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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation","crawl_time":1774859809,"first_indexed_time":1603311765,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.\nLogo of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.\nAbbreviation\nBLMGN\nBLMGNF\nFormation\nJuly 13, 2013\n; 12 years ago\nFounders\nAlicia Garza\nPatrisse Cullors\nAyọ Tometi\nType\n501(c)(3) organization\nTax ID no.\n82-4862489\nPurpose\nAdvocacy\nand\nprotests\nagainst\nracial discrimination\n[\n1\n]\nGovernment\nlobbying\n[\n2\n]\n[\n3\n]\nHeadquarters\n248 3rd St. 305\nOakland\n,\nCalifornia\n,\nU.S.\nLocation\nInternational, largely in the U.S.\nKey people\nPatrisse Cullors\n(former executive director)\nAffiliations\nBlack Lives Matter Political Action Committee\nBlack Lives Matter Grassroots\nVolunteers\n40 global chapters\n[\n4\n]\n(2017)\nWebsite\nOfficial website\nThe\nBlack Lives Matter Global Network Foundation\n(\nBLMGN\nor\nBLMGNF\n)\n[\na\n]\nis an American\n501(c)(3)\nnonprofit\ncivil rights\norganization dedicated to promoting the\nBlack Lives Matter\nmovement.\n[\n8\n]\nThe organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase \"Black Lives Matter\" as its name and it also owns the domain name \"blacklivesmatter.com\" as its official website.\n[\n9\n]\nIn 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement,\n[\n10\n]\nand it claims to speak on behalf of the movement.\n[\n11\n]\nEfforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director\nPatrisse Cullors\nbegan to centralize its operations.\n[\n7\n]\n[\n11\n]\nThe organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists.\n[\n12\n]\nInternational but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of\nsystemic racism\nand the prevention of\npolice violence\n.\n[\n13\n]\nAmong its core beliefs is that the entire\nUS legal system\n,\nmainstream media\n, and society is inherently\nwhite supremacist\n;\n[\n14\n]\nand that \"policing at-large is an irredeemable institution\" and should be\ndefunded\n.\n[\n15\n]\n[\n16\n]\nThe organization has been criticized for its statements in support of\nMarxism\n, its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories.\n[\n17\n]\nThe BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers.\n[\n18\n]\n[\n19\n]\nThe organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022\n, there are over 40 chapters.\n[\n4\n]\nEach local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN.\n[\n20\n]\nBLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization,\n[\n11\n]\nbut still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors.\n[\n21\n]\nOn October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the \"fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement,\" while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change.\n[\n7\n]\nIn November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN.\n[\n6\n]\nBefore handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work.\n[\n22\n]\nThe Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization\nMovement for Black Lives\n.\n[\n23\n]\nOn April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers.\n[\n24\n]\nBlack Lives Matter Political Action Committee\n[\nedit\n]\nIn 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the \"Black Lives Matter PAC LLC\" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates.\n[\n25\n]\nWhen the\nDemocratic National Committee\nadopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that \"[w]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the\nDemocratic Party\n, or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the\nRepublican\nand all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain\nblack people\n's efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party.\"\n[\n26\n]\nAfter the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored\npolitical action committee\n, the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020,\n2020 Impact Report\ndocument.\n[\n27\n]\nThe move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership.\n[\n3\n]\nThe BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election.\n[\n3\n]\nSince its founding as a\nSuper-PAC\n, BLM PAC has notably supported\nRaphael Warnock\nand\nJon Ossoff\nduring the\n2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia\nand\n2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia\n, respectively.\n[\n2\n]\nBlack Lives Matter Grassroots\n[\nedit\n]\nThe establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the \"2020 Impact Report\" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general.\n[\n7\n]\nAfter the 2013 acquittal of\nGeorge Zimmerman\nfor the\nkilling of Trayvon Martin\nin 2012, activist\nAlicia Garza\nwoke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised \"at how little Black lives matter\". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag\n#BlackLivesMatter\non July 15, 2013.\n[\n28\n]\nGarza and Cullors would reach out to their associate\nOpal Tometi\nto help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the \"Black Lives Matter\" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity.\n[\n29\n]\nThe first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of\nMelina Abdullah\n. The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers.\n[\n30\n]\nDuring 2014\nprotests in Ferguson\nGarza, Cullors, and Tometi organized \"\nFreedom Rides\n\" to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these \"Freedom Rides\". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan \"Black Lives Matter\" throughout the months-long protests.\n[\n29\n]\nThe organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the\nBlack Lives Matter\nmovement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities.\n[\n31\n]\nBy August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide.\n[\n26\n]\nOn September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided \"fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM.\" As a\n501(c)(3) organization\n, IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing \"learning exchange and alliance building opportunities\" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside.\n[\n32\n]\nGeorge Floyd protests and subsequent growth\n[\nedit\n]\nAfter the\nmurder of George Floyd\nand later\nprotests\nmany people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the \"Black Lives Matter Foundation.\"\n[\n33\n]\nThe BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about $33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations.\n[\n34\n]\nBLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to:\nAmazon\n, which donated part of 10M to BLMGN;\n[\n35\n]\nCoca-Cola\n, which donated $500,000;\n[\n36\n]\nMicrosoft\n, which donated $250,000;\n[\n37\n]\nAirbnb\n, which donated $500,000;\n[\n38\n]\nIntel\n, which donated part of 1M;\n[\n39\n]\nand\nGoogle\n, which donated part of 2.35M.\n[\n40\n]\n[\n41\n]\nSome of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband\nBTS\n, which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN;\n[\n42\n]\n[\n43\n]\n[\n44\n]\nand singer-songwriter\nThe Weeknd\nwho gave $250,000 to BLMGN in 2016,\n[\n45\n]\nand another $200,000 in 2020.\n[\n46\n]\nCharityWatch\nExecutive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group.\n[\n47\n]\nBLMGN claimed $90 million in donations for 2020,\n[\n7\n]\nwith an end-year balance of $60 million.\nBLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to $21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups.\n[\n49\n]\nOn 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\nWarner Bros.\nTwo 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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character.\nSometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for.\n[\n50\n]\nOn September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that \"although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways.\"\n[\n51\n]\nAs of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the $90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including $840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with $42 million in assets.\n[\n52\n]\n[\n53\n]\n[\n54\n]\n[\n17\n]\n[\n55\n]\n[\n56\n]\nIn March 2023,\nAdidas\nwithdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission.\n[\n57\n]\nIn May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over $9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the $79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the $90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to $30 million in total assets from $42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over $1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over $1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of $961,000 on a securities sale of $172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly $10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third ($32 million) of its $90 million in investment accounts.\n[\n58\n]\n[\n59\n]\nThe foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements.\nFounder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder\nGarza\nwere \"trained Marxists\" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like\nBen Carson\n,\nRudy Giuliani\n,\nMark Levin\n, and others.\nThere is no single definitive\nMarxist theory\nthe group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought.\n[\n60\n]\nA note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the\nnuclear family\nalarmed\n[\n61\n]\nconservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020:\n\"We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.\"\n[\n60\n]\nFounder\nAyọ Tometi\nwas invited by the\nVenezuelan government\nto be an electoral observer for the\nparliamentary elections\nin December 2015. Tometi stated she was \"in a place where there is intelligent political discourse\" and that the country appears to \"have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system.\"\n[\n62\n]\nDuring the\n2021 Cuban protests\n, the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its\nembargo on Cuba\nand praised the Cuban government for its \"solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent\", adding \"The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination\". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the \"U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans.\" BLMGN's apparent praise of the\nCuban government\nreceived criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to\nNBC News\n, BLMGN officials said that their statement was \"grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba\" and that they sought to amplify the voices of\nAfro-Cubans\nprotesting oppression \"from all actors, including the United States Embargo.\" The officials also said that \"We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors\" and that \"We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty.\"\n[\n63\n]\n[\n64\n]\nMartin Luther King Jr.\n[\nedit\n]\nIn a weekly newsletter celebrating\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day\n, BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced \"white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention.\"\n[\n65\n]\nThousand Currents partnership\n[\nedit\n]\nBLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former\nMay 19th Communist Organization\nmember\nSusan Rosenberg\n.\n[\n66\n]\nAccording to\nTides\nas of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities.\n[\n22\n]\nThe IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and\nTides Foundation\n.\n[\n67\n]\nBLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah\n[\nedit\n]\nBLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by\nMelina Abdullah\n,\n[\n68\n]\nwho also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles.\n[\n69\n]\nAbdullah has expressed support for the\nNation of Islam\n,\n[\n70\n]\n[\n71\n]\n[\n72\n]\n[\n73\n]\nwhich has been criticized for\nblack supremacist\n, anti-white,\nantisemitic\n, and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the\nSouthern Poverty Law Center\nand the\nAnti-Defamation League\n.\n[\n74\n]\n[\n75\n]\nFounder's association with Black Lives Matter at School\n[\nedit\n]\nFounding member of BLMGN\nAyọ Tometi\nofficially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School,\n[\n76\n]\nwhich in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles,\n[\n77\n]\nan officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN.\n[\n78\n]\nBlack Lives Matter at School lists\nBill Ayers\n, co-founder of the now-defunct\nWeather Underground\norganization on its endorsements page,\n[\n79\n]\nand quotes\nBlack Liberation Army\nmember\nAssata Shakur\non its main page.\n[\n80\n]\nBLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter.\n[\n52\n]\n[\n53\n]\nThe\ncharity assessment\norganization\nCharityWatch\nreports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period.\n[\n81\n]\nBLMGN Chapter statement\n[\nedit\n]\nOn November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater \"financial transparency, decision making and accountability\" from the main BLMGN organization.\n[\n6\n]\nThe authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director \"without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world.\" The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having \"effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters.\"\n[\n6\n]\n[\n5\n]\nThe authors further stated that \"[f]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion.\" The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to $500,000 was not equitable,\n[\n34\n]\nas the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources.\n[\n6\n]\nAccording to\nPolitico\n, chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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.\n[\n11\n]\nThe 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville.\n[\n7\n]\nAs of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag \"#BLM10\" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, \"I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with.\" Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts.\nReal estate and salary dispute\n[\nedit\n]\nIn 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period.\n[\n82\n]\nCullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an \"effort to discredit and harass me and my family\" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received $120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization.\n[\n82\n]\n[\n83\n]\n[\n84\n]\nAn April 2022 investigative report by\nNew York Magazine\n's\nIntelligencer\nrevealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a $6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds.\n[\n17\n]\n[\n85\n]\nIn May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that \"We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources\" and that \"we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property.\"\n[\n86\n]\nHowever, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the $6 million house, which she regretted.\n[\n86\n]\n501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations\n[\nedit\n]\nThe BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt\n501(c)(3) organization\n. In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension.\n[\n67\n]\n[\n87\n]\n[\n88\n]\nThe Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than $60 million in assets,\n[\n67\n]\nleading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as \"a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction.\"\n[\n89\n]\nOn January 27, 2022, a report by the\nWashington Examiner\nstated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The\nExaminer\nfurther claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a \"permanent office.\" Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's $60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021.\n[\n67\n]\nCharityWatch\nExecutive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. \"Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant.\"\n[\n89\n]\nA later\nExaminer\npiece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension.\n[\n87\n]\nThe\nExaminer\nfurther claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a\nDelaware nonstock nonprofit foundation\nduring this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred $66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020,\n[\n90\n]\nwhich was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the\nWashington Examiner\nby the\nOffice of the California Attorney General\nshow that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020.\n[\n91\n]\nBLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred $8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with $60 million under its control.\n[\n92\n]\nHowever, as stated by the\nExaminer\n, \"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.\"\n[\n67\n]\nThe\nWashington Examiner\nalso raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's\nLinkedIn\nprofile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister.\n[\n67\n]\nA quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, \"New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities.\"\n[\n93\n]\nOn February 1, 2022, the\nWashington Examiner\npublished a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of $2,000 per violation. The\nExaminer\nstated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group\nNational Legal and Policy Center\nis preparing a complaint against BLMGN.\n[\n94\n]\nThe\nExaminer\nalso reported that the California Department of Justice stated the \"organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s),\" and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31.\n[\n95\n]\nOn February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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.\"\n[\n87\n]\nOn February 4, a day after the\nExaminer\nreported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on\nActBlue\nwere no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a \"compliance council\" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the\nWashington Examiner\nreport. The\nExaminer\nalso stated that [Shalomyah Bowers], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone \"underground\" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February.\n[\n88\n]\nOn February 4, Indiana Attorney General\nTodd Rokita\ntold Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a \"scam.\" On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General\nHector Balderas\n, announced that the office is currently \"securing compliance\" with BLMGN.\n[\n96\n]\nIn February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer\nMarc Elias\nand switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time.\n[\n17\n]\nThe group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter.\n[\n52\n]\nAccording to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile.\n[\n97\n]\nIn September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of \"syphoning\" more than $10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them \"harmful, divisive, and false.\"\n[\n98\n]\nThe lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers.\n[\n47\n]\nIn July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence \"fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched\" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims.\n[\n99\n]\nBLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was \"stunned and dismayed\" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal.\n[\n19\n]\nOn April 4, 2022, the\nNew York Intelligencer\nreported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the\nPost's\ndisclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as\nMeta\nhad deemed such content \"abusive.\" It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece.\n[\n17\n]\nOn February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for\nLouisville\nmayor\nCraig Greenberg\n. One day later, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community\nBail Fund\nto release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a $100,000 cashier's check that afternoon.\n[\n100\n]\n[\n101\n]\nCondemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate\nCharles Booker\njoining criticism of the decision, stating that \"anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody.\" Senate Minority Leader\nMitch McConnell\nlambasted the decision, claiming that the \"radical-left bailed their comrade out of jail.\"\n[\n102\n]\nIn 2021, the foundation won the\nOlof Palme Prize\nfor \"promoting 'peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence' across the globe\" and was nominated for the\nNobel Peace Prize\n.\n[\n103\n]\nAssata's Daughters\nMovement for Black Lives\n^\nMedia organizations and BLM chapters refer to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation as BLMGN, not BLMGNF.\n[\n5\n]\n[\n6\n]\nHowever, the 2020 Impact Report refers to the movement as BLMGNF, despite earlier publications.\n[\n7\n]\n^\n\"About\"\n.\nBlack Lives Matter\n. 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organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\") |\n| [Tax ID no.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taxpayer_Identification_Number \"Taxpayer Identification Number\") | 82-4862489 |\n| Purpose | [Advocacy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advocacy \"Advocacy\") and [protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protests \"Protests\") against [racial discrimination](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racism_against_Black_Americans \"Racism against Black Americans\")[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-1) Government [lobbying](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lobbying \"Lobbying\")[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) |\n| Headquarters | 248 3rd St. 305 [Oakland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland \"Oakland\"), [California](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California \"California\"), [U.S.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S. \"U.S.\") |\n| Location | International, largely in the U.S. |\n| Key people | [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") (former executive director) |\n| Affiliations | Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee Black Lives Matter Grassroots |\n| Volunteers | 40 global chapters[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) (2017) |\n| Website | [Official website](http:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/) |\n\nThe **Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation** (**BLMGN** or **BLMGNF**)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Acronym_usage-8) is an American [501(c)(3)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\") [nonprofit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nonprofit_organization \"Nonprofit organization\") [civil rights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_and_political_rights \"Civil and political rights\") organization dedicated to promoting the [Black Lives Matter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") movement.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:92-9) The organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase \"Black Lives Matter\" as its name and it also owns the domain name \"blacklivesmatter.com\" as its official website.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-10) In 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement,[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-11) and it claims to speak on behalf of the movement.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) Efforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") began to centralize its operations.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12)\n\nThe organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-13) International but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of [systemic racism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institutional_racism \"Institutional racism\") and the prevention of [police violence](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Police_brutality \"Police brutality\").[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-14) Among its core beliefs is that the entire [US legal system](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legal_system_of_the_United_States \"Legal system of the United States\"), [mainstream media](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainstream_media \"Mainstream media\"), and society is inherently [white supremacist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_supremacy \"White supremacy\");[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Rittenhouse-15) and that \"policing at-large is an irredeemable institution\" and should be [defunded](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defund_the_police \"Defund the police\").[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Smollet-16)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Demands-17)\n\nThe organization has been criticized for its statements in support of [Marxism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marxism \"Marxism\"), its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-19)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20)\n\n## Organization\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Organization\")\\]\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| Part of [a series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Progressivism \"Category:Progressivism\") on |\n| [Progressivism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressivism \"Progressivism\") |\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/Purple_flag_waving.svg\/120px-Purple_flag_waving.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_colour#Purple \"Political colour\") |\n| History [BLM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") [Counterculture of the 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warrior](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_justice_warrior \"Social justice warrior\") [Social organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_organization \"Social organization\") [Social progress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_progress \"Social progress\") [List of countries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_Social_Progress_Index \"List of countries by Social Progress Index\") [Solidarity unionism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solidarity_Unionism \"Solidarity Unionism\") [Strategic essentialism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_essentialism \"Strategic essentialism\") [Sustainable design](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sustainable_design \"Sustainable design\") [Eugenics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugenics \"Eugenics\") [Ecological engineering](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecological_engineering \"Ecological engineering\") [Sustainable development](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sustainable_development \"Sustainable development\") [Welfare state](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welfare_state \"Welfare state\") [Women's suffrage](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_suffrage \"Women's suffrage\") [Workplace democracy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Workplace_democracy \"Workplace democracy\") [Youth rights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Youth_rights \"Youth rights\") |\n| Variants [Capitalist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_capitalism \"Progressive capitalism\") [Confucian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_Confucianism \"Progressive Confucianism\") [Conservative](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_conservatism \"Progressive conservatism\") [Economic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economic_progressivism \"Economic progressivism\") [Liberal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_liberalism \"Social liberalism\") [Realist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_realism \"Progressive realism\") [Socialist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_socialism \"Progressive socialism\") [Techno](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Techno-progressivism \"Techno-progressivism\") |\n| Intellectuals [Abbott (Edith)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edith_Abbott \"Edith Abbott\") [Addams](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jane_Addams \"Jane Addams\") [Allen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anita_L._Allen \"Anita L. Allen\") [Alinsky](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saul_Alinsky \"Saul Alinsky\") [Anderson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_Anderson \"Carol Anderson\") [Ajamu X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajamu_X \"Ajamu X\") [Benedict](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Benedict \"Ruth Benedict\") [Benjamin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruha_Benjamin \"Ruha Benjamin\") [Ben-Moshe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liat_Ben-Moshe \"Liat Ben-Moshe\") [Beveridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Beveridge \"William Beveridge\") [Black](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edwin_Black \"Edwin Black\") [Blackwell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antoinette_Brown_Blackwell \"Antoinette Brown Blackwell\") [Bornstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kate_Bornstein \"Kate Bornstein\") [Brand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Brand \"Adolf Brand\") [Brandeis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Brandeis \"Louis Brandeis\") [Breckinridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sophonisba_Breckinridge \"Sophonisba Breckinridge\") [Butler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judith_Butler \"Judith Butler\") [Carpenter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Carpenter \"Edward Carpenter\") [de Condorcet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marquis_de_Condorcet \"Marquis de Condorcet\") [Cornell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drucilla_Cornell \"Drucilla Cornell\") [Davis (Mike)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Davis_\$scholar\$ \"Mike Davis (scholar)\") [Dewey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Dewey \"John Dewey\") [Douglas (Kelly)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kelly_Brown_Douglas \"Kelly Brown Douglas\") [Douglas (William)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_O._Douglas \"William O. Douglas\") [Du Bois](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W.E.B._Du_Bois \"W.E.B. Du Bois\") [Dyson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Eric_Dyson \"Michael Eric Dyson\") [Ellis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havelock_Ellis \"Havelock Ellis\") [Fredrickson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_M._Fredrickson \"George M. Fredrickson\") [Friedan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betty_Friedan \"Betty Friedan\") [Gilmore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Wilson_Gilmore \"Ruth Wilson Gilmore\") [Hammonds](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evelynn_M._Hammonds \"Evelynn M. Hammonds\") [Hasan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mehdi_Hasan \"Mehdi Hasan\") [Helms](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_E._Helms \"Janet E. Helms\") [Hirschfeld](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magnus_Hirschfeld \"Magnus Hirschfeld\") [hooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bell_hooks \"Bell hooks\") [Jeffries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Jeffries \"Leonard Jeffries\") [Kahane](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anetta_Kahane \"Anetta Kahane\") [Karenga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maulana_Karenga \"Maulana Karenga\") [Keller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helen_Keller \"Helen Keller\") [Kendi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibram_X._Kendi \"Ibram X. Kendi\") [King](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. \"Martin Luther King Jr.\") [McIntosh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peggy_McIntosh \"Peggy McIntosh\") [Merriam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Edward_Merriam \"Charles Edward Merriam\") [Meyers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robin_Meyers \"Robin Meyers\") [Mills](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_W._Mills \"Charles W. Mills\") [Moore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._Howard_Moore \"J. Howard Moore\") [Oastler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Oastler#Political_philosophy \"Richard Oastler\") [Ostrowski](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marius_Ostrowski \"Marius Ostrowski\") [Painter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nell_Irvin_Painter \"Nell Irvin Painter\") [Patterson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orlando_Patterson \"Orlando Patterson\") [Peled-Elhanan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nurit_Peled-Elhanan \"Nurit Peled-Elhanan\") [Perez](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caroline_Criado_Perez \"Caroline Criado Perez\") [Reich (Wilhelm)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilhelm_Reich \"Wilhelm Reich\") [Roberts](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_Roberts \"Dorothy Roberts\") [Rothstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Rothstein \"Richard Rothstein\") [Saini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angela_Saini \"Angela Saini\") [Sanger](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Margaret_Sanger \"Margaret Sanger\") [Seuss](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._Seuss \"Dr. Seuss\") [Shaw](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Bernard_Shaw \"George Bernard Shaw\") [Stanley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason_Stanley \"Jason Stanley\") [Stein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abby_Stein \"Abby Stein\") [Su](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Su_Beng \"Su Beng\") [TallBear](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_TallBear \"Kim TallBear\") [Walia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harsha_Walia \"Harsha Walia\") [Welsing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Cress_Welsing \"Frances Cress Welsing\") [West](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cornel_West \"Cornel West\") [Whedon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joss_Whedon \"Joss Whedon\") [Wilderson III](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_B._Wilderson_III \"Frank B. Wilderson III\") [Wong (Joshua)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joshua_Wong \"Joshua Wong\") [Zuboff](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shoshana_Zuboff \"Shoshana Zuboff\") |\n| Politicians [Albanese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Albanese \"Anthony Albanese\") [Anderson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Anderson,_Baroness_Anderson_of_Stoke-on-Trent \"Ruth Anderson, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent\") [Ardern](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacinda_Ardern \"Jacinda Ardern\") [Atatürk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk \"Mustafa Kemal Atatürk\") [Attlee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clement_Attlee \"Clement Attlee\") [Bhutto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benazir_Bhutto \"Benazir Bhutto\") [Boric](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gabriel_Boric \"Gabriel Boric\") [Brandt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willy_Brandt \"Willy Brandt\") [Butler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rab_Butler \"Rab Butler\") [Bryan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Jennings_Bryan \"William Jennings Bryan\") [Corbyn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeremy_Corbyn \"Jeremy Corbyn\") [Cuza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandru_Ioan_Cuza \"Alexandru Ioan Cuza\") [Đinđić](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoran_%C4%90in%C4%91i%C4%87 \"Zoran Đinđić\") [Drees](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willem_Drees \"Willem Drees\") [F.D.R.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt \"Franklin D. Roosevelt\") [Hessel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St%C3%A9phane_Hessel \"Stéphane Hessel\") [Hontiveros](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Risa_Hontiveros \"Risa Hontiveros\") [Hunter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dario_Hunter \"Dario Hunter\") [İmamoğlu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ekrem_%C4%B0mamo%C4%9Flu \"Ekrem İmamoğlu\") [La Follette](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_M._La_Follette \"Robert M. La Follette\") [Layton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Layton \"Jack Layton\") [L.B.J.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyndon_B._Johnson \"Lyndon B. Johnson\") [Lula](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva \"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva\") [Lyuh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyuh_Woon-hyung \"Lyuh Woon-hyung\") [Manley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Manley \"Michael Manley\") [Mandela](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson_Mandela \"Nelson Mandela\") [Mottley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mia_Mottley \"Mia Mottley\") [Murayama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomiichi_Murayama \"Tomiichi Murayama\") [Nehru](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jawaharlal_Nehru \"Jawaharlal Nehru\") [Norton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton \"Eleanor Holmes Norton\") [Obrador](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9s_Manuel_L%C3%B3pez_Obrador \"Andrés Manuel López Obrador\") [Petro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustavo_Petro \"Gustavo Petro\") [Sánchez](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez \"Pedro Sánchez\") [Sanders](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernie_Sanders \"Bernie Sanders\") [Tsai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsai_Ing-wen \"Tsai Ing-wen\") [Warren](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Warren \"Elizabeth Warren\") [Yamamoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tar%C5%8D_Yamamoto \"Tarō Yamamoto\") [Zapatero](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Zapatero \"José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero\") |\n| Organizations [Amadeu Antonio Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amadeu_Antonio_Foundation \"Amadeu Antonio Foundation\") [ACLU](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_Liberties_Union \"American Civil Liberties Union\") [ASHA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Sexual_Health_Association \"American Sexual Health Association\") [BLMGNF]() [Brennan Center for Justice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brennan_Center_for_Justice \"Brennan Center for Justice\") [CGS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Center_for_Genetics_and_Society \"Center for Genetics and Society\") [Color of Change](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Color_of_Change \"Color of Change\") [Democracy Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democracy_Alliance \"Democracy Alliance\") [Ella Baker Center for Human Rights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ella_Baker_Center_for_Human_Rights \"Ella Baker Center for Human Rights\") [Equality and Human Rights Commission](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Equality_and_Human_Rights_Commission \"Equality and Human Rights Commission\") [ENAR](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Network_Against_Racism \"European Network Against Racism\") [Fabian Society](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabian_Society \"Fabian Society\") \"[Coefficients](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coefficients_\$dining_club\$ \"Coefficients (dining club)\")\" [FIRM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_Immigration_Reform_Movement \"Fair Immigration Reform Movement\") [Ford Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Foundation \"Ford Foundation\") [Humanitarian League](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humanitarian_League \"Humanitarian League\") [ILGA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Lesbian,_Gay,_Bisexual,_Trans_and_Intersex_Association \"International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association\") [InCAR](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Committee_Against_Racism \"International Committee Against Racism\") [IPPA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institute_for_Public_Policy_Research \"Institute for Public Policy Research\") [MacArthur Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MacArthur_Foundation \"MacArthur Foundation\") [Movement for Black Lives](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movement_for_Black_Lives \"Movement for Black Lives\") [No one is illegal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_one_is_illegal \"No one is illegal\") [NWRO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Welfare_Rights_Organization \"National Welfare Rights Organization\") [New SDS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Students_for_a_Democratic_Society_\$2006_organization\$ \"Students for a Democratic Society (2006 organization)\") [OSF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Society_Foundations \"Open Society Foundations\") [Our Revolution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Revolution \"Our Revolution\") [PFAW](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People_for_the_American_Way \"People for the American Way\") [Progressive Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_Alliance \"Progressive Alliance\") [Progressive International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_International \"Progressive International\") [Progressive League](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_League \"Progressive League\") [Progressive Majority](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_Majority \"Progressive Majority\") [ProgressNow](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ProgressNow \"ProgressNow\") [Red Flare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Flare \"Red Flare\") [RWJF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation \"Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\") [SftP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Science_for_the_People \"Science for the People\") [Tides Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tides_Foundation \"Tides Foundation\") |\n| Regional variants Asia [Turkey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey \"Turkey\") [Ecevitism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecevitism \"Ecevitism\") [Kemalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kemalism \"Kemalism\") [Japan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_political_parties_\$Japan\$ \"Progressive political parties (Japan)\") [South Korea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressivism_in_South_Korea \"Progressivism in South Korea\") [Taiwan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressivism_in_Taiwan \"Progressivism in Taiwan\") Latin America [Argentina](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina \"Argentina\") [Kirchnerism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirchnerism \"Kirchnerism\") [Brazil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil \"Brazil\") [Lulism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lulism \"Lulism\") North America [United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressivism_in_the_United_States \"Progressivism in the United States\") [Modern liberalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States \"Modern liberalism in the United States\") [Sandersism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_positions_of_Bernie_Sanders \"Political positions of Bernie Sanders\") |\n| Related topics [Accelerationism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accelerationism \"Accelerationism\") [Communitarianism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communitarianism \"Communitarianism\") [Counterculture of the 1960s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Counterculture_of_the_1960s \"Counterculture of the 1960s\") [Critical theory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Critical_theory \"Critical theory\") [Democratic capitalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_capitalism \"Democratic capitalism\") [Democratic socialism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_socialism \"Democratic socialism\") [Red–green alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red%E2%80%93green_alliance \"Red–green alliance\") [Left-libertarianism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left-libertarianism \"Left-libertarianism\") [Libertarian socialism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libertarian_socialism \"Libertarian socialism\") [Left-wing populism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left-wing_populism \"Left-wing populism\") [Liberalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberalism \"Liberalism\") [Classical radicalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Classical_radicalism \"Classical radicalism\") [Liberalism and progressivism within Islam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberalism_and_progressivism_within_Islam \"Liberalism and progressivism within Islam\") [Social liberalism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_liberalism \"Social liberalism\") [U.S. Modern](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States \"Modern liberalism in the United States\") [U.S. Progressive liberalism and the New Deal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressivism_in_the_United_States#New_Deal_consensus_and_increased_influence_of_social_liberalism \"Progressivism in the United States\") [New Left](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Left \"New Left\") [Pink tide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pink_tide \"Pink tide\") [Progressive Christianity](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_Christianity \"Progressive Christianity\") [Progressive Era](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_Era \"Progressive Era\") [Progress Studies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progress_Studies \"Progress Studies\") [*Progressive Neoliberalism*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_neoliberalism \"Progressive neoliberalism\") [Social democracy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_democracy \"Social democracy\") [Technocracy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technocracy \"Technocracy\") *[Woke](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woke \"Woke\")* |\n| [![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/01\/A_coloured_voting_box.svg\/20px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg) [Politics portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Politics \"Portal:Politics\") |\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Progressivism_sidebar \"Template:Progressivism sidebar\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Progressivism_sidebar \"Template talk:Progressivism sidebar\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Progressivism_sidebar \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Progressivism sidebar\") |\n\nThe organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022[\\[update\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit), there are over 40 chapters.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) Each local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-21)\n\nBLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization,[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) but still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GuardianGarza-22)\n\nOn October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the \"fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement,\" while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) In November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)\n\nBefore handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23)\n\nThe Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization [Movement for Black Lives](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movement_for_Black_Lives \"Movement for Black Lives\").[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-24)\n\nOn April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers.[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GrowingBoard-25)\n\n### Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee\")\\]\n\nIn 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the \"Black Lives Matter PAC LLC\" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Unaffiliated-26) When the [Democratic National Committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_National_Committee \"Democratic National Committee\") adopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that \"\\[w\\]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the [Democratic Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Party_\$United_States\$ \"Democratic Party (United States)\"), or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the [Republican](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\$United_States\$ \"Republican Party (United States)\") and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain [black people](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_people \"Black people\")'s efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party.\"[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27)\n\nAfter the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored [political action committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_action_committee \"Political action committee\"), the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020, *2020 Impact Report* document.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-28) The move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) The BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) Since its founding as a [Super-PAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super-PAC \"Super-PAC\"), BLM PAC has notably supported [Raphael Warnock](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raphael_Warnock \"Raphael Warnock\") and [Jon Ossoff](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jon_Ossoff \"Jon Ossoff\") during the [2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia \"2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia\") and [2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia \"2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia\"), respectively.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)\n\n### Black Lives Matter Grassroots\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Black Lives Matter Grassroots\")\\]\n\nThe establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the \"2020 Impact Report\" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\n## History\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: History\")\\]\n\n### Formation\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Formation\")\\]\n\nAfter the 2013 acquittal of [George Zimmerman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Zimmerman \"George Zimmerman\") for the [killing of Trayvon Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin \"Killing of Trayvon Martin\") in 2012, activist [Alicia Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") woke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised \"at how little Black lives matter\". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag [\\#BlackLivesMatter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BlackLivesMatter \"BlackLivesMatter\") on July 15, 2013.[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-cnn-29) Garza and Cullors would reach out to their associate [Opal Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opal_Tometi \"Opal Tometi\") to help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the \"Black Lives Matter\" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30)\n\nThe first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of [Melina Abdullah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melina_Abdullah \"Melina Abdullah\"). The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers.[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-bbc-31)\n\n### Early activities\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: Early activities\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![\\[icon\\]](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg) | This section **needs expansion**. You can help by [adding missing information](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=). *(March 2021)* |\n\nDuring 2014 [protests in Ferguson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferguson_unrest \"Ferguson unrest\") Garza, Cullors, and Tometi organized \"[Freedom Rides](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Riders \"Freedom Riders\")\" to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these \"Freedom Rides\". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan \"Black Lives Matter\" throughout the months-long protests.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the [Black Lives Matter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") movement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-32)\n\nBy August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27)\n\nOn September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided \"fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM.\" As a [501(c)(3) organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\"), IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing \"learning exchange and alliance building opportunities\" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IDEX-33)\n\n### George Floyd protests and subsequent growth\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: George Floyd protests and subsequent growth\")\\]\n\nAfter the [murder of George Floyd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_George_Floyd \"Murder of George Floyd\") and later [protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Floyd_protests \"George Floyd protests\") many people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the \"Black Lives Matter Foundation.\"[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-34) The BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about \\$33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations.[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35)\n\nBLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to: [Amazon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazon_\$company\$ \"Amazon (company)\"), which donated part of 10M to BLMGN;[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AmazonDonations-36) [Coca-Cola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coca-Cola \"Coca-Cola\"), which donated \\$500,000;[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CocaColaDonations-37) [Microsoft](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft \"Microsoft\"), which donated \\$250,000;[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-MicrosoftDonations-38) [Airbnb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbnb \"Airbnb\"), which donated \\$500,000;[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AirbnbDonations-39) [Intel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intel \"Intel\"), which donated part of 1M;[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IntelDonations-40) and [Google](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google \"Google\"), which donated part of 2.35M.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GoogleDonation-41)[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCCorporateDonations-42) Some of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband [BTS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BTS \"BTS\"), which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN;[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYTBTSDonations-43)[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCBTSDonations-44)[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BTSArmyDonationSite-45) and singer-songwriter [The Weeknd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Weeknd \"The Weeknd\") who gave \\$250,000 to BLMGN in 2016,[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2016-46) and another \\$200,000 in 2020.[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2020-47) [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") Executive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48)\n\nBLMGN claimed \\$90 million in donations for 2020,[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) with an end-year balance of \\$60 million.[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49) BLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to \\$21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-50)\n\nOn 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.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros. \"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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character.[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49)\n\nSometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for.[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WhiteHouseMeeting-51)\n\nOn September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that \"although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways.\"[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-52)\n\nAs of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the \\$90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including \\$840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with \\$42 million in assets.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53)[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/BLM-finances-54)[\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/blm-NO-Books-55)[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-apnews\/BLM-42-million-56)[\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-snopes-homes-BLM-57)\n\nIn March 2023, [Adidas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adidas \"Adidas\") withdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission.[\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ReutersAdidas-58)\n\nIn May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over \\$9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the \\$79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the \\$90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to \\$30 million in total assets from \\$42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over \\$1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over \\$1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of \\$961,000 on a securities sale of \\$172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly \\$10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third (\\$32 million) of its \\$90 million in investment accounts.[\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APTaxDocuments2023-59)[\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NewsweekTaxDocuments2023-60)\n\n## Controversies\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Controversies\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fe\/Unbalanced_scales.svg\/60px-Unbalanced_scales.svg.png) | This [\"criticism\" or \"controversy\" section](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Criticism#Avoid_sections_and_articles_focusing_on_criticisms_or_controversies \"Wikipedia:Criticism\") **may compromise the article's [neutrality](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Article_structure \"Wikipedia:Neutral point of view\")**. Please help [integrate negative information](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Structure \"Wikipedia:Structure\") into other sections or remove [undue focus on minor aspects](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:BALASP \"Wikipedia:BALASP\") through [discussion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Consensus \"Wikipedia:Consensus\") on the [talk page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk:Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation \"Talk:Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation\"). *(January 2025)* |\n\n### Statements\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Statements\")\\]\n\nThe foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements.\n\n#### Marxism\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: Marxism\")\\]\n\nFounder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder [Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") were \"trained Marxists\" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like [Ben Carson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Carson \"Ben Carson\"), [Rudy Giuliani](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudy_Giuliani \"Rudy Giuliani\"), [Mark Levin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Levin \"Mark Levin\"), and others.\n\nThere is no single definitive [Marxist theory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marxism \"Marxism\") the group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought.[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) A note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the [nuclear family](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_family \"Nuclear family\") alarmed[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-wsj-opinion-62) conservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020:\n\n> \"We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.\"[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61)\n\n#### Venezuela and Cuba\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=11 \"Edit section: Venezuela and Cuba\")\\]\n\nFounder [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") was invited by the [Venezuelan government](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuelan_government \"Venezuelan government\") to be an electoral observer for the [parliamentary elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election \"2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election\") in December 2015. Tometi stated she was \"in a place where there is intelligent political discourse\" and that the country appears to \"have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system.\"[\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-63)\n\nDuring the [2021 Cuban protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Cuban_protests \"2021 Cuban protests\"), the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its [embargo on Cuba](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba \"United States embargo against Cuba\") and praised the Cuban government for its \"solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent\", adding \"The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination\". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the \"U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans.\" BLMGN's apparent praise of the [Cuban government](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politics_of_Cuba \"Politics of Cuba\") received criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to [NBC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_News \"NBC News\"), BLMGN officials said that their statement was \"grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba\" and that they sought to amplify the voices of [Afro-Cubans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Cubans \"Afro-Cubans\") protesting oppression \"from all actors, including the United States Embargo.\" The officials also said that \"We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors\" and that \"We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty.\"[\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CubanStatement-64)[\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-65)\n\n#### Martin Luther King Jr.\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Martin Luther King Jr.\")\\]\n\nIn a weekly newsletter celebrating [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day \"Martin Luther King Jr. Day\"), BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced \"white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention.\"[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLAUpdatesMainPageJan20-66)\n\n### Associations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: Associations\")\\]\n\n#### Thousand Currents partnership\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: Thousand Currents partnership\")\\]\n\nBLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former [May 19th Communist Organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_19th_Communist_Organization \"May 19th Communist Organization\") member [Susan Rosenberg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Rosenberg \"Susan Rosenberg\").[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SnopesRosenberg-67) According to [Tides](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tides_Foundation \"Tides Foundation\") as of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and [Tides Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tides_Foundation \"Tides Foundation\").[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)\n\n#### BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah\")\\]\n\nBLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by [Melina Abdullah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melina_Abdullah \"Melina Abdullah\"),[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMGLeadership-69) who also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles.[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-laweeklythesesavvy-70) Abdullah has expressed support for the [Nation of Islam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nation_of_Islam \"Nation of Islam\"),[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-71)[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-72)[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-73)[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-74) which has been criticized for [black supremacist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_supremacist \"Black supremacist\"), anti-white, [antisemitic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antisemitism \"Antisemitism\"), and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the [Southern Poverty Law Center](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center \"Southern Poverty Law Center\") and the [Anti-Defamation League](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Defamation_League \"Anti-Defamation League\").[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SPLCNOI-75)[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ADLNOI-76)\n\n#### Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School\")\\]\n\nFounding member of BLMGN [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") officially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School,[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolBook-77) which in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles,[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-78) an officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN.[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLosAngelesWhoWeAre-79) Black Lives Matter at School lists [Bill Ayers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Ayers \"Bill Ayers\"), co-founder of the now-defunct [Weather Underground](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weather_Underground \"Weather Underground\") organization on its endorsements page,[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolEndorsements-80) and quotes [Black Liberation Army](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Liberation_Army \"Black Liberation Army\") member [Assata Shakur](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assata_Shakur \"Assata Shakur\") on its main page.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolShakurQuote-81)\n\n### Finances\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: Finances\")\\]\n\nBLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53)[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/BLM-finances-54)\n\nThe [charity assessment](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charity_assessment \"Charity assessment\") organization [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") reports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period.[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchBLMGNReport-82)\n\n#### BLMGN Chapter statement\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: BLMGN Chapter statement\")\\]\n\nOn November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater \"financial transparency, decision making and accountability\" from the main BLMGN organization.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) The authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director \"without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world.\" The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having \"effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters.\"[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)\n\nThe authors further stated that \"\\[f\\]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion.\" The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to \\$500,000 was not equitable,[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) as the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)\n\nAccording to *[Politico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico \"Politico\")*, chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\nAs of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag \"\\#BLM10\" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, \"I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with.\" Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts.[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49)\n\n#### Real estate and salary dispute\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: Real estate and salary dispute\")\\]\n\nIn 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83) Cullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an \"effort to discredit and harass me and my family\" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received \\$120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83)[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IndProp-84)[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Snopes-85)\n\nAn April 2022 investigative report by [*New York Magazine*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_\$magazine\$ \"New York (magazine)\")'s [Intelligencer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intelligencer_\$website\$ \"Intelligencer (website)\") revealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a \\$6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-86) In May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that \"We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources\" and that \"we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property.\"[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) However, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the \\$6 million house, which she regretted.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87)\n\n#### 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations\")\\]\n\nThe BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt [501(c)(3) organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\"). In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) The Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than \\$60 million in assets,[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) leading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as \"a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction.\"[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90)\n\nOn January 27, 2022, a report by the *[Washington Examiner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Examiner \"Washington Examiner\")* stated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The *Examiner* further claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a \"permanent office.\" Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's \\$60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") Executive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. \"Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant.\"[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) A later *Examiner* piece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension.[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)\n\nThe *Examiner* further claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a [Delaware nonstock nonprofit foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delaware_Valley \"Delaware Valley\") during this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred \\$66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020,[\\[90\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsFinancialStatement-91) which was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the *Washington Examiner* by the [Office of the California Attorney General](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_of_the_California_Attorney_General \"Office of the California Attorney General\") show that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020.[\\[91\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsAttorney-92) BLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred \\$8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with \\$60 million under its control.[\\[92\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020_Impact_Report-93) 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.\"[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)\n\nThe *Washington Examiner* also raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's [LinkedIn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LinkedIn \"LinkedIn\") profile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) A quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, \"New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities.\"[\\[93\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-94)\n\nOn February 1, 2022, the *[Washington Examiner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Examiner \"Washington Examiner\")* published a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of \\$2,000 per violation. The *Examiner* stated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group [National Legal and Policy Center](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Legal_and_Policy_Center \"National Legal and Policy Center\") is preparing a complaint against BLMGN.[\\[94\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner2-95) The *Examiner* also reported that the California Department of Justice stated the \"organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s),\" and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31.[\\[95\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner3-96) On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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.\"[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)\n\nOn February 4, a day after the *Examiner* reported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on [ActBlue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ActBlue \"ActBlue\") were no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a \"compliance council\" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the *Washington Examiner* report. The *Examiner* also stated that \\[Shalomyah Bowers\\], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone \"underground\" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February.[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89)\n\nOn February 4, Indiana Attorney General [Todd Rokita](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Todd_Rokita \"Todd Rokita\") told Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a \"scam.\" On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General [Hector Balderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hector_Balderas \"Hector Balderas\"), announced that the office is currently \"securing compliance\" with BLMGN.[\\[96\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner4-97) In February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer [Marc Elias](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Elias \"Marc Elias\") and switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53) According to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile.[\\[97\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMTransparencyCenter-98)\n\nIn September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of \"syphoning\" more than \\$10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them \"harmful, divisive, and false.\"[\\[98\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNNBowersLawsuit-99) The lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) In July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence \"fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched\" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims.[\\[99\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CBSLawsuitDismissal-100) BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was \"stunned and dismayed\" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal.[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20)\n\n### Activities\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=21 \"Edit section: Activities\")\\]\n\n#### BLM Security Hub\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=22 \"Edit section: BLM Security Hub\")\\]\n\nOn April 4, 2022, the *New York Intelligencer* reported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the *Post's* disclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as [Meta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meta_Platforms \"Meta Platforms\") had deemed such content \"abusive.\" It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)\n\n#### Bail\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=23 \"Edit section: Bail\")\\]\n\nOn February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for [Louisville](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisville,_Kentucky \"Louisville, Kentucky\") mayor [Craig Greenberg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craig_Greenberg \"Craig Greenberg\"). One day later, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community [Bail Fund](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bail_fund \"Bail fund\") to release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a \\$100,000 cashier's check that afternoon.[\\[100\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB3-101)[\\[101\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB4-102) Condemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate [Charles Booker](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Booker_\$American_politician\$ \"Charles Booker (American politician)\") joining criticism of the decision, stating that \"anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody.\" Senate Minority Leader [Mitch McConnell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitch_McConnell \"Mitch McConnell\") lambasted the decision, claiming that the \"radical-left bailed their comrade out of jail.\"[\\[102\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB5-103)\n\n## Accolades\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=24 \"Edit section: Accolades\")\\]\n\nIn 2021, the foundation won the [Olof Palme Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olof_Palme_Prize \"Olof Palme Prize\") for \"promoting 'peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence' across the globe\" and was nominated for the [Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Peace_Prize \"Nobel Peace Prize\").[\\[103\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-104)\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=25 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- [Assata's Daughters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assata%27s_Daughters \"Assata's Daughters\")\n- [Movement for Black Lives](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movement_for_Black_Lives \"Movement for Black Lives\")\n\n## Notes\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=26 \"Edit section: Notes\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Acronym_usage_8-0)** Media organizations and BLM chapters refer to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation as BLMGN, not BLMGNF.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) However, the 2020 Impact Report refers to the movement as BLMGNF, despite earlier publications.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=27 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"About\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/). *Black Lives Matter*. Retrieved October 5, 2020.\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-1)\n   [\"BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC\"](https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00760686\/?tab=about-committee). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved March 7, 2021.\n3. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-2)\n   King, Maya (October 9, 2020). [\"Black Lives Matter launches a political action committee\"](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/10\/09\/black-lives-matter-pac-428403). Politico. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-herstory_4-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-herstory_4-1)\n   [\"Herstory\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/herstory\/). *Black Lives Matter*. July 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2022.\n5. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-HillConcerns_5-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-HillConcerns_5-1)\n   Folley, Aris (December 3, 2020). [\"Local Black Lives Matter chapters express concerns with global network in joint message after recent moves\"](https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/528572-local-black-lives-matter-chapters-express-concerns-with-global-network?rl=1). *The Hill*. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n6. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-ChapterStatement_6-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-ChapterStatement_6-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-ChapterStatement_6-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-ChapterStatement_6-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-ChapterStatement_6-4)\n   [\"Statement From the Frontlines of BLM - It is Time for Accountability\"](https:\/\/www.blmchapterstatement.com\/). BLM Chapter Statement. November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n7. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-4) [***f***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-2020Impact_7-5)\n   [\"2020 Impact Report\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/2020-impact-report\/). Black Lives Matter. October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-:92_9-0)**\n   [\"Black Lives Matter\"](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Black-Lives-Matter\/Subsequent-protests-George-Floyd-Ahmaud-Arbery-and-Breonna-Taylor). *[Encyclopædia Britannica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica \"Encyclopædia Britannica\")*. Retrieved June 21, 2022.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-10)**\n   Evans, Erica (August 1, 2020). [\"The hashtag, the movement and the groups: Understanding Black Lives Matter\"](https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/indepth\/2020\/8\/1\/21341158\/black-lives-matter-hashtag-movement-organizations-making-sense-different-groups-national). Deseret News. Retrieved October 20, 2020.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-11)**\n    Luibrand, Shannon (August 7, 2015). [\"Black Lives Matter: How the events in Ferguson sparked a movement in America\"](http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-the-black-lives-matter-movement-changed-america-one-year-later\/). *CBS News*. Retrieved December 18, 2016.\n11. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PowerGrab_12-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PowerGrab_12-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PowerGrab_12-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PowerGrab_12-3)\n    King, Maya (December 10, 2020). [\"Black Lives Matter power grab sets off internal revolt\"](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/12\/10\/black-lives-matter-organization-biden-444097). Politico. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-13)**\n    Barron-Lopez, Laura (July 22, 2020). [\"Why the Black Lives Matter movement doesn't want a singular leader\"](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/07\/22\/black-lives-matter-movement-leader-377369). Politico. Retrieved October 20, 2020.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-14)**\n    Matter, Black Lives (July 22, 2020). [\"Statement by Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation in Response to Trump's \"Stand back, Stand by\" Debate Comment\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221221051316\/http:\/\/www.stlamerican.com\/news\/local_news\/statement-by-black-lives-matter-global-network-foundation-in-response-to-trump-s-stand-back\/article_9d2fc212-0c24-11eb-bbf9-d7d0986844ad.html). *St. Louis American*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.stlamerican.com\/news\/local_news\/statement-by-black-lives-matter-global-network-foundation-in-response-to-trump-s-stand-back\/article_9d2fc212-0c24-11eb-bbf9-d7d0986844ad.html) on December 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2020.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Rittenhouse_15-0)**\n    [\"Black Lives Matter Statement on Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/black-lives-matter-statement-on-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict\/). Black Lives Matter. November 19, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.\n15. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Smollet_16-0)**\n    [\"Statement Regarding the Ongoing Trial of Jussie Smollett\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/statement-regarding-the-ongoing-trial-of-jussie-smollett\/). Black Lives Matter. December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Demands_17-0)**\n    [\"BLM Demands\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/blm-demands\/). Black Lives Matter. December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.\n17. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-NYMagHomes_18-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-NYMagHomes_18-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-NYMagHomes_18-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-NYMagHomes_18-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-NYMagHomes_18-4)\n    Campbell, Sean (April 4, 2022). [\"Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a \\$6 Million House\"](https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2022\/04\/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html). *[Intelligencer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intelligencer_\$website\$ \"Intelligencer (website)\")*. Retrieved April 7, 2022.\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-19)**\n    Bowman, Verity (May 24, 2023). [\"Black Lives Matter at risk of insolvency as debt soars\"](https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2023\/05\/24\/black-lives-matter-insolvency-debt-soars\/). *The Telegraph*. Retrieved May 25, 2023.\n19. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-APLawsuitDismissal_20-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-APLawsuitDismissal_20-1)\n    Morrison, Aaron (June 29, 2023). [\"Fraud lawsuit against Black Lives Matter foundation dismissed in California\"](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/black-lives-matter-fraud-lawsuit-donations-ruling-da8e7b25a5f2b1dc806af4d44a179078). *Associated Press*. Retrieved July 13, 2023.\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-21)**\n    [\"BLM Global Network Denounced by 10 Local Chapters in Open Letter\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220511025101\/https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/10-black-lives-matter-chapters-pen-open-letter-criticiz-1845850690\/amp). *www.theroot.com*. December 10, 2020. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/10-black-lives-matter-chapters-pen-open-letter-criticiz-1845850690\/amp) on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-GuardianGarza_22-0)**\n    Mahdawi, Arwa (October 17, 2020). [\"Black Lives Matter's Alicia Garza: 'Leadership today doesn't look like Martin Luther King'\"](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/oct\/17\/black-lives-matter-alicia-garza-leadership-today-doesnt-look-like-martin-luther-king). *The Guardian*. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n22. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Tides_23-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Tides_23-1)\n    [\"Tides Welcomes Black Lives Matter As A New Partner\"](https:\/\/www.tides.org\/our-community\/partnerships\/tides-welcomes-black-lives-matter\/). July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.\n23. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-24)**\n    McFadden, Syreeta (September 3, 2020). 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Black Lives Matter. pp. 23–28\\.\n28. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-cnn_29-0)**\n    [\"How Black Lives Matter went from a hashtag to a global rallying cry\"](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/26\/us\/black-lives-matter-explainer-trnd\/index.html). CNN. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.\n29. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-theguardian.com_30-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-theguardian.com_30-1)\n    Day, Elizabeth (July 19, 2015). [\"\\#BlackLivesMatter: the birth of a new civil rights movement\"](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jul\/19\/blacklivesmatter-birth-civil-rights-movement). *The Guardian*. 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[ISBN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\$identifier\$ \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n    \n    [9780520966116](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780520966116 \"Special:BookSources\/9780520966116\")\n    \n    .\n32. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-IDEX_33-0)**\n    [\"IDEX and Black Lives Matter announce global partnership\"](https:\/\/thousandcurrents.org\/idex-and-black-lives-matter-announce-global-partnership\/). Thousand Currents. September 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2021.\n33. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-34)**\n    Albrecht, Leslie (July 6, 202o). [\"People donated millions of dollars to the wrong Black Lives Matter foundation — read this before you give to any charity\"](https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/people-donated-millions-of-dollars-to-the-wrong-black-lives-matter-foundation-read-this-before-you-give-to-any-charity-2020-07-01). MarketWatch. Retrieved October 20, 2020.\n34. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Grant_35-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Grant_35-1)\n    Morrison, Aaron (June 18, 2020). [\"Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation establishes \\$12M grant fund\"](https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2020\/06\/18\/black-lives-matter-global-network-found-establishes-12-m-grant\/3212637001\/). USA Today. 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Retrieved January 30, 2021.\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Black_Lives_Matter \"Template:Black Lives Matter\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Black_Lives_Matter \"Template talk:Black Lives Matter\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Black_Lives_Matter \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Black Lives Matter\")[Black Lives Matter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| People | [Melina Abdullah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melina_Abdullah \"Melina Abdullah\") [Tay Anderson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tay_Anderson \"Tay Anderson\") [Cicely Belle Blain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cicely_Belle_Blain \"Cicely Belle Blain\") [Cat Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cat_Brooks \"Cat Brooks\") [Cori Bush](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cori_Bush \"Cori Bush\") [Gwen Carr](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwen_Carr \"Gwen Carr\") [Benjamin Crump](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjamin_Crump \"Benjamin Crump\") [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") [Aalayah Eastmond](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aalayah_Eastmond \"Aalayah Eastmond\") [Johnetta Elzie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnetta_Elzie \"Johnetta Elzie\") [Bruce Franks Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Franks_Jr. \"Bruce Franks Jr.\") [Darnella Frazier](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darnella_Frazier \"Darnella Frazier\") [Erica Garner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erica_Garner \"Erica Garner\") [Alicia Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") [Ja'Mal Green](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ja%27Mal_Green \"Ja'Mal Green\") [Tsion Gurmu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsion_Gurmu \"Tsion Gurmu\") [Demetria Hester](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demetria_Hester \"Demetria Hester\") [Sandy Hudson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandy_Hudson \"Sandy Hudson\") [Blair Imani](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blair_Imani \"Blair Imani\") [Natalie Aleta Jackson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natalie_Aleta_Jackson \"Natalie Aleta Jackson\") [Marissa Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marissa_Johnson \"Marissa Johnson\") [Sasha Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sasha_Johnson \"Sasha Johnson\") [Jari Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jari_Jones \"Jari Jones\") [Tishaura Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tishaura_Jones \"Tishaura Jones\") [Mariame Kaba](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariame_Kaba \"Mariame Kaba\") [Colin Kaepernick](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colin_Kaepernick \"Colin Kaepernick\") [Brittany Kamai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brittany_Kamai \"Brittany Kamai\") [Mwende Katwiwa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mwende_Katwiwa \"Mwende Katwiwa\") [Janaya Khan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janaya_Khan \"Janaya Khan\") [Nupol Kiazolu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nupol_Kiazolu \"Nupol Kiazolu\") [Shaun King](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shaun_King \"Shaun King\") [Nekima Levy Armstrong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nekima_Levy_Armstrong \"Nekima Levy Armstrong\") [Eva Lewis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eva_Lewis \"Eva Lewis\") [Tamika Mallory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamika_Mallory \"Tamika Mallory\") [Philip McHarris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_McHarris \"Philip McHarris\") [DeRay Mckesson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DeRay_Mckesson \"DeRay Mckesson\") [Elle Moxley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elle_Moxley \"Elle Moxley\") [Muhiyidin Moye](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhiyidin_Moye \"Muhiyidin Moye\") [Bree Newsome](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bree_Newsome \"Bree Newsome\") [Nikkita Oliver](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikkita_Oliver \"Nikkita Oliver\") [Ijeoma Oluo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ijeoma_Oluo \"Ijeoma Oluo\") [Chi Ossé](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chi_Oss%C3%A9 \"Chi Ossé\") [Brittany Packnett Cunningham](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brittany_Packnett_Cunningham \"Brittany Packnett Cunningham\") [Eugene Puryear](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Puryear \"Eugene Puryear\") [Teressa Raiford](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teressa_Raiford \"Teressa Raiford\") [Jen Reid](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jen_Reid \"Jen Reid\") [Linda Sarsour](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linda_Sarsour \"Linda Sarsour\") [Al Sharpton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Sharpton \"Al Sharpton\") [Samuel Sinyangwe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Sinyangwe \"Samuel Sinyangwe\") [Nova Stevens](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nova_Stevens \"Nova Stevens\") [Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keeanga-Yamahtta_Taylor \"Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor\") [John Thompson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Thompson_\$Minnesota_politician\$ \"John Thompson (Minnesota politician)\") [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") [Assa Traoré](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assa_Traor%C3%A9 \"Assa Traoré\") [Syrus Marcus Ware](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrus_Marcus_Ware \"Syrus Marcus Ware\") |\n| Events |   |\n|   |   |\n| 2010s | [Ferguson unrest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferguson_unrest \"Ferguson unrest\") [2015 Baltimore protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Baltimore_protests \"2015 Baltimore protests\") [2015–2016 University of Missouri protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%932016_University_of_Missouri_protests \"2015–2016 University of Missouri protests\") [Dismissal of Robert Rialmo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dismissal_of_Robert_Rialmo \"Dismissal of Robert Rialmo\") [2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_Donald_Trump_Chicago_rally_protest \"2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest\") [2017 St. Louis protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_St._Louis_protests \"2017 St. Louis protests\") |\n| 2020s | [Breonna Taylor protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breonna_Taylor_protests \"Breonna Taylor protests\") [George Floyd protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Floyd_protests \"George Floyd protests\") [changes made](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests \"List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests\") [name changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_name_changes_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests \"List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests\") [removal of monuments and memorials](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_removed_during_the_George_Floyd_protests \"List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests\") [reactions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reactions_to_the_George_Floyd_protests \"Reactions to the George Floyd protests\") [trial of Derek Chauvin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trial_of_Derek_Chauvin \"Trial of Derek Chauvin\") [violence and controversies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Violence_and_controversies_during_the_George_Floyd_protests \"Violence and controversies during the George Floyd protests\") [Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Trump_photo_op_at_St._John%27s_Church \"Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church\") [police violence incidents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_police_violence_incidents_during_George_Floyd_protests \"List of police violence incidents during George Floyd protests\") [Buffalo police shoving incident](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buffalo_police_shoving_incident \"Buffalo police shoving incident\") [St. Louis gun-toting incident](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Louis_gun-toting_incident \"St. Louis gun-toting incident\") [vehicle-ramming incidents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_vehicle-ramming_incidents_during_George_Floyd_protests \"List of vehicle-ramming incidents during George Floyd protests\") [Black Birders Week](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Birders_Week \"Black Birders Week\") [Blackout Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackout_Tuesday \"Blackout Tuesday\") [Capitol Hill Occupied Protest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest \"Capitol Hill Occupied Protest\") [Academic strike](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strike_for_Black_Lives_\$academic_protest\$ \"Strike for Black Lives (academic protest)\") [General strike](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strike_for_Black_Lives_\$coalition_protest\$ \"Strike for Black Lives (coalition protest)\") [Kenosha unrest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenosha_unrest \"Kenosha unrest\") [shooting](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenosha_unrest_shooting \"Kenosha unrest shooting\") [Athlete strikes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_American_athlete_strikes \"2020 American athlete strikes\") [2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_Minneapolis_false_rumors_riot \"2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot\") [2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%932023_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_racial_unrest \"2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest\") [Red House eviction defense](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_House_eviction_defense \"Red House eviction defense\") [Orisha Land](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orisha_Land \"Orisha Land\") [Daunte Wright protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daunte_Wright_protests \"Daunte Wright protests\") [2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Uptown_Minneapolis_unrest \"2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest\") [vehicle-ramming attack](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Deona_Marie_Knajdek \"Killing of Deona Marie Knajdek\") [Tyre Nichols protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tyre_Nichols_protests \"Tyre Nichols protests\") |\n| Locations | [Protests in New York City](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_protests_in_New_York_City \"Black Lives Matter protests in New York City\") List of George Floyd protests [United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States \"List of George Floyd protests in the United States\") [outside the United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States \"List of George Floyd protests outside the United States\") [List of Daunte Wright protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Daunte_Wright_protests \"List of Daunte Wright protests\") |\n| [Deaths protested](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_unarmed_African_Americans_killed_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States \"List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| 2009–2011 | [Oscar Grant](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant \"Killing of Oscar Grant\") [Aiyana Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Aiyana_Jones \"Killing of Aiyana Jones\") [James Anderson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_James_Craig_Anderson \"Murder of James Craig Anderson\") [Mark Duggan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Mark_Duggan \"Killing of Mark Duggan\") [Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Kenneth_Chamberlain_Sr. \"Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.\") [Anthony Lamar Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Anthony_Lamar_Smith \"Killing of Anthony Lamar Smith\") |\n| 2012–2013 | [Ramarley Graham](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ramarley_Graham \"Killing of Ramarley Graham\") [Trayvon Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin \"Killing of Trayvon Martin\") [Rekia Boyd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Rekia_Boyd \"Killing of Rekia Boyd\") [Jordan Davis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Jordan_Davis \"Murder of Jordan Davis\") [Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Timothy_Russell_and_Malissa_Williams \"Killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams\") [Tyrone West](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Tyrone_West \"Death of Tyrone West\") [Larry Jackson Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Larry_Jackson_Jr. \"Killing of Larry Jackson Jr.\") [Jonathan Ferrell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jonathan_Ferrell \"Killing of Jonathan Ferrell\") [Miriam Carey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Miriam_Carey \"Killing of Miriam Carey\") [Renisha McBride](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Renisha_McBride \"Murder of Renisha McBride\") |\n| 2014 | [Dontre Hamilton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Dontre_Hamilton \"Killing of Dontre Hamilton\") [Eric Garner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Eric_Garner \"Killing of Eric Garner\") [Julieka Dhu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Ms_Dhu \"Death of Ms Dhu\") [John Crawford III](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_John_Crawford_III \"Killing of John Crawford III\") [Michael Brown](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Michael_Brown \"Killing of Michael Brown\") [Ezell Ford](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ezell_Ford \"Killing of Ezell Ford\") [Laquan McDonald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Laquan_McDonald \"Murder of Laquan McDonald\") [Akai Gurley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Akai_Gurley \"Killing of Akai Gurley\") [Tamir Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Tamir_Rice \"Killing of Tamir Rice\") [Antonio Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Antonio_Martin \"Killing of Antonio Martin\") [Jerame Reid](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jerame_Reid \"Killing of Jerame Reid\") |\n| 2015 | [Natasha McKenna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Natasha_McKenna \"Death of Natasha McKenna\") [Charley Leundeu Keunang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Charley_Leundeu_Keunang \"Killing of Charley Leundeu Keunang\") [Tony Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Tony_Robinson \"Killing of Tony Robinson\") [Anthony Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Anthony_Hill \"Killing of Anthony Hill\") [Meagan Hockaday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Meagan_Hockaday \"Killing of Meagan Hockaday\") [Eric Harris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Eric_Harris \"Killing of Eric Harris\") [Walter Scott](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Walter_Scott \"Killing of Walter Scott\") [Freddie Gray](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Freddie_Gray \"Killing of Freddie Gray\") [William Chapman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_William_Chapman \"Killing of William Chapman\") [Charleston church shooting](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charleston_church_shooting \"Charleston church shooting\") [Jonathan Sanders](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Jonathan_Sanders \"Death of Jonathan Sanders\") [Sandra Bland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Sandra_Bland \"Death of Sandra Bland\") [Samuel DuBose](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Samuel_DuBose \"Killing of Samuel DuBose\") [Mansur Ball-Bey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Mansur_Ball-Bey \"Killing of Mansur Ball-Bey\") [Jeremy McDole](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jeremy_McDole \"Killing of Jeremy McDole\") [Corey Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Corey_Jones \"Killing of Corey Jones\") [Jamar Clark](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jamar_Clark \"Killing of Jamar Clark\") [Mario Woods](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mario_Woods \"Mario Woods\") |\n| 2016 | [Greg Gunn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Greg_Gunn \"Killing of Greg Gunn\") [Alton Sterling](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Alton_Sterling \"Killing of Alton Sterling\") [Philando Castile](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Philando_Castile \"Killing of Philando Castile\") [Joseph Mann](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Joseph_Mann \"Killing of Joseph Mann\") [Adama Traoré](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Adama_Traor%C3%A9 \"Death of Adama Traoré\") [Abdirahman Abdi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Abdirahman_Abdi \"Death of Abdirahman Abdi\") [Paul O'Neal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Paul_O%27Neal \"Killing of Paul O'Neal\") [Korryn Gaines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Korryn_Gaines \"Killing of Korryn Gaines\") [Jamarion Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jamarion_Robinson \"Killing of Jamarion Robinson\") [Sylville Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sylville_Smith \"Sylville Smith\") [Elijah Doughty](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Elijah_Doughty \"Death of Elijah Doughty\") [Terence Crutcher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Terence_Crutcher \"Killing of Terence Crutcher\") [Keith Lamont Scott](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott \"Killing of Keith Lamont Scott\") [Alfred Olango](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Alfred_Olango \"Killing of Alfred Olango\") [Deborah Danner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Deborah_Danner \"Killing of Deborah Danner\") |\n| 2017 | [Jocques Clemmons](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jocques_Clemmons \"Killing of Jocques Clemmons\") [Jordan Edwards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Jordan_Edwards \"Murder of Jordan Edwards\") [Edson Da Costa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Edson_Da_Costa \"Death of Edson Da Costa\") [Rashan Charles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Rashan_Charles \"Death of Rashan Charles\") [Patrick Harmon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Patrick_Harmon \"Killing of Patrick Harmon\") |\n| 2018 | [Anthony Weber](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Anthony_Weber \"Killing of Anthony Weber\") [Stephon Clark](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Stephon_Clark \"Killing of Stephon Clark\") [Marcus-David Peters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Marcus-David_Peters \"Killing of Marcus-David Peters\") [Antwon Rose Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Antwon_Rose_Jr. \"Killing of Antwon Rose Jr.\") [Markeis McGlockton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Markeis_McGlockton \"Killing of Markeis McGlockton\") [Daniel Hambrick](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Daniel_Hambrick \"Killing of Daniel Hambrick\") [Botham Jean](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Botham_Jean \"Murder of Botham Jean\") [Tamla Horsford](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Tamla_Horsford \"Death of Tamla Horsford\") [Jemel Roberson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jemel_Roberson \"Killing of Jemel Roberson\") [EJ Bradford Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Emantic_Fitzgerald_Bradford_Jr. \"Killing of Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.\") |\n| 2019 | [George Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_George_Robinson \"Killing of George Robinson\") [Willie McCoy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Willie_McCoy \"Killing of Willie McCoy\") [Danquirs Franklin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Danquirs_Franklin \"Killing of Danquirs Franklin\") [Javier Ambler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Javier_Ambler \"Killing of Javier Ambler\") [Lassana Cisse](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Lassana_Cisse \"Murder of Lassana Cisse\") [Ronald Greene](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ronald_Greene \"Killing of Ronald Greene\") [Pamela Turner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Pamela_Turner \"Killing of Pamela Turner\") [Layleen Polanco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Layleen_Polanco \"Death of Layleen Polanco\") [Shukri Abdi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Shukri_Abdi \"Death of Shukri Abdi\") [Christopher Kapessa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Christopher_Kapessa \"Death of Christopher Kapessa\") [Elijah McClain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Elijah_McClain \"Killing of Elijah McClain\") [Atatiana Jefferson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Atatiana_Jefferson \"Killing of Atatiana Jefferson\") |\n| 2020 | [Alvin Cole](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Alvin_Cole \"Killing of Alvin Cole\") [Ahmaud Arbery](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Ahmaud_Arbery \"Murder of Ahmaud Arbery\") [Manuel Ellis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Manuel_Ellis \"Killing of Manuel Ellis\") [Breonna Taylor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Breonna_Taylor \"Killing of Breonna Taylor\") [Daniel Prude](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Daniel_Prude \"Killing of Daniel Prude\") [Belly Mujinga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Belly_Mujinga \"Death of Belly Mujinga\") [Nina Pop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Nina_Pop \"Killing of Nina Pop\") [George Floyd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_George_Floyd \"Murder of George Floyd\") [Dion Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Dion_Johnson \"Killing of Dion Johnson\") [Tony McDade](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Tony_McDade \"Killing of Tony McDade\") [Regis Korchinski-Paquet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Regis_Korchinski-Paquet \"Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet\") [James Scurlock](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_James_Scurlock \"Killing of James Scurlock\") [David McAtee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_David_McAtee \"Killing of David McAtee\") [Oluwatoyin Salau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murders_of_Oluwatoyin_Salau_and_Victoria_Sims \"Murders of Oluwatoyin Salau and Victoria Sims\") [Carlos Carson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Carlos_Carson \"Killing of Carlos Carson\") [Rayshard Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Rayshard_Brooks \"Killing of Rayshard Brooks\") [Julian Lewis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Julian_Lewis \"Killing of Julian Lewis\") [Dijon Kizzee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Dijon_Kizzee \"Killing of Dijon Kizzee\") [Marcellis Stinnette](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Marcellis_Stinnette \"Killing of Marcellis Stinnette\") [Chaniece Wallace](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Chaniece_Wallace \"Death of Chaniece Wallace\") [Walter Wallace](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace \"Killing of Walter Wallace\") [João Alberto Freitas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_Silveira_Freitas \"Killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas\") [Andre Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Andre_Hill \"Murder of Andre Hill\") [Dolal Idd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Dolal_Idd \"Killing of Dolal Idd\") |\n| 2021 | [Marvin Scott](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Marvin_Scott \"Death of Marvin Scott\") [Adam Toledo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Adam_Toledo \"Killing of Adam Toledo\") [Daunte Wright](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Daunte_Wright \"Killing of Daunte Wright\") [Lindani Myeni](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Lindani_Myeni \"Killing of Lindani Myeni\") [Ma'Khia Bryant](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant \"Killing of Ma'Khia Bryant\") [Andrew Brown Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Andrew_Brown_Jr. \"Killing of Andrew Brown Jr.\") [Winston Boogie Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Winston_Boogie_Smith \"Killing of Winston Boogie Smith\") [Leneal Frazier](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Leneal_Frazier \"Killing of Leneal Frazier\") |\n| 2022 | [Amir Locke](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Amir_Locke \"Killing of Amir Locke\") [Patrick Lyoya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Patrick_Lyoya \"Killing of Patrick Lyoya\") [Jayland Walker](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jayland_Walker \"Killing of Jayland Walker\") [Donovan Lewis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Donovan_Lewis \"Killing of Donovan Lewis\") |\n| 2023 | [Keenan Anderson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Keenan_Anderson \"Death of Keenan Anderson\") [Tyre Nichols](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Tyre_Nichols \"Killing of Tyre Nichols\") [Irvo Otieno](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Irvo_Otieno \"Killing of Irvo Otieno\") [Jordan Neely](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Jordan_Neely \"Killing of Jordan Neely\") [Ricky Cobb II](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ricky_Cobb_II \"Killing of Ricky Cobb II\") [Johnny Hollman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Johnny_Hollman \"Killing of Johnny Hollman\") [Ta'Kiya Young](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Ta%27Kiya_Young \"Killing of Ta'Kiya Young\") [Leonard Cure](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Leonard_Cure \"Killing of Leonard Cure\") |\n| 2024 | [Dexter Reed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Dexter_Reed \"Killing of Dexter Reed\") [Roger Fortson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Roger_Fortson \"Killing of Roger Fortson\") [Sonya Massey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey \"Murder of Sonya Massey\") [Robert Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Robert_Brooks \"Killing of Robert Brooks\") |\n| 2025 | [Messiah Nantwi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Messiah_Nantwi \"Killing of Messiah Nantwi\") |\n| Other cases protested | [Kalief Browder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalief_Browder \"Kalief Browder\") [2015 Texas pool party incident](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Texas_pool_party_incident \"2015 Texas pool party incident\") [Charles Kinsey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey \"Shooting of Charles Kinsey\") [Jacob Blake](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_of_Jacob_Blake \"Shooting of Jacob Blake\") [Ralph Yarl](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_of_Ralph_Yarl \"Shooting of Ralph Yarl\") [Rankin County torture incident](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rankin_County_torture_incident \"Rankin County torture incident\") |\n| [In popular culture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_movement_in_popular_culture \"Black Lives Matter movement in popular culture\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Art](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_art \"Black Lives Matter art\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Street murals](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Black_Lives_Matter_street_murals \"List of Black Lives Matter street murals\") | [Cincinnati](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Cincinnati\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Cincinnati)\") [Indianapolis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Indianapolis\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis)\") [Portland, Oregon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Portland,_Oregon\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Portland, Oregon)\") [Salt Lake City](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Salt_Lake_City\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Salt Lake City)\") [Santa Cruz, California](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Santa_Cruz,_California\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Santa Cruz, California)\") Seattle [Capitol Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Capitol_Hill,_Seattle\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Capitol Hill, Seattle)\") [City Hall](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Seattle_City_Hall\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall)\") [Springfield, Massachusetts](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_\$Springfield,_Massachusetts\$ \"Black Lives Matter street mural (Springfield, Massachusetts)\") |\n| Books | *[All American Boys](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_American_Boys \"All American Boys\")* *[Black Software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Software \"Black Software\")* *[Blackout](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackout_\$young_adult_novel\$ \"Blackout (young adult novel)\")* *[Brit(ish)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brit\$ish\$ \"Brit(ish)\")* *[Dear Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dear_Martin \"Dear Martin\")* *[The Hate U Give](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hate_U_Give \"The Hate U Give\")* *[His Name Is George Floyd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/His_Name_Is_George_Floyd \"His Name Is George Floyd\")* *[I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Can%27t_Breathe:_A_Killing_on_Bay_Street \"I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street\")* *[Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rest_in_Power:_The_Enduring_Life_of_Trayvon_Martin \"Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin\")* *[Why We Kneel, How We Rise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Why_We_Kneel,_How_We_Rise \"Why We Kneel, How We Rise\")* |\n| Film | *[16 Shots](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/16_Shots \"16 Shots\")* *[3 1\/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3_1\/2_Minutes,_10_Bullets \"3 1\/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets\")* *[American Son](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Son_\$2019_film\$ \"American Son (2019 film)\")* *[Baltimore Rising](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baltimore_Rising \"Baltimore Rising\")* *[Bars4Justice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bars4Justice \"Bars4Justice\")* *[The Force](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Force_\$2017_film\$ \"The Force (2017 film)\")* *[Fruitvale Station](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fruitvale_Station \"Fruitvale Station\")* *[Generation Revolution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Generation_Revolution \"Generation Revolution\")* *[The Hate U Give](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hate_U_Give_\$film\$ \"The Hate U Give (film)\")* *[Night Call](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_Call_\$film\$ \"Night Call (film)\")* *[Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rest_in_Power:_The_Trayvon_Martin_Story \"Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story\")* *[Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stay_Woke:_The_Black_Lives_Matter_Movement \"Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement\")* *[Stranger Fruit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stranger_Fruit_\$film\$ \"Stranger Fruit (film)\")* *[Two Distant Strangers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Two_Distant_Strangers \"Two Distant Strangers\")* *[Whose Streets?](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whose_Streets%3F \"Whose Streets?\")* |\n| Music | \"[Alright](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alright_\$Kendrick_Lamar_song\$ \"Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)\")\" \"[Angel Down](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Down_\$song\$ \"Angel Down (song)\")\" \"[The Bigger Picture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bigger_Picture_\$song\$ \"The Bigger Picture (song)\")\" \"[Black Parade](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Parade_\$song\$ \"Black Parade (song)\")\" \"[Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Can%27t_Put_It_in_the_Hands_of_Fate \"Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate\")\" \"[Chains](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chains_\$Usher_song\$ \"Chains (Usher song)\")\" \"[Cop vs. Phone Girl](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cop_vs._Phone_Girl \"Cop vs. Phone Girl\")\" \"[Don't Shoot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don%27t_Shoot_\$The_Game_song\$ \"Don't Shoot (The Game song)\")\" \"[Formation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formation_\$song\$ \"Formation (song)\")\" \"[Freedom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_\$Beyonc%C3%A9_song\$ \"Freedom (Beyoncé song)\")\" \"[Hell You Talmbout](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hell_You_Talmbout \"Hell You Talmbout\")\" \"[I Can't Breathe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Can%27t_Breathe_\$H.E.R._song\$ \"I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)\")\" \"[I Cry](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Cry_\$Usher_song\$ \"I Cry (Usher song)\")\" \"[Lavender (Nightfall Remix)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lavender_\$Nightfall_Remix\$ \"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)\")\" \"[Loyal Like Sid & Nancy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loyal_Like_Sid_%26_Nancy \"Loyal Like Sid & Nancy\")\" \"[Otherside of America](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otherside_of_America \"Otherside of America\")\" \"[Riot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riot_\$XXXTentacion_song\$ \"Riot (XXXTentacion song)\")\" \"[Rockstar (BLM Remix)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rockstar_\$DaBaby_song\$ \"Rockstar (DaBaby song)\")\" *[The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Seven_Last_Words_of_the_Unarmed \"The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed\")* \"[Snow on tha Bluff](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snow_on_tha_Bluff_\$song\$ \"Snow on tha Bluff (song)\")\" \"[This Is America](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/This_Is_America_\$song\$ \"This Is America (song)\")\" \"[What They'll Say About Us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/What_They%27ll_Say_About_Us \"What They'll Say About Us\")\" \"[White Privilege II](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Privilege_II \"White Privilege II\")\" |\n| Other | *[Colin in Black & White](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colin_in_Black_%26_White \"Colin in Black & White\")* *[8:46](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/8:46_\$special\$ \"8:46 (special)\")* \"[Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holding_a_Black_Lives_Matter_Sign_in_America%27s_Most_Racist_Town \"Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town\")\" *[Our Lady of Ferguson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Lady_of_Ferguson \"Our Lady of Ferguson\")* *[Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taking_a_Stand_in_Baton_Rouge \"Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge\")* *[Time: The Kalief Browder Story](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time:_The_Kalief_Browder_Story \"Time: The Kalief Browder Story\")* [*Woke* (TV series)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woke_\$TV_series\$ \"Woke (TV series)\") |\n| Activist groups | [8 to 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Abbreviation | BLMGN BLMGNF |\n| Formation | July 13, 2013; 12 years ago |\n| Founders | [Alicia Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") |\n| Type | [501(c)(3) organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\") |\n| [Tax ID no.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taxpayer_Identification_Number \"Taxpayer Identification Number\") | 82-4862489 |\n| Purpose | [Advocacy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advocacy \"Advocacy\") and [protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protests \"Protests\") against [racial discrimination](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racism_against_Black_Americans \"Racism against Black Americans\")[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-1) Government [lobbying](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lobbying \"Lobbying\")[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) |\n| Headquarters | 248 3rd St. 305 [Oakland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland \"Oakland\"), [California](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California \"California\"), [U.S.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S. \"U.S.\") |\n| Location | International, largely in the U.S. |\n| Key people | [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") (former executive director) |\n| Affiliations | Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee Black Lives Matter Grassroots |\n| Volunteers | 40 global chapters[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) (2017) |\n| Website | [Official website](http:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/) |\n\nThe **Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation** (**BLMGN** or **BLMGNF**)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Acronym_usage-8) is an American [501(c)(3)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\") [nonprofit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nonprofit_organization \"Nonprofit organization\") [civil rights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_and_political_rights \"Civil and political rights\") organization dedicated to promoting the [Black Lives Matter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") movement.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:92-9) The organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase \"Black Lives Matter\" as its name and it also owns the domain name \"blacklivesmatter.com\" as its official website.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-10) In 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement,[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-11) and it claims to speak on behalf of the movement.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) Efforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director [Patrisse Cullors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrisse_Cullors \"Patrisse Cullors\") began to centralize its operations.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12)\n\nThe organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-13) International but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of [systemic racism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institutional_racism \"Institutional racism\") and the prevention of [police violence](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Police_brutality \"Police brutality\").[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-14) Among its core beliefs is that the entire [US legal system](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legal_system_of_the_United_States \"Legal system of the United States\"), [mainstream media](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainstream_media \"Mainstream media\"), and society is inherently [white supremacist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_supremacy \"White supremacy\");[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Rittenhouse-15) and that \"policing at-large is an irredeemable institution\" and should be [defunded](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defund_the_police \"Defund the police\").[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Smollet-16)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Demands-17)\n\nThe organization has been criticized for its statements in support of [Marxism](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marxism \"Marxism\"), its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-19)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20)\n\nThe organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022, there are over 40 chapters.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) Each local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-21)\n\nBLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization,[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) but still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GuardianGarza-22)\n\nOn October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the \"fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement,\" while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) In November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)\n\nBefore handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23)\n\nThe Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization [Movement for Black Lives](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movement_for_Black_Lives \"Movement for Black Lives\").[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-24)\n\nOn April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers.[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GrowingBoard-25)\n\n### Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee\")\\]\n\nIn 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the \"Black Lives Matter PAC LLC\" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Unaffiliated-26) When the [Democratic National Committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_National_Committee \"Democratic National Committee\") adopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that \"\\[w\\]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the [Democratic Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Party_\$United_States\$ \"Democratic Party (United States)\"), or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the [Republican](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\$United_States\$ \"Republican Party (United States)\") and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain [black people](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_people \"Black people\")'s efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party.\"[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27)\n\nAfter the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored [political action committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_action_committee \"Political action committee\"), the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020, *2020 Impact Report* document.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-28) The move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) The BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) Since its founding as a [Super-PAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super-PAC \"Super-PAC\"), BLM PAC has notably supported [Raphael Warnock](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raphael_Warnock \"Raphael Warnock\") and [Jon Ossoff](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jon_Ossoff \"Jon Ossoff\") during the [2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia \"2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia\") and [2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia \"2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia\"), respectively.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)\n\n### Black Lives Matter Grassroots\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Black Lives Matter Grassroots\")\\]\n\nThe establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the \"2020 Impact Report\" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\nAfter the 2013 acquittal of [George Zimmerman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Zimmerman \"George Zimmerman\") for the [killing of Trayvon Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin \"Killing of Trayvon Martin\") in 2012, activist [Alicia Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") woke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised \"at how little Black lives matter\". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag [\\#BlackLivesMatter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BlackLivesMatter \"BlackLivesMatter\") on July 15, 2013.[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-cnn-29) Garza and Cullors would reach out to their associate [Opal Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opal_Tometi \"Opal Tometi\") to help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the \"Black Lives Matter\" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30)\n\nThe first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of [Melina Abdullah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melina_Abdullah \"Melina Abdullah\"). The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers.[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-bbc-31)\n\nDuring 2014 [protests in Ferguson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferguson_unrest \"Ferguson unrest\") Garza, Cullors, and Tometi organized \"[Freedom Rides](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Riders \"Freedom Riders\")\" to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these \"Freedom Rides\". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan \"Black Lives Matter\" throughout the months-long protests.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the [Black Lives Matter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter \"Black Lives Matter\") movement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-32)\n\nBy August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27)\n\nOn September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided \"fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM.\" As a [501(c)(3) organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\"), IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing \"learning exchange and alliance building opportunities\" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IDEX-33)\n\n### George Floyd protests and subsequent growth\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: George Floyd protests and subsequent growth\")\\]\n\nAfter the [murder of George Floyd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_George_Floyd \"Murder of George Floyd\") and later [protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Floyd_protests \"George Floyd protests\") many people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the \"Black Lives Matter Foundation.\"[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-34) The BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about \\$33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations.[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35)\n\nBLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to: [Amazon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazon_\$company\$ \"Amazon (company)\"), which donated part of 10M to BLMGN;[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AmazonDonations-36) [Coca-Cola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coca-Cola \"Coca-Cola\"), which donated \\$500,000;[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CocaColaDonations-37) [Microsoft](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft \"Microsoft\"), which donated \\$250,000;[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-MicrosoftDonations-38) [Airbnb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbnb \"Airbnb\"), which donated \\$500,000;[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AirbnbDonations-39) [Intel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intel \"Intel\"), which donated part of 1M;[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IntelDonations-40) and [Google](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google \"Google\"), which donated part of 2.35M.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GoogleDonation-41)[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCCorporateDonations-42) Some of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband [BTS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BTS \"BTS\"), which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN;[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYTBTSDonations-43)[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCBTSDonations-44)[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BTSArmyDonationSite-45) and singer-songwriter [The Weeknd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Weeknd \"The Weeknd\") who gave \\$250,000 to BLMGN in 2016,[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2016-46) and another \\$200,000 in 2020.[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2020-47) [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") Executive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48)\n\nBLMGN claimed \\$90 million in donations for 2020,[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) with an end-year balance of \\$60 million. BLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to \\$21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-50)\n\nOn 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.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros. \"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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character.\n\nSometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for.[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WhiteHouseMeeting-51)\n\nOn September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that \"although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways.\"[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-52)\n\nAs of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the \\$90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including \\$840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with \\$42 million in assets.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53)[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/BLM-finances-54)[\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/blm-NO-Books-55)[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-apnews\/BLM-42-million-56)[\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-snopes-homes-BLM-57)\n\nIn March 2023, [Adidas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adidas \"Adidas\") withdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission.[\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ReutersAdidas-58)\n\nIn May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over \\$9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the \\$79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the \\$90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to \\$30 million in total assets from \\$42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over \\$1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over \\$1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of \\$961,000 on a securities sale of \\$172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly \\$10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third (\\$32 million) of its \\$90 million in investment accounts.[\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APTaxDocuments2023-59)[\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NewsweekTaxDocuments2023-60)\n\nThe foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements.\n\nFounder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder [Garza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicia_Garza \"Alicia Garza\") were \"trained Marxists\" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like [Ben Carson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Carson \"Ben Carson\"), [Rudy Giuliani](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudy_Giuliani \"Rudy Giuliani\"), [Mark Levin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Levin \"Mark Levin\"), and others.\n\nThere is no single definitive [Marxist theory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marxism \"Marxism\") the group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought.[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) A note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the [nuclear family](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_family \"Nuclear family\") alarmed[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-wsj-opinion-62) conservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020:\n\n> \"We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.\"[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61)\n\nFounder [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") was invited by the [Venezuelan government](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuelan_government \"Venezuelan government\") to be an electoral observer for the [parliamentary elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election \"2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election\") in December 2015. Tometi stated she was \"in a place where there is intelligent political discourse\" and that the country appears to \"have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system.\"[\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-63)\n\nDuring the [2021 Cuban protests](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Cuban_protests \"2021 Cuban protests\"), the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its [embargo on Cuba](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba \"United States embargo against Cuba\") and praised the Cuban government for its \"solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent\", adding \"The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination\". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the \"U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans.\" BLMGN's apparent praise of the [Cuban government](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politics_of_Cuba \"Politics of Cuba\") received criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to [NBC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_News \"NBC News\"), BLMGN officials said that their statement was \"grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba\" and that they sought to amplify the voices of [Afro-Cubans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Cubans \"Afro-Cubans\") protesting oppression \"from all actors, including the United States Embargo.\" The officials also said that \"We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors\" and that \"We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty.\"[\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CubanStatement-64)[\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-65)\n\n#### Martin Luther King Jr.\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Martin Luther King Jr.\")\\]\n\nIn a weekly newsletter celebrating [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day \"Martin Luther King Jr. Day\"), BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced \"white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention.\"[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLAUpdatesMainPageJan20-66)\n\n#### Thousand Currents partnership\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: Thousand Currents partnership\")\\]\n\nBLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former [May 19th Communist Organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_19th_Communist_Organization \"May 19th Communist Organization\") member [Susan Rosenberg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Rosenberg \"Susan Rosenberg\").[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SnopesRosenberg-67) According to [Tides](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tides_Foundation \"Tides Foundation\") as of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and [Tides Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tides_Foundation \"Tides Foundation\").[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)\n\n#### BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah\")\\]\n\nBLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by [Melina Abdullah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melina_Abdullah \"Melina Abdullah\"),[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMGLeadership-69) who also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles.[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-laweeklythesesavvy-70) Abdullah has expressed support for the [Nation of Islam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nation_of_Islam \"Nation of Islam\"),[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-71)[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-72)[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-73)[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-74) which has been criticized for [black supremacist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_supremacist \"Black supremacist\"), anti-white, [antisemitic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antisemitism \"Antisemitism\"), and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the [Southern Poverty Law Center](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center \"Southern Poverty Law Center\") and the [Anti-Defamation League](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Defamation_League \"Anti-Defamation League\").[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SPLCNOI-75)[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ADLNOI-76)\n\n#### Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School\")\\]\n\nFounding member of BLMGN [Ayọ Tometi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi \"Ayọ Tometi\") officially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School,[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolBook-77) which in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles,[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-78) an officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN.[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLosAngelesWhoWeAre-79) Black Lives Matter at School lists [Bill Ayers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Ayers \"Bill Ayers\"), co-founder of the now-defunct [Weather Underground](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weather_Underground \"Weather Underground\") organization on its endorsements page,[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolEndorsements-80) and quotes [Black Liberation Army](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Liberation_Army \"Black Liberation Army\") member [Assata Shakur](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assata_Shakur \"Assata Shakur\") on its main page.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolShakurQuote-81)\n\nBLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53)[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag\/BLM-finances-54)\n\nThe [charity assessment](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charity_assessment \"Charity assessment\") organization [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") reports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period.[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchBLMGNReport-82)\n\n#### BLMGN Chapter statement\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: BLMGN Chapter statement\")\\]\n\nOn November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater \"financial transparency, decision making and accountability\" from the main BLMGN organization.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) The authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director \"without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world.\" The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having \"effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters.\"[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)\n\nThe authors further stated that \"\\[f\\]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion.\" The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to \\$500,000 was not equitable,[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) as the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)\n\nAccording to *[Politico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico \"Politico\")*, chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\nAs of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag \"\\#BLM10\" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, \"I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with.\" Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts.\n\n#### Real estate and salary dispute\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: Real estate and salary dispute\")\\]\n\nIn 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83) Cullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an \"effort to discredit and harass me and my family\" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received \\$120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83)[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IndProp-84)[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Snopes-85)\n\nAn April 2022 investigative report by [*New York Magazine*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_\$magazine\$ \"New York (magazine)\")'s [Intelligencer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intelligencer_\$website\$ \"Intelligencer (website)\") revealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a \\$6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-86) In May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that \"We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources\" and that \"we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property.\"[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) However, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the \\$6 million house, which she regretted.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87)\n\n#### 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations\")\\]\n\nThe BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt [501(c)(3) organization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/501\$c\$\$3\$_organization \"501(c)(3) organization\"). In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) The Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than \\$60 million in assets,[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) leading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as \"a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction.\"[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90)\n\nOn January 27, 2022, a report by the *[Washington Examiner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Examiner \"Washington Examiner\")* stated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The *Examiner* further claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a \"permanent office.\" Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's \\$60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) [CharityWatch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CharityWatch \"CharityWatch\") Executive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. \"Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant.\"[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) A later *Examiner* piece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension.[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)\n\nThe *Examiner* further claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a [Delaware nonstock nonprofit foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delaware_Valley \"Delaware Valley\") during this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred \\$66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020,[\\[90\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsFinancialStatement-91) which was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the *Washington Examiner* by the [Office of the California Attorney General](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_of_the_California_Attorney_General \"Office of the California Attorney General\") show that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020.[\\[91\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsAttorney-92) BLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred \\$8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with \\$60 million under its control.[\\[92\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020_Impact_Report-93) 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.\"[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)\n\nThe *Washington Examiner* also raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's [LinkedIn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LinkedIn \"LinkedIn\") profile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) A quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, \"New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities.\"[\\[93\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-94)\n\nOn February 1, 2022, the *[Washington Examiner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Examiner \"Washington Examiner\")* published a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of \\$2,000 per violation. The *Examiner* stated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group [National Legal and Policy Center](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Legal_and_Policy_Center \"National Legal and Policy Center\") is preparing a complaint against BLMGN.[\\[94\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner2-95) The *Examiner* also reported that the California Department of Justice stated the \"organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s),\" and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31.[\\[95\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner3-96) On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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.\"[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)\n\nOn February 4, a day after the *Examiner* reported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on [ActBlue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ActBlue \"ActBlue\") were no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a \"compliance council\" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the *Washington Examiner* report. The *Examiner* also stated that \\[Shalomyah Bowers\\], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone \"underground\" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February.[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89)\n\nOn February 4, Indiana Attorney General [Todd Rokita](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Todd_Rokita \"Todd Rokita\") told Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a \"scam.\" On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General [Hector Balderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hector_Balderas \"Hector Balderas\"), announced that the office is currently \"securing compliance\" with BLMGN.[\\[96\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner4-97) In February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer [Marc Elias](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Elias \"Marc Elias\") and switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes\/blm-finances-53) According to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile.[\\[97\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMTransparencyCenter-98)\n\nIn September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of \"syphoning\" more than \\$10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them \"harmful, divisive, and false.\"[\\[98\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNNBowersLawsuit-99) The lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) In July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence \"fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched\" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims.[\\[99\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CBSLawsuitDismissal-100) BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was \"stunned and dismayed\" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal.[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20)\n\nOn April 4, 2022, the *New York Intelligencer* reported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the *Post's* disclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as [Meta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meta_Platforms \"Meta Platforms\") had deemed such content \"abusive.\" It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)\n\nOn February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for [Louisville](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisville,_Kentucky \"Louisville, Kentucky\") mayor [Craig Greenberg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craig_Greenberg \"Craig Greenberg\"). One day later, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community [Bail Fund](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bail_fund \"Bail fund\") to release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a \\$100,000 cashier's check that afternoon.[\\[100\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB3-101)[\\[101\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB4-102) Condemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate [Charles Booker](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Booker_\$American_politician\$ \"Charles Booker (American politician)\") joining criticism of the decision, stating that \"anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody.\" Senate Minority Leader [Mitch McConnell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitch_McConnell \"Mitch McConnell\") lambasted the decision, claiming that the \"radical-left bailed their comrade out of jail.\"[\\[102\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB5-103)\n\nIn 2021, the foundation won the [Olof Palme Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olof_Palme_Prize \"Olof Palme Prize\") for \"promoting 'peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence' across the globe\" and was nominated for the [Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Peace_Prize \"Nobel Peace Prize\").[\\[103\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-104)\n\n- [Assata's Daughters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assata%27s_Daughters \"Assata's Daughters\")\n- [Movement for Black Lives](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movement_for_Black_Lives \"Movement for Black Lives\")\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Acronym_usage_8-0)** Media organizations and BLM chapters refer to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation as BLMGN, not BLMGNF.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) However, the 2020 Impact Report refers to the movement as BLMGNF, despite earlier publications.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"About\"](https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/). *Black Lives Matter*. Retrieved October 5, 2020.\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-1)\n   [\"BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC\"](https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00760686\/?tab=about-committee). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved March 7, 2021.\n3. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-2)\n   King, Maya (October 9, 2020). [\"Black Lives Matter launches a political action committee\"](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/10\/09\/black-lives-matter-pac-428403). Politico. 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Boilerpipe Text	Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. Logo of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. Abbreviation BLMGN BLMGNF Formation July 13, 2013 ; 12 years ago Founders Alicia Garza Patrisse Cullors Ayọ Tometi Type 501(c)(3) organization Tax ID no. 82-4862489 Purpose Advocacy and protests against racial discrimination [ 1 ] Government lobbying [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Headquarters 248 3rd St. 305 Oakland , California , U.S. Location International, largely in the U.S. Key people Patrisse Cullors (former executive director) Affiliations Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee Black Lives Matter Grassroots Volunteers 40 global chapters [ 4 ] (2017) Website Official website The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation ( BLMGN or BLMGNF ) [ a ] is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to promoting the Black Lives Matter movement. [ 8 ] The organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase "Black Lives Matter" as its name and it also owns the domain name "blacklivesmatter.com" as its official website. [ 9 ] In 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement, [ 10 ] and it claims to speak on behalf of the movement. [ 11 ] Efforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director Patrisse Cullors began to centralize its operations. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] The organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists. [ 12 ] International but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of systemic racism and the prevention of police violence . [ 13 ] Among its core beliefs is that the entire US legal system , mainstream media , and society is inherently white supremacist ; [ 14 ] and that "policing at-large is an irredeemable institution" and should be defunded . [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The organization has been criticized for its statements in support of Marxism , its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories. [ 17 ] The BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022 , there are over 40 chapters. [ 4 ] Each local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN. [ 20 ] BLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization, [ 11 ] but still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors. [ 21 ] On October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the "fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement," while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change. [ 7 ] In November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN. [ 6 ] Before handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work. [ 22 ] The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization Movement for Black Lives . [ 23 ] On April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers. [ 24 ] Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee [ edit ] In 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the "Black Lives Matter PAC LLC" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates. [ 25 ] When the Democratic National Committee adopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that "[w]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the Democratic Party , or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the Republican and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain black people 's efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party." [ 26 ] After the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored political action committee , the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020, 2020 Impact Report document. [ 27 ] The move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership. [ 3 ] The BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election. [ 3 ] Since its founding as a Super-PAC , BLM PAC has notably supported Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff during the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia and 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia , respectively. [ 2 ] Black Lives Matter Grassroots [ edit ] The establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the "2020 Impact Report" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general. [ 7 ] 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. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised "at how little Black lives matter". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on July 15, 2013. [ 28 ] Garza and Cullors would reach out to their associate Opal Tometi to help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the "Black Lives Matter" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity. [ 29 ] The first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of Melina Abdullah . The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers. [ 30 ] During 2014 protests in Ferguson Garza, Cullors, and Tometi organized " Freedom Rides " to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these "Freedom Rides". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan "Black Lives Matter" throughout the months-long protests. [ 29 ] The organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the Black Lives Matter movement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities. [ 31 ] By August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide. [ 26 ] On September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided "fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM." As a 501(c)(3) organization , IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing "learning exchange and alliance building opportunities" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside. [ 32 ] George Floyd protests and subsequent growth [ edit ] After the murder of George Floyd and later protests many people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the "Black Lives Matter Foundation." [ 33 ] The BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about $33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations. [ 34 ] BLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to: Amazon , which donated part of 10M to BLMGN; [ 35 ] Coca-Cola , which donated $500,000; [ 36 ] Microsoft , which donated $250,000; [ 37 ] Airbnb , which donated $500,000; [ 38 ] Intel , which donated part of 1M; [ 39 ] and Google , which donated part of 2.35M. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Some of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband BTS , which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN; [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] and singer-songwriter The Weeknd who gave $250,000 to BLMGN in 2016, [ 45 ] and another $200,000 in 2020. [ 46 ] CharityWatch Executive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group. [ 47 ] BLMGN claimed $90 million in donations for 2020, [ 7 ] with an end-year balance of $60 million. BLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to $21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups. [ 49 ] 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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character. Sometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for. [ 50 ] On September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that "although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways." [ 51 ] As of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the $90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including $840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with $42 million in assets. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 17 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] In March 2023, Adidas withdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission. [ 57 ] In May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over $9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the $79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the $90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to $30 million in total assets from $42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over $1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over $1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of $961,000 on a securities sale of $172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly $10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third ($32 million) of its $90 million in investment accounts. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements. Founder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder Garza were "trained Marxists" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like Ben Carson , Rudy Giuliani , Mark Levin , and others. There is no single definitive Marxist theory the group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought. [ 60 ] A note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the nuclear family alarmed [ 61 ] conservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020: "We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable." [ 60 ] Founder Ayọ Tometi was invited by the Venezuelan government to be an electoral observer for the parliamentary elections in December 2015. Tometi stated she was "in a place where there is intelligent political discourse" and that the country appears to "have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system." [ 62 ] During the 2021 Cuban protests , the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its embargo on Cuba and praised the Cuban government for its "solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent", adding "The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the "U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans." BLMGN's apparent praise of the Cuban government received criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to NBC News , BLMGN officials said that their statement was "grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba" and that they sought to amplify the voices of Afro-Cubans protesting oppression "from all actors, including the United States Embargo." The officials also said that "We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors" and that "We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty." [ 63 ] [ 64 ] Martin Luther King Jr. [ edit ] In a weekly newsletter celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day , BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced "white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention." [ 65 ] Thousand Currents partnership [ edit ] BLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former May 19th Communist Organization member Susan Rosenberg . [ 66 ] According to Tides as of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities. [ 22 ] The IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation . [ 67 ] BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah [ edit ] BLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by Melina Abdullah , [ 68 ] who also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles. [ 69 ] Abdullah has expressed support for the Nation of Islam , [ 70 ] [ 71 ] [ 72 ] [ 73 ] which has been criticized for black supremacist , anti-white, antisemitic , and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League . [ 74 ] [ 75 ] Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School [ edit ] Founding member of BLMGN Ayọ Tometi officially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School, [ 76 ] which in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles, [ 77 ] an officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN. [ 78 ] Black Lives Matter at School lists Bill Ayers , co-founder of the now-defunct Weather Underground organization on its endorsements page, [ 79 ] and quotes Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur on its main page. [ 80 ] BLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] The charity assessment organization CharityWatch reports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period. [ 81 ] BLMGN Chapter statement [ edit ] On November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater "financial transparency, decision making and accountability" from the main BLMGN organization. [ 6 ] The authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director "without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world." The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having "effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters." [ 6 ] [ 5 ] The authors further stated that "[f]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion." The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to $500,000 was not equitable, [ 34 ] as the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources. [ 6 ] According to Politico , chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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. [ 11 ] The 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville. [ 7 ] As of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag "#BLM10" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, "I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with." Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts. Real estate and salary dispute [ edit ] In 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period. [ 82 ] Cullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an "effort to discredit and harass me and my family" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received $120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] [ 84 ] 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. [ 17 ] [ 85 ] In May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that "We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources" and that "we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property." [ 86 ] However, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the $6 million house, which she regretted. [ 86 ] 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations [ edit ] The BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization . In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension. [ 67 ] [ 87 ] [ 88 ] The Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than $60 million in assets, [ 67 ] leading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as "a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction." [ 89 ] On January 27, 2022, a report by the Washington Examiner stated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The Examiner further claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a "permanent office." Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's $60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021. [ 67 ] CharityWatch Executive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. "Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant." [ 89 ] A later Examiner piece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension. [ 87 ] The Examiner further claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a Delaware nonstock nonprofit foundation during this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred $66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020, [ 90 ] which was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the Washington Examiner by the Office of the California Attorney General show that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020. [ 91 ] BLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred $8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with $60 million under its control. [ 92 ] 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." [ 67 ] The Washington Examiner also raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's LinkedIn profile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister. [ 67 ] A quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, "New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities." [ 93 ] On February 1, 2022, the Washington Examiner published a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of $2,000 per violation. The Examiner stated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group National Legal and Policy Center is preparing a complaint against BLMGN. [ 94 ] The Examiner also reported that the California Department of Justice stated the "organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s)," and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31. [ 95 ] On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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." [ 87 ] On February 4, a day after the Examiner reported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on ActBlue were no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a "compliance council" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the Washington Examiner report. The Examiner also stated that [Shalomyah Bowers], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone "underground" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February. [ 88 ] On February 4, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita told Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a "scam." On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas , announced that the office is currently "securing compliance" with BLMGN. [ 96 ] In February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer Marc Elias and switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time. [ 17 ] The group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter. [ 52 ] According to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile. [ 97 ] In September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of "syphoning" more than $10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them "harmful, divisive, and false." [ 98 ] The lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers. [ 47 ] In July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence "fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims. [ 99 ] BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was "stunned and dismayed" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal. [ 19 ] On April 4, 2022, the New York Intelligencer reported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the Post's disclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as Meta had deemed such content "abusive." It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece. [ 17 ] On February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg . One day later, 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 $100,000 cashier's check that afternoon. [ 100 ] [ 101 ] Condemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate Charles Booker joining criticism of the decision, stating that "anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody." 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background with "LIVES" color inverted](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BLMGNF_logo.webp/250px-BLMGNF_logo.webp.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BLMGNF_logo.webp)Logo of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. \| \| \| Abbreviation \| BLMGN BLMGNF \| \| Formation \| July 13, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-13) \| \| Founders \| [Alicia Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") \| \| Type \| [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization") \| \| [Tax ID no.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number "Taxpayer Identification Number") \| 82-4862489 \| \| Purpose \| [Advocacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy "Advocacy") and [protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests "Protests") against [racial discrimination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_against_Black_Americans "Racism against Black Americans")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-1) Government [lobbying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying "Lobbying")[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) \| \| Headquarters \| 248 3rd St. 305 [Oakland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland "Oakland"), [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California"), [U.S.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S. "U.S.") \| \| Location \| International, largely in the U.S. \| \| Key people \| [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") (former executive director) \| \| Affiliations \| Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee Black Lives Matter Grassroots \| \| Volunteers \| 40 global chapters[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) (2017) \| \| Website \| [Official website](http://blacklivesmatter.com/) \| The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGN or BLMGNF)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Acronym_usage-8) is an American [501(c)(3)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization") [nonprofit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization "Nonprofit organization") [civil rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights "Civil and political rights") organization dedicated to promoting the [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter") movement.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:92-9) The organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase "Black Lives Matter" as its name and it also owns the domain name "blacklivesmatter.com" as its official website.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-10) In 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement,[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-11) and it claims to speak on behalf of the movement.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) Efforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") began to centralize its operations.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-13) International but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of [systemic racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism "Institutional racism") and the prevention of [police violence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality "Police brutality").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-14) Among its core beliefs is that the entire [US legal system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_system_of_the_United_States "Legal system of the United States"), [mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media"), and society is inherently [white supremacist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy "White supremacy");[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Rittenhouse-15) and that "policing at-large is an irredeemable institution" and should be [defunded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police "Defund the police").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Smollet-16)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Demands-17) The organization has been criticized for its statements in support of [Marxism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism "Marxism"), its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-19)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20) ## Organization \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Organization")\] \| \| \|---\| \| Part of [a series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Progressivism "Category:Progressivism") on \| \| [Progressivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism "Progressivism") \| \| 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movement") [YIMBY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YIMBY "YIMBY") \| \| Principles [Direct democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy "Direct democracy") [Economic development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_development "Economic development") [Broad measures of economic progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_measures_of_economic_progress "Broad measures of economic progress") [Gender equality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality "Gender equality") [Human enhancement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_enhancement "Human enhancement") [Indigenous rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_rights "Indigenous rights") [Intersectionality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality "Intersectionality") [Liberation theology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_theology "Liberation theology") [Metaphysics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics "Metaphysics") [Minority rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_rights "Minority 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nationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_nationalism "Left-wing nationalism") [Progressive taxation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax "Progressive tax") [Religious liberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_liberalism "Religious liberalism") [Reparations for slavery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_for_slavery "Reparations for slavery") [In the US](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_for_slavery_in_the_United_States "Reparations for slavery in the United States") [Scientific management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management "Scientific management") [Scientific progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_progress "Scientific progress") [Social change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_change "Social change") [Social constructivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_constructivism "Social constructivism") [Social justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice "Social justice") [Social justice warrior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice_warrior "Social justice warrior") [Social organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_organization "Social organization") [Social progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_progress "Social progress") [List of countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Social_Progress_Index "List of countries by Social Progress Index") [Solidarity unionism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_Unionism "Solidarity Unionism") [Strategic essentialism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_essentialism "Strategic essentialism") [Sustainable design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_design "Sustainable design") [Eugenics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics "Eugenics") [Ecological engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_engineering "Ecological engineering") [Sustainable development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development "Sustainable development") [Welfare state](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state "Welfare state") [Women's suffrage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage "Women's suffrage") [Workplace democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_democracy "Workplace democracy") [Youth rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_rights "Youth rights") \| \| Variants [Capitalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_capitalism "Progressive capitalism") [Confucian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Confucianism "Progressive Confucianism") [Conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_conservatism "Progressive conservatism") [Economic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_progressivism "Economic progressivism") [Liberal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism "Social liberalism") [Realist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_realism "Progressive realism") [Socialist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_socialism "Progressive socialism") [Techno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-progressivism "Techno-progressivism") \| \| Intellectuals [Abbott (Edith)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Abbott "Edith Abbott") [Addams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Addams "Jane Addams") [Allen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_L._Allen "Anita L. Allen") [Alinsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Alinsky "Saul Alinsky") [Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Anderson "Carol Anderson") [Ajamu X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajamu_X "Ajamu X") [Benedict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Benedict "Ruth Benedict") [Benjamin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruha_Benjamin "Ruha Benjamin") [Ben-Moshe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liat_Ben-Moshe "Liat Ben-Moshe") [Beveridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Beveridge "William Beveridge") [Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Black "Edwin Black") [Blackwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_Brown_Blackwell "Antoinette Brown Blackwell") [Bornstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein "Kate Bornstein") [Brand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Brand "Adolf Brand") [Brandeis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Brandeis "Louis Brandeis") [Breckinridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophonisba_Breckinridge "Sophonisba Breckinridge") [Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Butler "Judith Butler") [Carpenter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Carpenter "Edward Carpenter") [de Condorcet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Condorcet "Marquis de Condorcet") [Cornell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drucilla_Cornell "Drucilla Cornell") [Davis (Mike)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_$scholar$ "Mike Davis (scholar)") [Dewey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey "John Dewey") [Douglas (Kelly)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Brown_Douglas "Kelly Brown Douglas") [Douglas (William)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O._Douglas "William O. Douglas") [Du Bois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.E.B._Du_Bois "W.E.B. Du Bois") [Dyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Eric_Dyson "Michael Eric Dyson") [Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havelock_Ellis "Havelock Ellis") [Fredrickson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M._Fredrickson "George M. Fredrickson") [Friedan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Friedan "Betty Friedan") [Gilmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Wilson_Gilmore "Ruth Wilson Gilmore") [Hammonds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelynn_M._Hammonds "Evelynn M. Hammonds") [Hasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Hasan "Mehdi Hasan") [Helms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_E._Helms "Janet E. Helms") [Hirschfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Hirschfeld "Magnus Hirschfeld") [hooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks "Bell hooks") [Jeffries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Jeffries "Leonard Jeffries") [Kahane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anetta_Kahane "Anetta Kahane") [Karenga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Karenga "Maulana Karenga") [Keller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller "Helen Keller") [Kendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibram_X._Kendi "Ibram X. Kendi") [King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. "Martin Luther King Jr.") [McIntosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_McIntosh "Peggy McIntosh") [Merriam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Merriam "Charles Edward Merriam") [Meyers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Meyers "Robin Meyers") [Mills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Mills "Charles W. Mills") [Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Howard_Moore "J. Howard Moore") [Oastler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Oastler#Political_philosophy "Richard Oastler") [Ostrowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_Ostrowski "Marius Ostrowski") [Painter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nell_Irvin_Painter "Nell Irvin Painter") [Patterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Patterson "Orlando Patterson") [Peled-Elhanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurit_Peled-Elhanan "Nurit Peled-Elhanan") [Perez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Criado_Perez "Caroline Criado Perez") [Reich (Wilhelm)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich "Wilhelm Reich") [Roberts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Roberts "Dorothy Roberts") [Rothstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rothstein "Richard Rothstein") [Saini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Saini "Angela Saini") [Sanger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger "Margaret Sanger") [Seuss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss "Dr. Seuss") [Shaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw "George Bernard Shaw") [Stanley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Stanley "Jason Stanley") [Stein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Stein "Abby Stein") [Su](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Beng "Su Beng") [TallBear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_TallBear "Kim TallBear") [Walia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsha_Walia "Harsha Walia") [Welsing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Cress_Welsing "Frances Cress Welsing") [West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West "Cornel West") [Whedon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon "Joss Whedon") [Wilderson III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_B._Wilderson_III "Frank B. Wilderson III") [Wong (Joshua)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Wong "Joshua Wong") [Zuboff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Zuboff "Shoshana Zuboff") \| \| Politicians [Albanese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese "Anthony Albanese") [Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Anderson,_Baroness_Anderson_of_Stoke-on-Trent "Ruth Anderson, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent") [Ardern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern "Jacinda Ardern") [Atatürk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk") [Attlee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Attlee "Clement Attlee") [Bhutto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto "Benazir Bhutto") [Boric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Boric "Gabriel Boric") [Brandt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Brandt "Willy Brandt") [Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rab_Butler "Rab Butler") [Bryan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan "William Jennings Bryan") [Corbyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn "Jeremy Corbyn") [Cuza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Ioan_Cuza "Alexandru Ioan Cuza") [Đinđić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoran_%C4%90in%C4%91i%C4%87 "Zoran Đinđić") [Drees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Drees "Willem Drees") [F.D.R.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt "Franklin D. Roosevelt") [Hessel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Hessel "Stéphane Hessel") [Hontiveros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risa_Hontiveros "Risa Hontiveros") [Hunter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Hunter "Dario Hunter") [İmamoğlu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekrem_%C4%B0mamo%C4%9Flu "Ekrem İmamoğlu") [La Follette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._La_Follette "Robert M. La Follette") [Layton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Layton "Jack Layton") [L.B.J.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson "Lyndon B. Johnson") [Lula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva "Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva") [Lyuh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyuh_Woon-hyung "Lyuh Woon-hyung") [Manley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Manley "Michael Manley") [Mandela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela "Nelson Mandela") [Mottley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Mottley "Mia Mottley") [Murayama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama "Tomiichi Murayama") [Nehru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru "Jawaharlal Nehru") [Norton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton "Eleanor Holmes Norton") [Obrador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Manuel_L%C3%B3pez_Obrador "Andrés Manuel López Obrador") [Petro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro "Gustavo Petro") [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez "Pedro Sánchez") [Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders "Bernie Sanders") [Tsai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen "Tsai Ing-wen") [Warren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren "Elizabeth Warren") [Yamamoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C5%8D_Yamamoto "Tarō Yamamoto") [Zapatero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Zapatero "José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero") \| \| Organizations [Amadeu Antonio Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeu_Antonio_Foundation "Amadeu Antonio Foundation") [ACLU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union "American Civil Liberties Union") [ASHA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sexual_Health_Association "American Sexual Health Association") [BLMGNF]() [Brennan Center for Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Center_for_Justice "Brennan Center for Justice") [CGS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Genetics_and_Society "Center for Genetics and Society") [Color of Change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_Change "Color of Change") [Democracy Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Alliance "Democracy Alliance") [Ella Baker Center for Human Rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Baker_Center_for_Human_Rights "Ella Baker Center for Human Rights") [Equality and Human Rights Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_and_Human_Rights_Commission "Equality and Human Rights Commission") [ENAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Network_Against_Racism "European Network Against Racism") [Fabian Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society "Fabian Society") "[Coefficients](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficients_$dining_club$ "Coefficients (dining club)")" [FIRM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Immigration_Reform_Movement "Fair Immigration Reform Movement") [Ford Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation "Ford Foundation") [Humanitarian League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_League "Humanitarian League") [ILGA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Lesbian,_Gay,_Bisexual,_Trans_and_Intersex_Association "International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association") [InCAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Committee_Against_Racism "International Committee Against Racism") [IPPA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Public_Policy_Research "Institute for Public Policy Research") [MacArthur Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Foundation "MacArthur Foundation") [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives") [No one is illegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_one_is_illegal "No one is illegal") [NWRO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Welfare_Rights_Organization "National Welfare Rights Organization") [New SDS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_a_Democratic_Society_$2006_organization$ "Students for a Democratic Society (2006 organization)") [OSF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Foundations "Open Society Foundations") [Our Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Revolution "Our Revolution") [PFAW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_American_Way "People for the American Way") [Progressive Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Alliance "Progressive Alliance") [Progressive International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_International "Progressive International") [Progressive League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_League "Progressive League") [Progressive Majority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Majority "Progressive Majority") [ProgressNow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgressNow "ProgressNow") [Red Flare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flare "Red Flare") [RWJF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation "Robert Wood Johnson Foundation") [SftP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_for_the_People "Science for the People") [Tides Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tides_Foundation "Tides Foundation") \| \| Regional variants Asia [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey "Turkey") [Ecevitism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecevitism "Ecevitism") [Kemalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism "Kemalism") [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_political_parties_$Japan$ "Progressive political parties (Japan)") [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_South_Korea "Progressivism in South Korea") [Taiwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_Taiwan "Progressivism in Taiwan") Latin America [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Kirchnerism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchnerism "Kirchnerism") [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Lulism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulism "Lulism") North America [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States "Progressivism in the United States") [Modern liberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States "Modern liberalism in the United States") [Sandersism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Bernie_Sanders "Political positions of Bernie Sanders") \| \| Related topics [Accelerationism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerationism "Accelerationism") [Communitarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism "Communitarianism") [Counterculture of the 1960s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s "Counterculture of the 1960s") [Critical theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory "Critical theory") [Democratic capitalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_capitalism "Democratic capitalism") [Democratic socialism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism "Democratic socialism") [Red–green alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%E2%80%93green_alliance "Red–green alliance") [Left-libertarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-libertarianism "Left-libertarianism") [Libertarian socialism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism "Libertarian socialism") [Left-wing populism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_populism "Left-wing populism") [Liberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism "Liberalism") [Classical radicalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_radicalism "Classical radicalism") [Liberalism and progressivism within Islam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism_and_progressivism_within_Islam "Liberalism and progressivism within Islam") [Social liberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism "Social liberalism") [U.S. Modern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States "Modern liberalism in the United States") [U.S. Progressive liberalism and the New Deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States#New_Deal_consensus_and_increased_influence_of_social_liberalism "Progressivism in the United States") [New Left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Left "New Left") [Pink tide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_tide "Pink tide") [Progressive Christianity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Christianity "Progressive Christianity") [Progressive Era](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era "Progressive Era") [Progress Studies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_Studies "Progress Studies") [Progressive Neoliberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_neoliberalism "Progressive neoliberalism") [Social democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy "Social democracy") [Technocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy "Technocracy") [Woke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke "Woke") \| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/20px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg) [Politics portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Politics "Portal:Politics") \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Progressivism_sidebar "Template:Progressivism sidebar") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Progressivism_sidebar "Template talk:Progressivism sidebar") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Progressivism_sidebar "Special:EditPage/Template:Progressivism sidebar") \| The organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit), there are over 40 chapters.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) Each local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-21) BLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization,[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) but still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GuardianGarza-22) On October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the "fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement," while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) In November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) Before handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-24) On April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GrowingBoard-25) ### Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee")\] In 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the "Black Lives Matter PAC LLC" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Unaffiliated-26) When the [Democratic National Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee "Democratic National Committee") adopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that "\[w\]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the [Democratic Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_$United_States$ "Democratic Party (United States)"), or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_$United_States$ "Republican Party (United States)") and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain [black people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people "Black people")'s efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party."[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27) After the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored [political action committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee "Political action committee"), the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020, 2020 Impact Report document.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-28) The move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) The BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) Since its founding as a [Super-PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-PAC "Super-PAC"), BLM PAC has notably supported [Raphael Warnock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Warnock "Raphael Warnock") and [Jon Ossoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ossoff "Jon Ossoff") during the [2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia "2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia") and [2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia "2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia"), respectively.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2) ### Black Lives Matter Grassroots \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Black Lives Matter Grassroots")\] The establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the "2020 Impact Report" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) ## History \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: History")\] ### Formation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Formation")\] After the 2013 acquittal of [George Zimmerman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman "George Zimmerman") for the [killing of Trayvon Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin "Killing of Trayvon Martin") in 2012, activist [Alicia Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") woke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised "at how little Black lives matter". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag [\#BlackLivesMatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackLivesMatter "BlackLivesMatter") on July 15, 2013.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-cnn-29) Garza and Cullors would reach out to their associate [Opal Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_Tometi "Opal Tometi") to help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the "Black Lives Matter" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of [Melina Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melina_Abdullah "Melina Abdullah"). The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-bbc-31) ### Early activities \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Early activities")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![\[icon\]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg) \| This section needs expansion. You can help by [adding missing information](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=). (March 2021) \| During 2014 [protests in Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_unrest "Ferguson unrest") Garza, Cullors, and Tometi organized "[Freedom Rides](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Riders "Freedom Riders")" to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these "Freedom Rides". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan "Black Lives Matter" throughout the months-long protests.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter") movement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-32) By August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27) On September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided "fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM." As a [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization"), IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing "learning exchange and alliance building opportunities" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IDEX-33) ### George Floyd protests and subsequent growth \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: George Floyd protests and subsequent growth")\] After the [murder of George Floyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd "Murder of George Floyd") and later [protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests "George Floyd protests") many people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the "Black Lives Matter Foundation."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-34) The BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about \$33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) BLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to: [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_$company$ "Amazon (company)"), which donated part of 10M to BLMGN;[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AmazonDonations-36) [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola"), which donated \$500,000;[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CocaColaDonations-37) [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft"), which donated \$250,000;[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-MicrosoftDonations-38) [Airbnb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb "Airbnb"), which donated \$500,000;[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AirbnbDonations-39) [Intel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel "Intel"), which donated part of 1M;[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IntelDonations-40) and [Google](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google "Google"), which donated part of 2.35M.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GoogleDonation-41)[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCCorporateDonations-42) Some of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband [BTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS "BTS"), which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN;[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYTBTSDonations-43)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCBTSDonations-44)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BTSArmyDonationSite-45) and singer-songwriter [The Weeknd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd "The Weeknd") who gave \$250,000 to BLMGN in 2016,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2016-46) and another \$200,000 in 2020.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2020-47) [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") Executive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) BLMGN claimed \$90 million in donations for 2020,[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) with an end-year balance of \$60 million.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49) BLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to \$21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-50) 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.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. "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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49) Sometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WhiteHouseMeeting-51) On September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that "although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways."[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-52) As of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the \$90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including \$840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with \$42 million in assets.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/BLM-finances-54)[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/blm-NO-Books-55)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-apnews/BLM-42-million-56)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-snopes-homes-BLM-57) In March 2023, [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") withdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ReutersAdidas-58) In May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over \$9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the \$79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the \$90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to \$30 million in total assets from \$42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over \$1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over \$1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of \$961,000 on a securities sale of \$172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly \$10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third (\$32 million) of its \$90 million in investment accounts.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APTaxDocuments2023-59)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NewsweekTaxDocuments2023-60) ## Controversies \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Controversies")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unbalanced_scales.svg/60px-Unbalanced_scales.svg.png) \| This ["criticism" or "controversy" section](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticism#Avoid_sections_and_articles_focusing_on_criticisms_or_controversies "Wikipedia:Criticism") may compromise the article's [neutrality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Article_structure "Wikipedia:Neutral point of view"). Please help [integrate negative information](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Structure "Wikipedia:Structure") into other sections or remove [undue focus on minor aspects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BALASP "Wikipedia:BALASP") through [discussion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus "Wikipedia:Consensus") on the [talk page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation "Talk:Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation"). (January 2025) \| ### Statements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Statements")\] The foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements. #### Marxism \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Marxism")\] Founder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder [Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") were "trained Marxists" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like [Ben Carson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson "Ben Carson"), [Rudy Giuliani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani "Rudy Giuliani"), [Mark Levin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Levin "Mark Levin"), and others. There is no single definitive [Marxist theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism "Marxism") the group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) A note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the [nuclear family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_family "Nuclear family") alarmed[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-wsj-opinion-62) conservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020: > "We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable."[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) #### Venezuela and Cuba \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Venezuela and Cuba")\] Founder [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") was invited by the [Venezuelan government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_government "Venezuelan government") to be an electoral observer for the [parliamentary elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election "2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election") in December 2015. Tometi stated she was "in a place where there is intelligent political discourse" and that the country appears to "have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system."[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-63) During the [2021 Cuban protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Cuban_protests "2021 Cuban protests"), the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its [embargo on Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba "United States embargo against Cuba") and praised the Cuban government for its "solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent", adding "The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the "U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans." BLMGN's apparent praise of the [Cuban government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Cuba "Politics of Cuba") received criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to [NBC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News"), BLMGN officials said that their statement was "grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba" and that they sought to amplify the voices of [Afro-Cubans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cubans "Afro-Cubans") protesting oppression "from all actors, including the United States Embargo." The officials also said that "We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors" and that "We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty."[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CubanStatement-64)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-65) #### Martin Luther King Jr. \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Martin Luther King Jr.")\] In a weekly newsletter celebrating [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day "Martin Luther King Jr. Day"), BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced "white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention."[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLAUpdatesMainPageJan20-66) ### Associations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Associations")\] #### Thousand Currents partnership \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Thousand Currents partnership")\] BLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former [May 19th Communist Organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19th_Communist_Organization "May 19th Communist Organization") member [Susan Rosenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg "Susan Rosenberg").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SnopesRosenberg-67) According to [Tides](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tides_Foundation "Tides Foundation") as of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and [Tides Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tides_Foundation "Tides Foundation").[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) #### BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah")\] BLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by [Melina Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melina_Abdullah "Melina Abdullah"),[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMGLeadership-69) who also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-laweeklythesesavvy-70) Abdullah has expressed support for the [Nation of Islam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam "Nation of Islam"),[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-71)[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-72)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-73)[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-74) which has been criticized for [black supremacist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_supremacist "Black supremacist"), anti-white, [antisemitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism"), and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the [Southern Poverty Law Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center "Southern Poverty Law Center") and the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League").[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SPLCNOI-75)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ADLNOI-76) #### Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School")\] Founding member of BLMGN [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") officially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School,[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolBook-77) which in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles,[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-78) an officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLosAngelesWhoWeAre-79) Black Lives Matter at School lists [Bill Ayers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ayers "Bill Ayers"), co-founder of the now-defunct [Weather Underground](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground "Weather Underground") organization on its endorsements page,[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolEndorsements-80) and quotes [Black Liberation Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Liberation_Army "Black Liberation Army") member [Assata Shakur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata_Shakur "Assata Shakur") on its main page.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolShakurQuote-81) ### Finances \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Finances")\] BLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/BLM-finances-54) The [charity assessment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_assessment "Charity assessment") organization [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") reports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchBLMGNReport-82) #### BLMGN Chapter statement \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: BLMGN Chapter statement")\] On November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater "financial transparency, decision making and accountability" from the main BLMGN organization.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) The authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director "without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world." The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having "effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters."[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5) The authors further stated that "\[f\]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion." The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to \$500,000 was not equitable,[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) as the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) According to [Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico"), chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) As of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag "\#BLM10" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, "I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with." Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CullorsStepDown-49) #### Real estate and salary dispute \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Real estate and salary dispute")\] In 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83) Cullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an "effort to discredit and harass me and my family" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received \$120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IndProp-84)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Snopes-85) An April 2022 investigative report by [New York Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_$magazine$ "New York (magazine)")'s [Intelligencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligencer_$website$ "Intelligencer (website)") revealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a \$6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-86) In May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that "We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources" and that "we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property."[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) However, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the \$6 million house, which she regretted.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) #### 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations")\] The BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization"). In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) The Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than \$60 million in assets,[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) leading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as "a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction."[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) On January 27, 2022, a report by the [Washington Examiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner "Washington Examiner") stated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The Examiner further claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a "permanent office." Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's \$60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") Executive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. "Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant."[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) A later Examiner piece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88) The Examiner further claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a [Delaware nonstock nonprofit foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Valley "Delaware Valley") during this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred \$66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020,[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsFinancialStatement-91) which was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the Washington Examiner by the [Office of the California Attorney General](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_California_Attorney_General "Office of the California Attorney General") show that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsAttorney-92) BLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred \$8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with \$60 million under its control.[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020_Impact_Report-93) 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."[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) The Washington Examiner also raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's [LinkedIn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn "LinkedIn") profile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) A quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, "New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities."[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-94) On February 1, 2022, the [Washington Examiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner "Washington Examiner") published a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of \$2,000 per violation. The Examiner stated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group [National Legal and Policy Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Legal_and_Policy_Center "National Legal and Policy Center") is preparing a complaint against BLMGN.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner2-95) The Examiner also reported that the California Department of Justice stated the "organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s)," and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner3-96) On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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."[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88) On February 4, a day after the Examiner reported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on [ActBlue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActBlue "ActBlue") were no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a "compliance council" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the Washington Examiner report. The Examiner also stated that \[Shalomyah Bowers\], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone "underground" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) On February 4, Indiana Attorney General [Todd Rokita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rokita "Todd Rokita") told Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a "scam." On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General [Hector Balderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Balderas "Hector Balderas"), announced that the office is currently "securing compliance" with BLMGN.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner4-97) In February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer [Marc Elias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Elias "Marc Elias") and switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53) According to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMTransparencyCenter-98) In September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of "syphoning" more than \$10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them "harmful, divisive, and false."[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNNBowersLawsuit-99) The lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) In July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence "fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims.[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CBSLawsuitDismissal-100) BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was "stunned and dismayed" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20) ### Activities \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Activities")\] #### BLM Security Hub \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: BLM Security Hub")\] On April 4, 2022, the New York Intelligencer reported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the Post's disclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as [Meta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms "Meta Platforms") had deemed such content "abusive." It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) #### Bail \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Bail")\] On February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for [Louisville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky "Louisville, Kentucky") mayor [Craig Greenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Greenberg "Craig Greenberg"). One day later, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community [Bail Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bail_fund "Bail fund") to release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a \$100,000 cashier's check that afternoon.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB3-101)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB4-102) Condemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate [Charles Booker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Booker_$American_politician$ "Charles Booker (American politician)") joining criticism of the decision, stating that "anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody." Senate Minority Leader [Mitch McConnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell "Mitch McConnell") lambasted the decision, claiming that the "radical-left bailed their comrade out of jail."[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB5-103) ## Accolades \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Accolades")\] In 2021, the foundation won the [Olof Palme Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Palme_Prize "Olof Palme Prize") for "promoting 'peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence' across the globe" and was nominated for the [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize "Nobel Peace Prize").[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-104) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: See also")\] - [Assata's Daughters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata%27s_Daughters "Assata's Daughters") - [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives") ## Notes \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Notes")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Acronym_usage_8-0) Media organizations and BLM chapters refer to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation as BLMGN, not BLMGNF.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) However, the 2020 Impact Report refers to the movement as BLMGNF, despite earlier publications.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: References")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-1) ["About"](https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/). Black Lives Matter. Retrieved October 5, 2020. 2. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PACFed_2-1) ["BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC"](https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00760686/?tab=about-committee). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved March 7, 2021. 3. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-PolPAC_3-2) King, Maya (October 9, 2020). ["Black Lives Matter launches a political action committee"](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/09/black-lives-matter-pac-428403). Politico. Retrieved March 27, 2021. 4. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-herstory_4-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-herstory_4-1) ["Herstory"](https://blacklivesmatter.com/herstory/). Black Lives Matter. July 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2022. 5. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-HillConcerns_5-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-HillConcerns_5-1) Folley, Aris (December 3, 2020). ["Local Black Lives Matter chapters express concerns with global network in joint message after recent moves"](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/528572-local-black-lives-matter-chapters-express-concerns-with-global-network?rl=1). The Hill. 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Puryear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Puryear "Eugene Puryear") [Teressa Raiford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teressa_Raiford "Teressa Raiford") [Jen Reid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Reid "Jen Reid") [Linda Sarsour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Sarsour "Linda Sarsour") [Al Sharpton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton "Al Sharpton") [Samuel Sinyangwe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Sinyangwe "Samuel Sinyangwe") [Nova Stevens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Stevens "Nova Stevens") [Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeanga-Yamahtta_Taylor "Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor") [John Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thompson_$Minnesota_politician$ "John Thompson (Minnesota politician)") [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") [Assa Traoré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assa_Traor%C3%A9 "Assa Traoré") [Syrus Marcus Ware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrus_Marcus_Ware "Syrus Marcus Ware") \| \| Events \| \| \| \| \| \| 2010s \| [Ferguson unrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_unrest "Ferguson unrest") [2015 Baltimore protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests "2015 Baltimore protests") [2015–2016 University of Missouri protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%932016_University_of_Missouri_protests "2015–2016 University of Missouri protests") [Dismissal of Robert Rialmo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_Robert_Rialmo "Dismissal of Robert Rialmo") [2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Donald_Trump_Chicago_rally_protest "2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest") [2017 St. Louis protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_St._Louis_protests "2017 St. Louis protests") \| \| 2020s \| [Breonna Taylor protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breonna_Taylor_protests "Breonna Taylor protests") [George Floyd protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests "George Floyd protests") [changes made](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests "List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests") [name changes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_name_changes_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests "List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests") [removal of monuments and memorials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_removed_during_the_George_Floyd_protests "List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests") [reactions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_George_Floyd_protests "Reactions to the George Floyd protests") [trial of Derek Chauvin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Derek_Chauvin "Trial of Derek Chauvin") [violence and controversies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_controversies_during_the_George_Floyd_protests "Violence and controversies during the George Floyd protests") [Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_photo_op_at_St._John%27s_Church "Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church") [police violence incidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_violence_incidents_during_George_Floyd_protests "List of police violence incidents during George Floyd protests") [Buffalo police shoving incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_police_shoving_incident "Buffalo police shoving incident") [St. Louis gun-toting incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_gun-toting_incident "St. Louis gun-toting incident") [vehicle-ramming incidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vehicle-ramming_incidents_during_George_Floyd_protests "List of vehicle-ramming incidents during George Floyd protests") [Black Birders Week](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Birders_Week "Black Birders Week") [Blackout Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_Tuesday "Blackout Tuesday") [Capitol Hill Occupied Protest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest") [Academic strike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_for_Black_Lives_$academic_protest$ "Strike for Black Lives (academic protest)") [General strike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_for_Black_Lives_$coalition_protest$ "Strike for Black Lives (coalition protest)") [Kenosha unrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest "Kenosha unrest") [shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting "Kenosha unrest shooting") [Athlete strikes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_American_athlete_strikes "2020 American athlete strikes") [2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Minneapolis_false_rumors_riot "2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot") [2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932023_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_racial_unrest "2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest") [Red House eviction defense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_House_eviction_defense "Red House eviction defense") [Orisha Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orisha_Land "Orisha Land") [Daunte Wright protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daunte_Wright_protests "Daunte Wright protests") [2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Uptown_Minneapolis_unrest "2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest") [vehicle-ramming attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Deona_Marie_Knajdek "Killing of Deona Marie Knajdek") [Tyre Nichols protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_Nichols_protests "Tyre Nichols protests") \| \| Locations \| [Protests in New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_protests_in_New_York_City "Black Lives Matter protests in New York City") List of George Floyd protests [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States "List of George Floyd protests in the United States") [outside the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States "List of George Floyd protests outside the United States") [List of Daunte Wright protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Daunte_Wright_protests "List of Daunte Wright protests") \| \| [Deaths protested](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unarmed_African_Americans_killed_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States "List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States") \| \| \| \| \| \| 2009–2011 \| [Oscar Grant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant "Killing of Oscar Grant") [Aiyana Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Aiyana_Jones "Killing of Aiyana Jones") [James Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Craig_Anderson "Murder of James Craig Anderson") [Mark Duggan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Mark_Duggan "Killing of Mark Duggan") [Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Kenneth_Chamberlain_Sr. "Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.") [Anthony Lamar Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Anthony_Lamar_Smith "Killing of Anthony Lamar Smith") \| \| 2012–2013 \| [Ramarley Graham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ramarley_Graham "Killing of Ramarley Graham") [Trayvon Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin "Killing of Trayvon Martin") [Rekia Boyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Rekia_Boyd "Killing of Rekia Boyd") [Jordan Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jordan_Davis "Murder of Jordan Davis") [Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Timothy_Russell_and_Malissa_Williams "Killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams") [Tyrone West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tyrone_West "Death of Tyrone West") [Larry Jackson Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Larry_Jackson_Jr. "Killing of Larry Jackson Jr.") [Jonathan Ferrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jonathan_Ferrell "Killing of Jonathan Ferrell") [Miriam Carey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Miriam_Carey "Killing of Miriam Carey") [Renisha McBride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Renisha_McBride "Murder of Renisha McBride") \| \| 2014 \| [Dontre Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Dontre_Hamilton "Killing of Dontre Hamilton") [Eric Garner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Eric_Garner "Killing of Eric Garner") [Julieka Dhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ms_Dhu "Death of Ms Dhu") [John Crawford III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_John_Crawford_III "Killing of John Crawford III") [Michael Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Michael_Brown "Killing of Michael Brown") [Ezell Ford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ezell_Ford "Killing of Ezell Ford") [Laquan McDonald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laquan_McDonald "Murder of Laquan McDonald") [Akai Gurley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Akai_Gurley "Killing of Akai Gurley") [Tamir Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tamir_Rice "Killing of Tamir Rice") [Antonio Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Antonio_Martin "Killing of Antonio Martin") [Jerame Reid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jerame_Reid "Killing of Jerame Reid") \| \| 2015 \| [Natasha McKenna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Natasha_McKenna "Death of Natasha McKenna") [Charley Leundeu Keunang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Charley_Leundeu_Keunang "Killing of Charley Leundeu Keunang") [Tony Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tony_Robinson "Killing of Tony Robinson") [Anthony Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Anthony_Hill "Killing of Anthony Hill") [Meagan Hockaday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Meagan_Hockaday "Killing of Meagan Hockaday") [Eric Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Eric_Harris "Killing of Eric Harris") [Walter Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Scott "Killing of Walter Scott") [Freddie Gray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Freddie_Gray "Killing of Freddie Gray") [William Chapman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_William_Chapman "Killing of William Chapman") [Charleston church shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting "Charleston church shooting") [Jonathan Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jonathan_Sanders "Death of Jonathan Sanders") [Sandra Bland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sandra_Bland "Death of Sandra Bland") [Samuel DuBose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Samuel_DuBose "Killing of Samuel DuBose") [Mansur Ball-Bey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Mansur_Ball-Bey "Killing of Mansur Ball-Bey") [Jeremy McDole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jeremy_McDole "Killing of Jeremy McDole") [Corey Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Corey_Jones "Killing of Corey Jones") [Jamar Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jamar_Clark "Killing of Jamar Clark") [Mario Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Woods "Mario Woods") \| \| 2016 \| [Greg Gunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Greg_Gunn "Killing of Greg Gunn") [Alton Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alton_Sterling "Killing of Alton Sterling") [Philando Castile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Philando_Castile "Killing of Philando Castile") [Joseph Mann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Joseph_Mann "Killing of Joseph Mann") [Adama Traoré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Adama_Traor%C3%A9 "Death of Adama Traoré") [Abdirahman Abdi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Abdirahman_Abdi "Death of Abdirahman Abdi") [Paul O'Neal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Paul_O%27Neal "Killing of Paul O'Neal") [Korryn Gaines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Korryn_Gaines "Killing of Korryn Gaines") [Jamarion Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jamarion_Robinson "Killing of Jamarion Robinson") [Sylville Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylville_Smith "Sylville Smith") [Elijah Doughty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elijah_Doughty "Death of Elijah Doughty") [Terence Crutcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Terence_Crutcher "Killing of Terence Crutcher") [Keith Lamont Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott "Killing of Keith Lamont Scott") [Alfred Olango](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alfred_Olango "Killing of Alfred Olango") [Deborah Danner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Deborah_Danner "Killing of Deborah Danner") \| \| 2017 \| [Jocques Clemmons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jocques_Clemmons "Killing of Jocques Clemmons") [Jordan Edwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jordan_Edwards "Murder of Jordan Edwards") [Edson Da Costa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edson_Da_Costa "Death of Edson Da Costa") [Rashan Charles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Rashan_Charles "Death of Rashan Charles") [Patrick Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Patrick_Harmon "Killing of Patrick Harmon") \| \| 2018 \| [Anthony Weber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Anthony_Weber "Killing of Anthony Weber") [Stephon Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Stephon_Clark "Killing of Stephon Clark") [Marcus-David Peters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marcus-David_Peters "Killing of Marcus-David Peters") [Antwon Rose Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Antwon_Rose_Jr. "Killing of Antwon Rose Jr.") [Markeis McGlockton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Markeis_McGlockton "Killing of Markeis McGlockton") [Daniel Hambrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daniel_Hambrick "Killing of Daniel Hambrick") [Botham Jean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Botham_Jean "Murder of Botham Jean") [Tamla Horsford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tamla_Horsford "Death of Tamla Horsford") [Jemel Roberson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jemel_Roberson "Killing of Jemel Roberson") [EJ Bradford Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Emantic_Fitzgerald_Bradford_Jr. "Killing of Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.") \| \| 2019 \| [George Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Robinson "Killing of George Robinson") [Willie McCoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Willie_McCoy "Killing of Willie McCoy") [Danquirs Franklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Danquirs_Franklin "Killing of Danquirs Franklin") [Javier Ambler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Javier_Ambler "Killing of Javier Ambler") [Lassana Cisse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lassana_Cisse "Murder of Lassana Cisse") [Ronald Greene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ronald_Greene "Killing of Ronald Greene") [Pamela Turner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Pamela_Turner "Killing of Pamela Turner") [Layleen Polanco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Layleen_Polanco "Death of Layleen Polanco") [Shukri Abdi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Shukri_Abdi "Death of Shukri Abdi") [Christopher Kapessa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Christopher_Kapessa "Death of Christopher Kapessa") [Elijah McClain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Elijah_McClain "Killing of Elijah McClain") [Atatiana Jefferson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Atatiana_Jefferson "Killing of Atatiana Jefferson") \| \| 2020 \| [Alvin Cole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alvin_Cole "Killing of Alvin Cole") [Ahmaud Arbery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ahmaud_Arbery "Murder of Ahmaud Arbery") [Manuel Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Manuel_Ellis "Killing of Manuel Ellis") [Breonna Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Breonna_Taylor "Killing of Breonna Taylor") [Daniel Prude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daniel_Prude "Killing of Daniel Prude") [Belly Mujinga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Belly_Mujinga "Death of Belly Mujinga") [Nina Pop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nina_Pop "Killing of Nina Pop") [George Floyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd "Murder of George Floyd") [Dion Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Dion_Johnson "Killing of Dion Johnson") [Tony McDade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tony_McDade "Killing of Tony McDade") [Regis Korchinski-Paquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Regis_Korchinski-Paquet "Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet") [James Scurlock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_James_Scurlock "Killing of James Scurlock") [David McAtee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_David_McAtee "Killing of David McAtee") [Oluwatoyin Salau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Oluwatoyin_Salau_and_Victoria_Sims "Murders of Oluwatoyin Salau and Victoria Sims") [Carlos Carson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Carlos_Carson "Killing of Carlos Carson") [Rayshard Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Rayshard_Brooks "Killing of Rayshard Brooks") [Julian Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Julian_Lewis "Killing of Julian Lewis") [Dijon Kizzee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Dijon_Kizzee "Killing of Dijon Kizzee") [Marcellis Stinnette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Marcellis_Stinnette "Killing of Marcellis Stinnette") [Chaniece Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Chaniece_Wallace "Death of Chaniece Wallace") [Walter Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace "Killing of Walter Wallace") [João Alberto Freitas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jo%C3%A3o_Alberto_Silveira_Freitas "Killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas") [Andre Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Andre_Hill "Murder of Andre Hill") [Dolal Idd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Dolal_Idd "Killing of Dolal Idd") \| \| 2021 \| [Marvin Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marvin_Scott "Death of Marvin Scott") [Adam Toledo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Adam_Toledo "Killing of Adam Toledo") [Daunte Wright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daunte_Wright "Killing of Daunte Wright") [Lindani Myeni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Lindani_Myeni "Killing of Lindani Myeni") [Ma'Khia Bryant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant "Killing of Ma'Khia Bryant") [Andrew Brown Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Andrew_Brown_Jr. "Killing of Andrew Brown Jr.") [Winston Boogie Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Winston_Boogie_Smith "Killing of Winston Boogie Smith") [Leneal Frazier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Leneal_Frazier "Killing of Leneal Frazier") \| \| 2022 \| [Amir Locke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Amir_Locke "Killing of Amir Locke") [Patrick Lyoya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Patrick_Lyoya "Killing of Patrick Lyoya") [Jayland Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jayland_Walker "Killing of Jayland Walker") [Donovan Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Donovan_Lewis "Killing of Donovan Lewis") \| \| 2023 \| [Keenan Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Keenan_Anderson "Death of Keenan Anderson") [Tyre Nichols](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tyre_Nichols "Killing of Tyre Nichols") [Irvo Otieno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Irvo_Otieno "Killing of Irvo Otieno") [Jordan Neely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jordan_Neely "Killing of Jordan Neely") [Ricky Cobb II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ricky_Cobb_II "Killing of Ricky Cobb II") [Johnny Hollman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Johnny_Hollman "Killing of Johnny Hollman") [Ta'Kiya Young](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ta%27Kiya_Young "Killing of Ta'Kiya Young") [Leonard Cure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Leonard_Cure "Killing of Leonard Cure") \| \| 2024 \| [Dexter Reed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Dexter_Reed "Killing of Dexter Reed") [Roger Fortson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Roger_Fortson "Killing of Roger Fortson") [Sonya Massey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey "Murder of Sonya Massey") [Robert Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Robert_Brooks "Killing of Robert Brooks") \| \| 2025 \| [Messiah Nantwi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Messiah_Nantwi "Killing of Messiah Nantwi") \| \| Other cases protested \| [Kalief Browder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder "Kalief Browder") [2015 Texas pool party incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Texas_pool_party_incident "2015 Texas pool party incident") [Charles Kinsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey "Shooting of Charles Kinsey") [Jacob Blake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jacob_Blake "Shooting of Jacob Blake") [Ralph Yarl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Ralph_Yarl "Shooting of Ralph Yarl") [Rankin County torture incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin_County_torture_incident "Rankin County torture incident") \| \| [In popular culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_movement_in_popular_culture "Black Lives Matter movement in popular culture") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_art "Black Lives Matter art") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Street murals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Lives_Matter_street_murals "List of Black Lives Matter street murals") \| [Cincinnati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Cincinnati$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Cincinnati)") [Indianapolis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Indianapolis$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis)") [Portland, Oregon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Portland,_Oregon$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Portland, Oregon)") [Salt Lake City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Salt_Lake_City$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Salt Lake City)") [Santa Cruz, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Santa_Cruz,_California$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Santa Cruz, California)") Seattle [Capitol Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Capitol_Hill,_Seattle$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Capitol Hill, Seattle)") [City Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Seattle_City_Hall$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall)") [Springfield, Massachusetts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_street_mural_$Springfield,_Massachusetts$ "Black Lives Matter street mural (Springfield, Massachusetts)") \| \| Books \| [All American Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_American_Boys "All American Boys") [Black Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Software "Black Software") [Blackout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_$young_adult_novel$ "Blackout (young adult novel)") [Brit(ish)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit$ish$ "Brit(ish)") [Dear Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Martin "Dear Martin") [The Hate U Give](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hate_U_Give "The Hate U Give") [His Name Is George Floyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Name_Is_George_Floyd "His Name Is George Floyd") [I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Breathe:_A_Killing_on_Bay_Street "I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street") [Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_in_Power:_The_Enduring_Life_of_Trayvon_Martin "Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin") [Why We Kneel, How We Rise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Kneel,_How_We_Rise "Why We Kneel, How We Rise") \| \| Film \| [16 Shots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Shots "16 Shots") [3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_1/2_Minutes,_10_Bullets "3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets") [American Son](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Son_$2019_film$ "American Son (2019 film)") [Baltimore Rising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Rising "Baltimore Rising") [Bars4Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bars4Justice "Bars4Justice") [The Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force_$2017_film$ "The Force (2017 film)") [Fruitvale Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitvale_Station "Fruitvale Station") [Generation Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Revolution "Generation Revolution") [The Hate U Give](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hate_U_Give_$film$ "The Hate U Give (film)") [Night Call](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Call_$film$ "Night Call (film)") [Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_in_Power:_The_Trayvon_Martin_Story "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story") [Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Woke:_The_Black_Lives_Matter_Movement "Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement") [Stranger Fruit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Fruit_$film$ "Stranger Fruit (film)") [Two Distant Strangers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Distant_Strangers "Two Distant Strangers") [Whose Streets?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whose_Streets%3F "Whose Streets?") \| \| Music \| "[Alright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alright_$Kendrick_Lamar_song$ "Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)")" "[Angel Down](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Down_$song$ "Angel Down (song)")" "[The Bigger Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bigger_Picture_$song$ "The Bigger Picture (song)")" "[Black Parade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Parade_$song$ "Black Parade (song)")" "[Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Put_It_in_the_Hands_of_Fate "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate")" "[Chains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains_$Usher_song$ "Chains (Usher song)")" "[Cop vs. Phone Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_vs._Phone_Girl "Cop vs. Phone Girl")" "[Don't Shoot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Shoot_$The_Game_song$ "Don't Shoot (The Game song)")" "[Formation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_$song$ "Formation (song)")" "[Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_$Beyonc%C3%A9_song$ "Freedom (Beyoncé song)")" "[Hell You Talmbout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_You_Talmbout "Hell You Talmbout")" "[I Can't Breathe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Breathe_$H.E.R._song$ "I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)")" "[I Cry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Cry_$Usher_song$ "I Cry (Usher song)")" "[Lavender (Nightfall Remix)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_$Nightfall_Remix$ "Lavender (Nightfall Remix)")" "[Loyal Like Sid & Nancy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_Like_Sid_%26_Nancy "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy")" "[Otherside of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherside_of_America "Otherside of America")" "[Riot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_$XXXTentacion_song$ "Riot (XXXTentacion song)")" "[Rockstar (BLM Remix)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_$DaBaby_song$ "Rockstar (DaBaby song)")" [The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Last_Words_of_the_Unarmed "The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed") "[Snow on tha Bluff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_on_tha_Bluff_$song$ "Snow on tha Bluff (song)")" "[This Is America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_America_$song$ "This Is America (song)")" "[What They'll Say About Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_They%27ll_Say_About_Us "What They'll Say About Us")" "[White Privilege II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Privilege_II "White Privilege II")" \| \| Other \| [Colin in Black & White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_in_Black_%26_White "Colin in Black & White") [8:46](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8:46_$special$ "8:46 (special)") "[Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_a_Black_Lives_Matter_Sign_in_America%27s_Most_Racist_Town "Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town")" [Our Lady of Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Ferguson "Our Lady of Ferguson") [Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_a_Stand_in_Baton_Rouge "Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge") [Time: The Kalief Browder Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time:_The_Kalief_Browder_Story "Time: The Kalief Browder Story") [Woke (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke_$TV_series$ "Woke (TV series)") \| \| Activist groups \| [8 to Abolition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_to_Abolition "8 to Abolition") [Assata's Daughters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata%27s_Daughters "Assata's Daughters") [BAMN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAMN "BAMN") [Bird Names for Birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_Names_for_Birds "Bird Names for Birds") [Black Feminist Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Feminist_Future "Black Feminist Future") [Black Justice League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Justice_League "Black Justice League") [Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation]() [Black Visions Collective](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Visions_Collective "Black Visions Collective") [BlackinChem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackinChem "BlackinChem") [Black In Neuro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_In_Neuro "Black In Neuro") [BYP100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYP100 "BYP100") [Campaign Zero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_Zero "Campaign Zero") [Don't Shoot Portland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Shoot_Portland "Don't Shoot Portland") [Hands Up United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Up_United "Hands Up United") [Millennial Activists United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennial_Activists_United "Millennial Activists United") [Moms United for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_United_for_Black_Lives "Moms United for Black Lives") [Mothers of Gynecology Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_of_Gynecology_Movement "Mothers of Gynecology Movement") [Mothers of the Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_of_the_Movement "Mothers of the Movement") [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives") [Peoples Power Assemblies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Power_Assemblies "Peoples Power Assemblies") [Project South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_South_$organization$ "Project South (organization)") [\#SayHerName](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SayHerName "SayHerName") [Stop Cop City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Cop_City "Stop Cop City") [Street Riders NYC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Riders_NYC "Street Riders NYC") [Taking the Initiative Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_Initiative_Party "Taking the Initiative Party") [Wall of Moms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Moms "Wall of Moms") [White Coats for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Coats_for_Black_Lives "White Coats for Black Lives") \| \| Proposed legislation \| [BREATHE Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BREATHE_Act "BREATHE Act") [Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_for_Diversity_in_the_Public_Realm "Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm") [Ending Qualified Immunity Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ending_Qualified_Immunity_Act "Ending Qualified Immunity Act") [George Floyd Justice in Policing Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_Justice_in_Policing_Act "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act") [George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_Law_Enforcement_Trust_and_Integrity_Act "George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act") [Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFE-T_Act "SAFE-T Act") [List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_reforms_related_to_the_George_Floyd_protests "List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests") \| \| Groups associated with opposition \| [All Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Lives_Matter "All Lives Matter") [Alt-right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right "Alt-right") [Black Guns Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guns_Matter "Black Guns Matter") [Blue Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lives_Matter "Blue Lives Matter") [Oath Keepers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_Keepers "Oath Keepers") [Patriot Front](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Front "Patriot Front") [Patriotic Alternative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Alternative "Patriotic Alternative") [Proud Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys "Proud Boys") [Trump administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "First presidency of Donald Trump") [United Citizens' Alarm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Citizens%27_Alarm "United Citizens' Alarm") [White Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lives_Matter "White Lives Matter") \| \| Related \| [2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_deployment_of_federal_forces_in_the_United_States "2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States") [2020–2023 United States racial unrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932023_United_States_racial_unrest "2020–2023 United States racial unrest") [list of incidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_and_protests_of_the_2020%E2%80%932023_United_States_racial_unrest "List of incidents and protests of the 2020–2023 United States racial unrest") [ACAB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAB "ACAB") [Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Memorial_Fence "Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence") [Black Lives Matter Plaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Plaza "Black Lives Matter Plaza") [Black maternal mortality in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_maternal_mortality_in_the_United_States "Black maternal mortality in the United States") [Criminal stereotype of African Americans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_stereotype_of_African_Americans "Criminal stereotype of African Americans") [Defund the police](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police "Defund the police") [Driving while black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_while_black "Driving while black") [Running while Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_while_Black "Running while Black") [shopping while black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_while_black "Shopping while black") [Ferguson effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_effect "Ferguson effect") [George Floyd Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_Square "George Floyd Square") [Hands up, don't shoot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_up,_don%27t_shoot "Hands up, don't shoot") [I can't breathe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_can%27t_breathe "I can't breathe") [National anthem protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._national_anthem_kneeling_protests "U.S. national anthem kneeling protests") [Native Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality_against_Native_Americans#Native_Lives_Matter "Police brutality against Native Americans") [No justice, no peace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_justice,_no_peace "No justice, no peace") [Oklahoma House Bill 1674](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_House_Bill_1674_$2021$ "Oklahoma House Bill 1674 (2021)") [Police abolition movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_abolition_movement "Police abolition movement") [2021 Minneapolis Question 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Minneapolis_Question_2 "2021 Minneapolis Question 2") [Police accountability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_accountability "Police accountability") [blue wall of silence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silence "Blue wall of silence") [gypsy cops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_cop "Gypsy cop") [police perjury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_perjury "Police perjury") [qualified immunity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity "Qualified immunity") [Police brutality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality_in_the_United_States "Police brutality in the United States") [militarization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police#21st_Century "Militarization of police") [pain compliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_compliance "Pain compliance") [use of deadly force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_deadly_force_in_the_United_States "Police use of deadly force in the United States") [use of torture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_torture_by_police_in_the_United_States "Use of torture by police in the United States") [Police misconduct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_misconduct "Police misconduct") [false arrest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_arrest#United_States "False arrest") [racial profiling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling_in_the_United_States "Racial profiling in the United States") [ticket quota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_quota "Ticket quota") [Racial bias in criminal news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_bias_in_criminal_news_in_the_United_States "Racial bias in criminal news in the United States") [Rest in power](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_in_power "Rest in power") [Russia and Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_Black_Lives_Matter "Russia and Black Lives Matter") [Save the Boards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Boards "Save the Boards") [Taking the knee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_knee "Taking the knee") [Terry stop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop "Terry stop") [The talk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_talk_$racism_in_the_United_States$ "The talk (racism in the United States)") [Woke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke "Woke") \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_Lives_Matter "Category:Black Lives Matter") \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Footer_Olof_Palme_Prize_laureates "Template:Footer Olof Palme Prize laureates") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Footer_Olof_Palme_Prize_laureates "Template talk:Footer Olof Palme Prize laureates") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Footer_Olof_Palme_Prize_laureates "Special:EditPage/Template:Footer Olof Palme Prize laureates")[Olof Palme Prize laureates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Palme_Prize "Olof Palme Prize") \| \|---\| \| [Cyril Ramaphosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa "Cyril Ramaphosa") (1987) [UN Peace Keeping Operation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping "Peacekeeping") (1988) [Václav Havel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Havel "Václav Havel") (1989) [Harlem Désir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_D%C3%A9sir "Harlem Désir"), [SOS Racisme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS_Racisme "SOS Racisme") (1990) [Amnesty International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International "Amnesty International") (1991) [Arzu Abdullayeva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arzu_Abdullayeva "Arzu Abdullayeva"), [Anahit Bayandour](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anahit_Bayandour&action=edit&redlink=1 "Anahit Bayandour (page does not exist)") (1992) [Students for Sarajevo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Students_for_Sarajevo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Students for Sarajevo (page does not exist)") (1993) [Wei Jingsheng](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Jingsheng "Wei Jingsheng") (1994) [Fatah Youth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fatah_Youth&action=edit&redlink=1 "Fatah Youth (page does not exist)"), [Israeli Labor Young Leadership](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israeli_Labor_Young_Leadership&action=edit&redlink=1 "Israeli Labor Young Leadership (page does not exist)"), [Peace Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Now "Peace Now") (1995) [Casa Alianza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Alianza "Casa Alianza"), [Bruce C. 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Readable Markdown	\| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![Official logo depicting name in black capital letters on yellow background with "LIVES" color inverted](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BLMGNF_logo.webp/250px-BLMGNF_logo.webp.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BLMGNF_logo.webp)Logo of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. \| \| \| Abbreviation \| BLMGN BLMGNF \| \| Formation \| July 13, 2013; 12 years ago \| \| Founders \| [Alicia Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") \| \| Type \| [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization") \| \| [Tax ID no.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number "Taxpayer Identification Number") \| 82-4862489 \| \| Purpose \| [Advocacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy "Advocacy") and [protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests "Protests") against [racial discrimination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_against_Black_Americans "Racism against Black Americans")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-1) Government [lobbying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying "Lobbying")[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) \| \| Headquarters \| 248 3rd St. 305 [Oakland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland "Oakland"), [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California"), [U.S.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S. "U.S.") \| \| Location \| International, largely in the U.S. \| \| Key people \| [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") (former executive director) \| \| Affiliations \| Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee Black Lives Matter Grassroots \| \| Volunteers \| 40 global chapters[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) (2017) \| \| Website \| [Official website](http://blacklivesmatter.com/) \| The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGN or BLMGNF)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Acronym_usage-8) is an American [501(c)(3)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization") [nonprofit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization "Nonprofit organization") [civil rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights "Civil and political rights") organization dedicated to promoting the [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter") movement.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:92-9) The organization is often mistaken for other organizations within the Black Lives Matter movement because it often solely employs the phrase "Black Lives Matter" as its name and it also owns the domain name "blacklivesmatter.com" as its official website.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-10) In 2015, BLMGN was the largest and most well-funded organization within the broader Black Lives Matter social movement,[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-11) and it claims to speak on behalf of the movement.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) Efforts which were started in late 2020 by its then executive director [Patrisse Cullors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrisse_Cullors "Patrisse Cullors") began to centralize its operations.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The organization was founded in 2013 by three female activists.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-13) International but largely based in the United States, the organization advocates for the eradication of [systemic racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism "Institutional racism") and the prevention of [police violence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality "Police brutality").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-14) Among its core beliefs is that the entire [US legal system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_system_of_the_United_States "Legal system of the United States"), [mainstream media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_media "Mainstream media"), and society is inherently [white supremacist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy "White supremacy");[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Rittenhouse-15) and that "policing at-large is an irredeemable institution" and should be [defunded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police "Defund the police").[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Smollet-16)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Demands-17) The organization has been criticized for its statements in support of [Marxism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism "Marxism"), its handling of its finances, and for using its influence with media platforms to suppress negative stories about itself and investigating journalists who publish such stories.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The BLMGNF has also been accused of long-term financial mismanagement such as the purchase of mansions, providing lucrative contracts to companies owned by relatives of its founders and a lack of transparency in their fundraisers.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-19)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20) The organization exists as a decentralized network of local-based chapters. According to its website as of August 2022, there are over 40 chapters.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-herstory-4) Each local chapter is expected to embrace the set principles of the BLMGN, but it is allowed to internally organize itself in any way it pleases. Each chapter can form its own agenda, so some chapters are more radical than others. Local chapters are mostly funded via direct donations, but they can also apply for more funding from the BLMGN.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-21) BLMGN was initially created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in 2013. Garza and Tometi have since left the organization,[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) but still speak at events and keep in contact with Cullors.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GuardianGarza-22) On October 9, 2020, the establishment of two new BLM organizations was announced to the public: the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee (BLM PAC), and BLM Grassroots. Under this new organizational structure, the BLMGN is supposed to serve as the "fundraising body, the grantmaking entity, the amplifier, and the action-oriented think tank of the movement," while BLM Grassroots will continue to perform the actions of its chapters and the BLM PAC will push for political change.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) In November 2020, Patrisse Cullors, the sole BLMGN board member, was appointed executive director of the BLMGN.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) Before handling donations directly, BLMGN was previously funded by donations and grants which it received from the Black Lives Matter Support Fund, which was hosted on the donation platform Tides as of July 2, 2020. According to Tides, the BLMGN made the move after its previous fiscal sponsor, Thousand Currents, decided to discontinue its fiscal sponsorships in order to focus on its core grantmaking work.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a member of the coalition organization [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-24) On April 27, 2022, the BLMGN announced that its expanded Board of Directors will include Cicley Gay, D'zhane Parker and Shalomyah Bowers.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GrowingBoard-25) ### Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee")\] In 2015, an unaffiliated PAC which is entitled the "Black Lives Matter PAC LLC" was established by St. Louis based activists. Alicia Garza stated that the PAC was in no way endorsed by the BLMGN and she also stated that BLM was not interested in endorsing political candidates.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Unaffiliated-26) When the [Democratic National Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee "Democratic National Committee") adopted a resolution in solidarity with the movement in late August 2015 in which it specifically mentioned the BLMGN's founders, a statement on the BLMGN Facebook page stated that "\[w\]e do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the [Democratic Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_$United_States$ "Democratic Party (United States)"), or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_$United_States$ "Republican Party (United States)") and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain [black people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people "Black people")'s efforts to liberate ourselves. True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party."[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27) After the departure of Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, the remaining BLMGN founder Patrisse Cullors announced the establishment of the first BLMGN-sponsored [political action committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee "Political action committee"), the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, in the October 9, 2020, 2020 Impact Report document.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-28) The move was noted as being unusual for a grassroots movement with no central leadership.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) The BLM PAC announced plans to endorse a slate of candidates ahead of the general election.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PolPAC-3) Since its founding as a [Super-PAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-PAC "Super-PAC"), BLM PAC has notably supported [Raphael Warnock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Warnock "Raphael Warnock") and [Jon Ossoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ossoff "Jon Ossoff") during the [2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia "2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia") and [2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia "2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia"), respectively.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PACFed-2) ### Black Lives Matter Grassroots \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Black Lives Matter Grassroots")\] The establishment of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and the establishment of the BLM PAC were simultaneously announced on October 9, 2020, in the "2020 Impact Report" document. It seeks to retain the original BLM movement's origins and unify its many chapters under the new BLM Grassroots name. It pushes for more unified, targeted stances on various issues which impact the black community, along with social and economic justice in general.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) After the 2013 acquittal of [George Zimmerman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman "George Zimmerman") for the [killing of Trayvon Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin "Killing of Trayvon Martin") in 2012, activist [Alicia Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") woke up crying in the middle of the night and decided to write about her emotions in a Facebook post. In the post, Garza stated that she was surprised "at how little Black lives matter". The post would inspire Garza's friend Patrisse Cullors to create the hashtag [\#BlackLivesMatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackLivesMatter "BlackLivesMatter") on July 15, 2013.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-cnn-29) Garza and Cullors would reach out to their associate [Opal Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_Tometi "Opal Tometi") to help establish Tumblr and Twitter accounts using the hashtag and where users could share relevant personal stories. Garza put the "Black Lives Matter" slogan on signs and displayed them in a local shoe shop. Cullors led a march down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with the slogan on her sign. Eventually, the slogan and hashtag would gain popularity.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The first chapter of the BLMGN organization would be organized in Los Angeles in 2013 with the help of [Melina Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melina_Abdullah "Melina Abdullah"). The first chapter would consist of 30 people, notably artists, students, organizers, and mothers.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-bbc-31) During 2014 [protests in Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_unrest "Ferguson unrest") Garza, Cullors, and Tometi organized "[Freedom Rides](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Riders "Freedom Riders")" to Ferguson. 500 people would sign up and travel to Ferguson in these "Freedom Rides". Protesters throughout Ferguson would adopt the slogan "Black Lives Matter" throughout the months-long protests.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-theguardian.com-30) The organization's involvement in protests in Ferguson and the slogan's popularity brought the organization and the [Black Lives Matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter "Black Lives Matter") movement to national attention. New found popularity sparked a rise of other Black Lives Matter organizations that were independent of the BLMGN, as well as new chapters of the BLMGN forming in other cities.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-32) By August 31, 2015, BLMGN claimed 26 chapters nationwide.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NoDNC-27) On September 6, 2016, the International Development Exchange (IDEX, now known as Thousand Currents) announced a new partnership in which IDEX provided "fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to BLM." As a [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization"), IDEX could receive tax-deductible grants, donations and gifts on behalf of BLM. The announcement highlighted providing "learning exchange and alliance building opportunities" between the 'BLM Network' and IDEX's partners in Africa. At this time, IDEX stated BLMGN had 37 chapters within the US and 5 outside.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IDEX-33) ### George Floyd protests and subsequent growth \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: George Floyd protests and subsequent growth")\] After the [murder of George Floyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd "Murder of George Floyd") and later [protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests "George Floyd protests") many people tried to donate money to the BLMGN but often accidentally donated money to a similarly named organization called the "Black Lives Matter Foundation."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-34) The BLMGN would itself receive around 1.1 million donations averaging about \$33 each after the murder of George Floyd. The BLMGN would soon create a 12 million dollar fund to aid its local chapters activities and other independent grassroots organizations.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) BLMGN received millions worth of donations from several large corporations, including but not limited to: [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_$company$ "Amazon (company)"), which donated part of 10M to BLMGN;[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AmazonDonations-36) [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola"), which donated \$500,000;[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CocaColaDonations-37) [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft "Microsoft"), which donated \$250,000;[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-MicrosoftDonations-38) [Airbnb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb "Airbnb"), which donated \$500,000;[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-AirbnbDonations-39) [Intel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel "Intel"), which donated part of 1M;[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IntelDonations-40) and [Google](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google "Google"), which donated part of 2.35M.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-GoogleDonation-41)[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCCorporateDonations-42) Some of the largest donations to BLMGN among major celebrities included: Korean boyband [BTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS "BTS"), which donated 1M directly to BLMGN and whose fans then matched with another 1.2M donated in part to BLMGN;[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYTBTSDonations-43)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNBCBTSDonations-44)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BTSArmyDonationSite-45) and singer-songwriter [The Weeknd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd "The Weeknd") who gave \$250,000 to BLMGN in 2016,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2016-46) and another \$200,000 in 2020.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WeekndDonations2020-47) [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") Executive Director Laurie Styron claimed that public support received from major corporations and public figures in the wake of the George Floyd protests likely motivated small-dollar donors into giving to the group.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) BLMGN claimed \$90 million in donations for 2020,[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) with an end-year balance of \$60 million. BLMGN wanted to scale their activity in proportion to their incoming finances, leading to \$21.7 million in grants to Black Lives Matter chapters and other POC-led activist groups.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-50) 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.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. "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. The move came amidst controversy over Patrisse Cullors' recent purchases of real estate, the foundation's finances, and her personal wealth. Cullors' claimed that the controversy was an attempt to discredit her character. Sometime between May and June 2021, BLMGN met Biden-Harris White House officials to discuss their agenda. During the meeting, BLMGN leaders expressed disappointment in the administration's handling of issues relating to Black people. CNBC claimed this lead some to believe the organization may have less clout within the Biden White House than it had hoped for.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-WhiteHouseMeeting-51) On September 3, 2021, Monifa Bandele and Makani Themba issued a statement stating that "although a media advisory was released indicating that we were tapped to play the role of Senior Co-Executives at BLMGNF, we were not able to come to an agreement with the acting Leadership Council about the scope of our work and authority. As a result, we did not have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We wanted to be sure to inform our community of this fact as we move on to serve our movement in other ways."[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-52) As of mid-2021, BLMGN had spent more than half of the \$90 million it made in 2020 on smaller organizations, consultants, including \$840,993 annually to Paul Cullors, a family member of Patrisse Cullors, and real estate, leaving BLMGN with \$42 million in assets.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/BLM-finances-54)[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/blm-NO-Books-55)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-apnews/BLM-42-million-56)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-snopes-homes-BLM-57) In March 2023, [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") withdrew a lawsuit without prejudice related to BLMGNF's trademarking a design of three parallel stripes claiming it would confuse customer's with Adidas' own three stripe branding. A source close to the company told Reuters the about-turn was due to fears people would misinterpret Adidas' trademark objection with opposition to BLMGNF's mission.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ReutersAdidas-58) In May 2023, IRS tax filings showed BLMGNF raised just over \$9 million in its previous July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 fiscal year, well below the \$79 million in its previous tax filing, which was below the \$90 million raised in its first year as a tax-exempt organization in 2020. The organization also spent more than it earned, and was down to \$30 million in total assets from \$42 million previously reported. BLMGNF cut expenses by 55%, but continued its relationship with retired BLMGNF board member Patrisse Cullors' brother by paying him over \$1.6 million for contracted security services. Furthermore, board secretary Shalomyah Bower's consulting firm was paid over \$1.7 million in the period, and received the lion's share of the foundation's spending on consultants. It also showed a loss of \$961,000 on a securities sale of \$172,000, as the value of its investment account fell by roughly \$10 million. BLMGNF revealed to the Associated Press that it had invested roughly a third (\$32 million) of its \$90 million in investment accounts.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APTaxDocuments2023-59)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NewsweekTaxDocuments2023-60) The foundation's success and global reach have elicited conservative scrutiny of its statements. Founder Patrisse Cullors stated she and co-founder [Garza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Garza "Alicia Garza") were "trained Marxists" in a 2015 interview that resurfaced in 2020. This alarmed conservatives like [Ben Carson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson "Ben Carson"), [Rudy Giuliani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani "Rudy Giuliani"), [Mark Levin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Levin "Mark Levin"), and others. There is no single definitive [Marxist theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism "Marxism") the group subscribes to, but its proclamations regarding the nuclear family are in line with classical Marxist thought.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) A note on the foundation's list of beliefs regarding disrupting the [nuclear family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_family "Nuclear family") alarmed[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-wsj-opinion-62) conservatives and libertarians. It was removed from the foundation's website in 2020: > "We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable."[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-poynter-politifact-61) Founder [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") was invited by the [Venezuelan government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_government "Venezuelan government") to be an electoral observer for the [parliamentary elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election "2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election") in December 2015. Tometi stated she was "in a place where there is intelligent political discourse" and that the country appears to "have a truly thriving and rigorous democratic system."[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-63) During the [2021 Cuban protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Cuban_protests "2021 Cuban protests"), the BLMGN released a statement calling for the United States government to lift its [embargo on Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba "United States embargo against Cuba") and praised the Cuban government for its "solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent", adding "The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination". BLMGN also claimed that the protests were caused by the "U.S. federal government's inhumane treatments of Cubans." BLMGN's apparent praise of the [Cuban government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Cuba "Politics of Cuba") received criticism due to the Cuban government's history of systemic racism and for ignoring the issues raised by Cuban protesters. In an email to [NBC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News"), BLMGN officials said that their statement was "grounded in our unequivocal support for Cuba" and that they sought to amplify the voices of [Afro-Cubans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cubans "Afro-Cubans") protesting oppression "from all actors, including the United States Embargo." The officials also said that "We unequivocally join in solidarity with the Cuban people against repression and violence from internal and unseen external actors" and that "We also understand that Anti-Blackness exists within Cuba and is a Global issue. We struggle for and alongside Black people across the diaspora for liberation and self-sovereignty."[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CubanStatement-64)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-65) #### Martin Luther King Jr. \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Martin Luther King Jr.")\] In a weekly newsletter celebrating [Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day "Martin Luther King Jr. Day"), BLM Los Angeles, an officially chartered chapter of BLM Grassroots and BLGMN, denounced "white moderates and racists that posted their annual MLK quote even though they are the antithesis of his vision and would've denounced Dr. King in the 50s and 60s, when WE quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, WE evoke his spirit with genuine intention."[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLAUpdatesMainPageJan20-66) #### Thousand Currents partnership \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Thousand Currents partnership")\] BLMGN has been criticized for its partnership with the grantmaking organization Thousand Currents, whose vice-chair is former [May 19th Communist Organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19th_Communist_Organization "May 19th Communist Organization") member [Susan Rosenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg "Susan Rosenberg").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SnopesRosenberg-67) According to [Tides](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tides_Foundation "Tides Foundation") as of July 2, 2020, Thousand Currents decided to sunset its fiscal sponsorship of BLM to focus on its core grantmaking activities.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Tides-23) The IRS granted BLMGNF tax-exempt status in December 2020, enabling it to operate independently of its former fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and [Tides Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tides_Foundation "Tides Foundation").[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) #### BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdullah")\] BLM Grassroots, the official subsidiary of BLMGN created in 2020 is led by [Melina Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melina_Abdullah "Melina Abdullah"),[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMGLeadership-69) who also helped found the first BLM chapter in the United States in Los Angeles.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-laweeklythesesavvy-70) Abdullah has expressed support for the [Nation of Islam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam "Nation of Islam"),[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-71)[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-72)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-73)[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-74) which has been criticized for [black supremacist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_supremacist "Black supremacist"), anti-white, [antisemitic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism "Antisemitism"), and anti-LGBT rhetoric by the [Southern Poverty Law Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center "Southern Poverty Law Center") and the [Anti-Defamation League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League "Anti-Defamation League").[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-SPLCNOI-75)[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ADLNOI-76) #### Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Founder's association with Black Lives Matter at School")\] Founding member of BLMGN [Ayọ Tometi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%E1%BB%8D_Tometi "Ayọ Tometi") officially endorses the separate organization Black Lives Matter at School,[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolBook-77) which in turn has announced its support of BLM Los Angeles,[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-78) an officially chartered member of BLM Grassroots and BLMGN.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMLosAngelesWhoWeAre-79) Black Lives Matter at School lists [Bill Ayers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ayers "Bill Ayers"), co-founder of the now-defunct [Weather Underground](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground "Weather Underground") organization on its endorsements page,[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolEndorsements-80) and quotes [Black Liberation Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Liberation_Army "Black Liberation Army") member [Assata Shakur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata_Shakur "Assata Shakur") on its main page.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMSchoolShakurQuote-81) BLMGN's handling of finances has been criticized by both members of the Black Lives Matter movement and by opponents of Black Lives Matter.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nymag/BLM-finances-54) The [charity assessment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_assessment "Charity assessment") organization [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") reports that the group has no whistleblower policy, no document destruction and retention policy, does not document meetings of the board, and had only one board member during its 2020 financial reporting period.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchBLMGNReport-82) #### BLMGN Chapter statement \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: BLMGN Chapter statement")\] On November 30, 2020, ten BLMGN chapters filed a joint statement demanding greater "financial transparency, decision making and accountability" from the main BLMGN organization.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) The authors disputed sole BLMGN board member Patrisse Cullors' appointment as executive director "without the knowledge of the majority of Black Lives Matter chapters across the country and world." The statement went on to criticize the creation of the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee, and BLM Grassroots, which the authors allege also occurred without their knowledge. In particular, the statement accused BLM Grassroots as having "effectively separated the majority of chapters from BLMGN without their consent and interrupted the active process of accountability that was being established by those chapters."[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5) The authors further stated that "\[f\]or years there has been inquiry regarding the financial operations of BLMGN and no acceptable process of either public or internal transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGN, which has certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion." The statement claimed that the 12 million dollar grant BLM announced in July 2020 offering chapters up to \$500,000 was not equitable,[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Grant-35) as the money was raised from the organizing abilities of the chapters themselves and did not include the millions donated to BLMGN from other sources.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) According to [Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico"), chapter members had brought up their grievances about a lack of funding as early as 2016, and had prepared to go public a few months prior to the statement's reveal in November 2020. Chapters were encouraged to wait and discuss matters with Cullors privately, which members claim did not go well after they were not allowed to ask questions. 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.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-PowerGrab-12) The 2020 Impact Report announced that eleven BLM chapters would no longer be part of the movement, some of them having previously signed onto the statement. These chapters included: Boston; Canada; Chicago; DC; Denver; Detroit; Lansing; Memphis; Philadelphia; South Bend; and Nashville.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) As of June 3, 2021, members of the chapter statement and others that have publicly criticized the group's funding and transparency go by the hashtag "\#BLM10" and are represented by Rev. T. Sheri Dickinson of the Oklahoma City BLM chapter. According to Dickinson, "I know some of (the families) are feeling exploited, their pain exploited, and that's not something that I ever want to be affiliated with." Cullors has responded that BLMGN does financially support families without making public announcements or disclosing dollar amounts. #### Real estate and salary dispute \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Real estate and salary dispute")\] In 2021, a controversy arose in some media outlets, following reports that Cullors (or entities associated with her) had purchased several homes during a five-year period.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83) Cullors denied any wrongdoing and defended her actions as an effort to take care of her family and described the criticism as an "effort to discredit and harass me and my family" by the political right. On April 13, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation denied that it had paid for her purchases of real estate and said they had not paid her since 2019, adding that she had only received \$120,000 since 2013 for carrying out her work related to the organization.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:9-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-IndProp-84)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Snopes-85) An April 2022 investigative report by [New York Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_$magazine$ "New York (magazine)")'s [Intelligencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligencer_$website$ "Intelligencer (website)") revealed that the BLMGN had secretly purchased a \$6 million house in Southern California in October 2020 with donated funds.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-86) In May 2022, Cullors defended the purchase, saying that "We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources" and that "we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property."[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) However, Cullors admitted that she hosted two parties at the \$6 million house, which she regretted.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-:0-87) #### 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: 501(c)(3) transparency, tax concerns, and New Impact Partners allegations")\] The BLMGN is registered as a tax exempt [501(c)(3) organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501$c$$3$_organization "501(c)(3) organization"). In early 2022, BLMGN was asserted to be out of compliance and was subjected to investigation in several states after failure to submit its 2020 IRS tax forms on November 15, 2021, after having been given a six-month extension.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) The Foundation failed to identify its current leadership or who controlled its more than \$60 million in assets,[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) leading the Executive Director of the charity assessment organization CharityWatch to describe it as "a giant ghost ship full of treasure drifting... with no captain, no discernible crew, and no clear direction."[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) On January 27, 2022, a report by the [Washington Examiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner "Washington Examiner") stated that the address listed on BLMGN's tax forms was wrong, and that a security guard onsite said there had never been a BLM office at that location. The Examiner further claimed that an unidentified BLM spokesperson stated that the organization does not currently maintain a "permanent office." Likewise, BLMGN's two remaining board members, Shalomyah Bowers and Raymond Howard, would not comment on who controls BLMGN's \$60 million war chest after Cullors stepped down in late 2021.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) [CharityWatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharityWatch "CharityWatch") Executive Director Laurie Styron stated that the organization had not yet completed its 2020 Form 990 application. "Irrespective of where any person falls on the political spectrum or what their position is on any social justice issue, hopefully, we can all agree that tax-subsidized public charities have an ethical responsibility to be transparent with the public about how they are operating and how the donations they receive are being used. The amount of money involved here is not insignificant."[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatch-90) A later Examiner piece clarified that BLMGN failed to submit its 2020 tax forms to the IRS when it was due on November 15, 2021, after previously being granted a six-month extension.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88) The Examiner further claimed that as BLMGN was not a charity during 2020 in which it received a windfall of cash as a result of the 2020 George Floyd protests, it effectively borrowed the charitable status of its fiscal sponsors Thousand Currents and Tides Foundation. According to Thousand Currents Consolidated Financial Statements 2020, BLMGN was listed as a [Delaware nonstock nonprofit foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Valley "Delaware Valley") during this time. However, said financial statements also showed Thousand Currents transferred \$66.5 million directly to BLMGN in October 2020,[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsFinancialStatement-91) which was before BLMGN received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS in December, 2020. Documents provided to the Washington Examiner by the [Office of the California Attorney General](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_California_Attorney_General "Office of the California Attorney General") show that Cullors signed the asset transfer on September 23, 2020.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CurrentsAttorney-92) BLMGN's 2020 Impact Report released to the public in February, 2021 stated that it incurred \$8.4 million in operating expenses in 2020 and that it closed out the year with \$60 million under its control.[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020_Impact_Report-93) 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."[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) The Washington Examiner also raised concerns over board member Raymond Howard, claiming that Howard's [LinkedIn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn "LinkedIn") profile stated he was the finance and operations manager of New Impact Partners, a consulting firm owned by Howard's sister.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ExaminerInvestigation-68) A quote from Howard which stated his connection to BLMGNF in the attribution and later removed from New Impact Partner's website, stated that, "New Impact Partners helped my team narrow in on the root cause of our organizational challenge. Together, we truly partnered to define solutions and created a set of clear priorities."[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-94) On February 1, 2022, the [Washington Examiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner "Washington Examiner") published a follow-up piece stating that the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division told BLMGN in early January that it must immediately stop fundraising activities in the state due to its lack of financial transparency, failure to submit required financial documents, and failure to register pursuant to the Charitable Solicitations Act. It claimed that BLMGN continuing to solicit donations could result in injunctions and civil penalties of \$2,000 per violation. The Examiner stated that BLMGN's charity registration is also out of compliance in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also stated that the conservative watchdog group [National Legal and Policy Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Legal_and_Policy_Center "National Legal and Policy Center") is preparing a complaint against BLMGN.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner2-95) The Examiner also reported that the California Department of Justice stated the "organization BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION, INC. is delinquent with The Registry of Charitable Trusts for failing to submit required annual report(s)," and vowed to hold the leadership of BLMGN personally liable if it did not submit the required documents within sixty days, as of January 31.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner3-96) On February 4, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted its legal complaints 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."[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner5-88) On February 4, a day after the Examiner reported BLMGN was still accepting donations in states where it was forbidden to do so, BLMGN's fundraising pages on [ActBlue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActBlue "ActBlue") were no longer available. BLMGN stated it had enacted a "compliance council" to right itself after the accusations leveled in the Washington Examiner report. The Examiner also stated that \[Shalomyah Bowers\], one of BLMGN's two known board members, had gone "underground" by leaving an automated email stating they would be unavailable by phone or email for the first half of February.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner6-89) On February 4, Indiana Attorney General [Todd Rokita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rokita "Todd Rokita") told Fox News he launched an investigation into BLM to find out if the organization was a "scam." On February 8, Jerri Mares, spokeswoman for New Mexico Attorney General [Hector Balderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Balderas "Hector Balderas"), announced that the office is currently "securing compliance" with BLMGN.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-Examiner4-97) In February 2022, AmazonSmile removed BLMGNF from its website. BLMGNF recruited the services of high-profile Democratic lawyer [Marc Elias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Elias "Marc Elias") and switched its financial reporting requirements from calendar-year to fiscal-year tracking in order to buy more time.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) The group released its financial statements and Form 990 shortly thereafter.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-nytimes/blm-finances-53) According to BLMGNF, fundraising in all 50 states was relaunched on July 13, 2022, but is still unavailable on AmazonSmile.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-BLMTransparencyCenter-98) In September 2022, a lawsuit was filed accusing BLMGN board member Shalomyah Bowers of "syphoning" more than \$10 million from donors. Bowers denied the accusations, calling them "harmful, divisive, and false."[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CNNBowersLawsuit-99) The lawsuit itself was filed by BLM Grassroots, which named BLMGNF as a co-defendant along with Bowers.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CharityWatchLawsuit-48) In July 2023, the case was dismissed with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick stating the plaintiff's evidence "fails to establish ... that it was entitled to any of the donated funds at issue or that defendants have been enriched" and that it had sufficient standing to bring its claims.[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-CBSLawsuitDismissal-100) BLM Grassroots leader Melina Abdulla said the group was "stunned and dismayed" by the order and promised to file an immediate appeal.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-APLawsuitDismissal-20) On April 4, 2022, the New York Intelligencer reported that a secret, internal 'BLM Security Hub' chatroom monitored social media for negative mentions of BLM and used its influence with platforms to have such negative content removed. As of the article's publishing date, it was not possible to share stories from the Post's disclosure on Cullor's home purchases on Facebook as [Meta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms "Meta Platforms") had deemed such content "abusive." It also claimed that BLMGNF hired private investigators to look into journalists and detractors of the organization, including the author of the piece.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-NYMagHomes-18) On February 14, 2022, BLM member and social justice activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after firing shots in the campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate for [Louisville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky "Louisville, Kentucky") mayor [Craig Greenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Greenberg "Craig Greenberg"). One day later, the BLMGN-affiliated chapter Black Lives Matter Louisville, teamed up with the Louisville Community [Bail Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bail_fund "Bail fund") to release Quintez Brown by posting Brown's bail with a \$100,000 cashier's check that afternoon.[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB3-101)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB4-102) Condemnation of the release crossed party lines, with Democratic US Senate candidate [Charles Booker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Booker_$American_politician$ "Charles Booker (American politician)") joining criticism of the decision, stating that "anyone who has been arrested for attempted murder — and is feared to be a harm to themselves and others — should be in custody." Senate Minority Leader [Mitch McConnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell "Mitch McConnell") lambasted the decision, claiming that the "radical-left bailed their comrade out of jail."[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-QB5-103) In 2021, the foundation won the [Olof Palme Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Palme_Prize "Olof Palme Prize") for "promoting 'peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence' across the globe" and was nominated for the [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize "Nobel Peace Prize").[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-104) - [Assata's Daughters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata%27s_Daughters "Assata's Daughters") - [Movement for Black Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Black_Lives "Movement for Black Lives") 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-Acronym_usage_8-0) Media organizations and BLM chapters refer to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation as BLMGN, not BLMGNF.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-HillConcerns-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-ChapterStatement-6) However, the 2020 Impact Report refers to the movement as BLMGNF, despite earlier publications.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_note-2020Impact-7) 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Global_Network_Foundation#cite_ref-1) ["About"](https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/). Black Lives Matter. 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