{"id":417505,"date":"2021-04-13T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=417505"},"modified":"2021-04-13T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:28:58","slug":"blm-of-nyc-calls-for-independent-investigation-of-blm-co-founder-after-3-2-million-home-buying-binge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-of-nyc-calls-for-independent-investigation-of-blm-co-founder-after-3-2-million-home-buying-binge\/","title":{"rendered":"BLM Of NYC Calls For \u2018Independent Investigation\u2019 Of BLM Co-Founder After $3.2 Million Home-Buying Binge"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fblm-of-nyc-calls-for-independent-investigation-of-blm-co-founder-after-3-2-million-home-buying-binge%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=417505&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\/04\/fb_image-1651.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The head of New York City\u2019s Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapter is calling for an investigation into Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of BLM, following her purchase of four homes worth millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Hawk Newsome, who leads Black Lives Matter Greater New York City, called for \u201can independent investigation\u201d into Cullors\u2019 finances and the operations of the national Black Lives Matter group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go around calling yourself a socialist, you have to ask how much of her own personal money is going to charitable causes,\u201d Newsome told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/10\/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan-cullors-real-estate-buying-binge\/\">The New York Post<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s really sad because it makes people doubt the validity of the movement and overlook the fact that it\u2019s the people that carry this movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsome\u2019s call comes amid reports that Cullors has gone on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cashing-in-blm-co-founder-goes-on-real-estate-buying-binge-snagging-four-homes-totaling-millions-of-dollars-report\">home-buying binge<\/a> spending a total of $3.2 million on four properties. The prominent Black Lives Matter leader has purchased a $1.4 million property near Los Angeles and a $415,000 \u201ccustom ranch\u201d near Atlanta within the past year in addition to several other properties purchased since 2016, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The LA and Atlanta purchases came after the publication of Cullors memoir, \u201cWhen They Call You a Terrorist,\u201d and after she signed a \u201ca multi-platform\u201d deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.<\/p>\n<p>Cullors national group, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-foundation-raked-in-more-than-90-million-last-year-report\">Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation<\/a> (BLMGNF), raked in an estimated $90 million in donations last year amid widespread unrest over the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/george-floyds-girlfriend-floyd-hospitalized-for-overdose-months-earlier-drug-dealer-with-him-during-arrest\">George Floyd<\/a>. The trial over Floyd\u2019s death is ongoing in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Grassroots Black Lives Matter activists and local leaders have grown increasingly skeptical and openly critical of the BLMGNF. Last year, 10 local Black Lives Matter chapters accused the national foundation of hiding \u201cuntold millions of dollars\u201d from activists and called for greater transparency in the organization. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/local-blm-chapters-accuse-national-foundation-of-hiding-untold-millions-of-dollars-in-donations-from-grassroots-activists\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"38.066241021548\">\n<p><em>Black Lives Matter chapters in Chicago, Denver, Hudson Valley in New York, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, San Diego, Vancouver in Washington state, and Washington, D.C., signed onto a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blmchapterstatement.com\/\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;issued Monday condemning the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN) Foundation. The foundation, the statement said, has taken major actions without input from chapter leaders and refused until recently to make any effort to distribute millions of dollars-worth of donations to grassroots activists.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSince the establishment of BLMGN, our chapters have consistently raised concerns about financial transparency, decision making, and accountability,\u201d the statement says. \u201cDespite years of effort, no acceptable internal process of accountability has ever been produced by BLMGN and these recent events have undermined the efforts of chapters seeking to democratize its processes and resources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The chapters list several accusations against BLMGN, which is led by Executive Director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-leader-stop-saying-white-jeffrey-cawood\">Patrisse Khan-Cullors<\/a>, a co-founder and the sole board member of BLMGN. Khan-Cullors was installed as executive director of the national organization \u201cagainst the will of most chapters and without their knowledge,\u201d the local chapters say.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fact-checkers-black-lives-matter-not-recognized-irs-charity-raises-funds-through-fiscal-sponsor\">Fact Checkers: \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 Not Recognized IRS Charity, Raises Funds Through \u2018Fiscal Sponsor\u2019<\/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>The head of New York City\u2019s Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapter is calling for an investigation into Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of BLM, following her purchase of four homes worth &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312095,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1651.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BLM Of NYC Calls For \u2018Independent Investigation\u2019 Of BLM Co-Founder After $3.2 Million Home-Buying Binge","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-417505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1651.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BLM Of NYC Calls For \u2018Independent Investigation\u2019 Of BLM Co-Founder After $3.2 Million Home-Buying Binge","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417505","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}