{"id":193686,"date":"2021-03-06T19:29:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T00:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193686"},"modified":"2021-03-06T19:29:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T00:29:56","slug":"black-liberal-activist-group-demands-20-million-cut-from-blms-90-million-windfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-liberal-activist-group-demands-20-million-cut-from-blms-90-million-windfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Liberal Activist Group Demands $20 Million Cut From BLM\u2019s $90 Million Windfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblack-liberal-activist-group-demands-20-million-cut-from-blms-90-million-windfall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BLM-Sign.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of liberal activists are demanding the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) return some of the millions they raked in last year.<\/p>\n<p>The International Black Freedom Alliance (IBFA) are asking for $20 million of the more than $90 million in donations that\u00a0BLMGNF made last year in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Brown Sr., the father of the black teen who was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, wrote to the organization in a letter: \u201cWhere is all that money going?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho are they giving [the money] to, and what are they doing with it?\u201d Brown asked. \u201cWhy hasn\u2019t my family\u2019s foundation received any assistance from the movement? How could you leave the families who are helping the community without any funding?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group of Ferguson activists alongside Mike Brown Sr. and many other families say they will utilize this funding for multiple years to re-establish community efforts, provide mutual aid and programs for the Black community as well as establish a community center in honor of Mike Brown Jr. to serve the community,\u201d reads a statement from IBFA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even before the article that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronlmorrison?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aaronlmorrison<\/a> came out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ferguson?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ferguson<\/a> Mike Brown Sr. and many Black community members have had questions about the money <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> was raising. Here is their statement <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ykpGZ5Z4KJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ykpGZ5Z4KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheIBFA (@THEIBFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEIBFA\/status\/1366743442370539524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a letter reported on by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-pressure-share-wealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, local BLM chapters called for more transparency from its leadership: \u201cFor 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the best of our knowledge, most chapters have received little to no financial support from BLMGN since the launch in 2013. It was only in the last few months that selected chapters appear to have been invited to apply for a $500,000 grant created with resources generated because of the organizing labor of chapters. This is not the equity and financial accountability we deserve,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-foundation-raked-in-more-than-90-million-last-year-report\">reported<\/a>\u00a0regarding BLM\u2019s windfall last year:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) made more than $90 million amid the unrest that swept the U.S. in 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosing their financial situation for the first time in their eight-year history, the foundation revealed in documents shared exclusively with <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/black-lives-matter-90-million-finances-8a80cad199f54c0c4b9e74283d27366f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a> that much of the windfall came from small donations gathered via their main fundraising platform.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The average donation, according to the report, was approximately $30.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe want to uplift Black joy and liberation, not just Black death. We want to see Black communities thriving, not just surviving,\u201d the organization said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blm-2020-impact-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impact report<\/a> provided first to the AP.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The AP also noted \u201cthe foundation\u2019s coffers and influence grew immensely following the May 2020 death of George Floyd.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Black Lives Matter had about $8.4 million worth of expenses last year, which included \u201cstaffing, operating and administrative expenses, civic engagement, programs and field expenses, rapid response, and crisis intervention,\u201d according to the impact report. They also dispensed more than $22 million in grants to the organization\u2019s local chapters and other black-run organizations around the U.S.\u00a0They ended the year flush with $60 million.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-foundation-raked-in-more-than-90-million-last-year-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter Foundation Raked In More Than $90 Million Last Year: Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of liberal activists are demanding the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) return some of the millions they raked in last year. 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