has played a role in both the 2020 general election and the two Senate ru