{"id":2082677,"date":"2023-10-28T19:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-scrubs-blm-donations-mention-from-website-after-hamas-support\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T20:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:03:41","slug":"coca-cola-scrubs-blm-donations-mention-from-website-after-hamas-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-scrubs-blm-donations-mention-from-website-after-hamas-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola removes BLM donations from website due to Hamas support."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcoca-cola-scrubs-blm-donations-mention-from-website-after-hamas-support%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=2082677&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--><p>The Coca-Cola Company \u200dhas quietly removed a mention on its website about donations to Black Lives Matter after the activist group expressed support \u200bfor the Palestinian terror group Hamas. The deletion specifically refers to Sprite&#8217;s donations to\u2062 Black\u2062 Lives Matter. The removed sentence\u2062 stated that Sprite had donated $500,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network to support voting education efforts and a program called Black Future Month, aimed \u2064at empowering\u200c the next generation of Black youths. This sentence \u2063can be found in an archived version of Coca-Cola&#8217;s &#8220;Taking\u2062 A Stand&#8221; webpage \u2062from June, but it is no longer present \u2064in the current version of the page. At the top of the page, Coca-Cola states its \u2062commitment to racial \u200bequity and using its voice and reach to take a stand. Senator Ted Cruz\u2063 brought attention to Coca-Cola&#8217;s edit in a recent post, \u200cdemanding an apology from the company. The controversy arose after Black Lives Matter chapters expressed support\u2063 for Palestinians, with \u200csome\u2064 appearing to support Hamas \u200cdirectly. For example, \u200bBlack Lives Matter Chicago posted an image of a \u2062paraglider \u2062with a Palestinian flag, \u200balong with \u2062the words\u200d &#8220;I stand with Palestine.&#8221;\u2062 Hamas had used paragliders in the past to \u2063carry \u2063out attacks on Israeli communities. Black Lives \u2062Matter\u200b Chicago also shared a cartoon\u200c defending \u200dPalestinian\u2063 resistance against Israeli settlers. Similarly, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles posted on\u2064 Instagram that the Palestinians&#8217; resistance should not be\u2062 condemned, as it is seen as a desperate act of self-defense against decades of apartheid and violence. \u2064Despite \u200dthe backlash, Black Lives\u2064 Matter Los Angeles has not \u2062deleted their post.  <\/p>\n<h2> How has the association between Black Lives Matter and\u2062 Hamas impacted Coca-Cola&#8217;s decision to remove the mention of \u2064donations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Coca-Cola Company,\u2062 a multinational beverage\u200d corporation, recently\u2062 caused a stir \u2063when it quietly removed a mention on its website about donations to Black Lives Matter. The decision came after the activist group expressed\u200c its support \u2064for the Palestinian terror group, Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, \u2063the deletion referred to Sprite&#8217;s donations to Black Lives Matter. The removed sentence stated\u200c that\u200d Sprite had donated\u200b $500,000\u200d to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, with the aim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-scrubs-blm-donations-mention-from-website-after-hamas-support\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola removes BLM donations from website due to Hamas support.\">supporting \u2062voting education \u2062efforts<\/a> \u2062and a program called Black Future Month, which sought to empower the next generation of Black youths. \u2064Although this sentence could be found in an archived version of Coca-Cola&#8217;s &#8220;Taking a Stand&#8221; webpage from June, it \u2064is\u200c no longer\u200c present in the \u2063current version \u2062of the\u2062 page.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the page, Coca-Cola boldly states\u2062 its commitment to racial equity and its determination to use its voice and reach to take a stand. However, Senator \u200cTed \u2063Cruz drew attention to the company&#8217;s edit in a recent post, demanding an apology from Coca-Cola. The \u2063controversy arose after several Black \u200dLives Matter chapters\u2064 expressed their \u2063support for Palestinians,\u2062 with some seemingly endorsing Hamas directly.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Black Lives Matter Chicago posted an image of a paraglider holding a Palestinian flag, accompanied\u2062 by the words &#8220;I stand with\u200d Palestine.&#8221; This is noteworthy\u200d because Hamas \u200chas used paragliders in \u2064the past to \u2062carry out attacks on \u200bIsraeli communities. Furthermore, Black Lives Matter Chicago shared a cartoon defending \u200bPalestinian resistance against Israeli settlers.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Black Lives\u200d Matter Los \u200cAngeles took\u2062 to Instagram and stated that \u200cthe Palestinians&#8217; resistance should not be condemned as it is perceived as \u2062a desperate act of self-defense against decades of apartheid\u2063 and\u200b violence. Despite facing backlash, Black Lives \u200dMatter Los Angeles has chosen not to delete their\u2064 post.<\/p>\n<p>The association\u200c between Black Lives Matter and Hamas has\u2062 sparked a \u200bwave of controversy and led to the removal of Sprite&#8217;s \u2063donations to\u200c the\u2064 activist group from Coca-Cola&#8217;s website. While \u2064it is unclear whether this \u2063decision is directly linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-appropriators-vow-bipartisan-ukraine-aid-despite-house-uncertainty\/\" title=\"Senate appropriators promise bipartisan Ukraine aid despite House uncertainty.\">support expressed<\/a> by some \u2062Black Lives Matter chapters for Hamas, it \u200cis\u2062 evident that\u200b Coca-Cola wishes \u200dto distance itself from any affiliation \u200bwith a\u2063 terror group.<\/p>\n<p>Coca-Cola&#8217;s \u200bchoice to delete\u200b the sentence \u2062regarding Sprite&#8217;s donations has reignited the ongoing\u2063 debate around corporate\u200c involvement in political and social \u200bissues. Critics argue that companies \u200bshould\u2063 remain neutral and refrain from engaging in contentious topics, while others \u200bbelieve that corporations\u2062 have \u200ba responsibility to \u2063use their platforms\u200b to address\u2062 systemic injustices \u2062and\u200d promote positive social change.<\/p>\n<p>As the discussion unfolds, it\u200d remains to be seen \u200bwhether Coca-Cola will address \u2064the controversy and provide\u2064 further clarification on its decision. Regardless, this \u200bincident \u200dserves\u200b as a reminder that the support expressed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-org-combines-k-12-radical-gender-theory-with-anti-cop-anti-capitalist-rhetoric\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Org Combines K-12 Radical Gender Theory With Anti-Cop, Anti-Capitalist Rhetoric\">individual chapters<\/a> of an organization does not necessarily represent the views\u2064 of the \u200bentire movement.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d a highly polarized world, \u200dwhere issues like\u200c the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are rife with complexity,\u2063 the intersection of corporate\u2062 donations and political affiliations can be \u2064a challenging and nuanced terrain to navigate. Ultimately, these incidents prompt us \u200bto reflect on the power and influence of corporations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-describes-canceling-of-russell-brand-before-due-legal-process-as-very-orwellian\/\" title=\"Piers Morgan calls the cancellation of Russell Brand without fair legal process \"Orwellian.\"\">shaping\u200d public discourse<\/a> and the responsibility they bear in upholding their stated \u2062commitments to social equality\u200c and justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>to Black Lives Matter,\u201d the original text read. However, following Black Lives Matter&#8217;s endorsement of Hamas, Coca-Cola discreetly eliminated this mention from its website. Sprite, a product of Coca-Cola, had previously acknowledged its contributions to the activist group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2082678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2082677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2082678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}