![]() ![]() They could have been done more efficiently. ![]() They feel like these resources could have been put to better use. That was their justification for this.ĬHANG: Well, what do some local chapters of BLM think about these justifications? Like, have any of them made statements about this real estate deal?ĬAMPBELL: So I can say I haven't seen any formal statements just yet, but leaders that I've spoken with for some chapters - they're upset. They also, in a memo that I obtained later, wanted to use the home as a safe house when people were feeling threatened or receiving death threats, other things. So I can tell you the Global Network Foundation justified the purchase as a space where Black creatives could come and create their art and influence things for the movement. When it comes to the $6 million house, like, what are leaders saying to justify why they spent so much money on it?ĬAMPBELL: Yes. Well, to give people an idea of the amount of money that this foundation, BLMGNF, has collected, you say that they've previously reported something like $90 million in donations in 2020 and spent about 30 million of that by February of 2021 - this house being one of the purchases. There's the movement where local activists and anyone who agrees with the statement that Black lives matter, and then there's this organization that's honestly been collecting the majority of the funds.ĬHANG: OK. It's a bit of a problem that this organization has become associated as the name of Black Lives Matter when the two are totally separate. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a separate autonomous entity that is run by various people and has its own connections. So before we get into the story of this home purchase, can you just very quickly tell us the difference between Black Lives Matter and BLMGNF?ĬAMPBELL: So Black Lives Matter is the name for modern civil rights movement that we currently have. I really appreciate it.ĬHANG: Thanks for being with us. SEAN CAMPBELL: Thanks for having me on, Ailsa. He's an investigative journalist and adjunct professor at Columbia Journalism School and joins us now. Sean Campbell wrote a story about the home that appeared in New York Magazine this week. This transaction is raising questions about how the social justice organization is using donations. It was bought with donations made to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, also known as BLMGNF. A group of Black Lives Matters leaders are facing questions about the purchase of a $6 million home in Southern California.
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