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News Desk: Black Lives Matter's co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her.<\/p>\nNews Desk: Black Lives Matter's co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her.<\/p>\n
Patrisse Cullors said she will leave the foundation that she has led for nearly six years on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old activist's finances came under scrutiny last month after it was reported she owned four homes.<\/p>\n
Black Lives Matter has become a global rallying cry since she and her co-founders created the hashtag in 2013.<\/p>\n
Ms Cullors said she would step down from the Black Lives Matter Global Network to focus on her forthcoming second book, An Abolitionist's Handbook, and a TV development deal with Warner Bros highlighting black stories.<\/p>\n
In a statement, she said: “With smart, experienced and committed people supporting the organization during this transition, I know that BLMGNF is in good hands.<\/p>\n
“The foundation's agenda remains the same – eradicate white supremacy and build life-affirming institutions.”<\/p>\n
Ms Cullors told the AP news agency her resignation had been planned for more than a year and was not related to baseless claims that she had misused donations to acquire her property portfolio.<\/p>\n
“Those were right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character, and I don't operate off of what the right thinks about me,” she said.<\/p>\n
The BLM Foundation told AP in February that it had raised $90m (\u00a363m) amid last year's racial justice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The foundation said it ended 2020 with a balance of more than $60m, after operating expenses, grants to black-led organisations and other expenses.<\/p>\n
Last month the New York Post reported that Ms Cullors – a self-described Marxist – had bought a $1.4m luxury home in Topanga Canyon, near Malibu, and owned three other homes, including a custom ranch in Georgia.<\/p>\n
Facebook banned users from sharing the story, citing privacy concerns, and a black journalist said he was locked out of his Twitter account after he posted the article.<\/p>\n
Conservative critics – but also some black activists – called for an investigation into whether Ms Cullors had used the organisation's funds to enrich herself.<\/p>\n
The Black Lives Matter Foundation said in a statement: “As a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, [the foundation] cannot and did not commit any organizational resources toward the purchase of personal property by any employee or volunteer.<\/p>\n
“Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false.”<\/p>\n
Ms Cullors appeared to hold back tears as she told the Black News Channel last month that suggestions of financial impropriety against her were “categorically untrue and incredibly dangerous”.<\/p>\n
The grieving parents of Michael Brown and Breonna Taylor – two African Americans whose deaths at the hands of white police officers were often cited by Black Lives Matter – last month reportedly complained the organisation had done nothing to help them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
News Desk: Black Lives Matter’s co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said she will leave the foundation that she has led for nearly six years on Friday. The 37-year-old activist’s finances came under scrutiny last month after it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":69169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n