BLM Responds To Allegations Against Patrisse Cullors, Says She Works With Organization In ‘Volunteer Capacity’
The Black Lives Matter Global Network has responded to allegations against Patrisse Cullors the the group’s co-founder who’s recently been questioned about her financial records. The organization sent a statement to Blavity stating the allegations against Cullors are false.
“Patrisse Cullors is the Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF). She serves in this role in a volunteer capacity and does not receive a salary or benefits,” Black Lives Matter said. “Patrisse has received a total of $120,000 since the organization’s inception in 2013, for duties such as serving as spokesperson and engaging in political education work. Patrisse did not receive any compensation after 2019.”
Over the weekend The New York Post reported that Cullors had allegedly purchased four high-end homes for $3.2 million. The article stated several accusations against Cullors, including one stating that the activist looked for property in the Bahamas at a ultra-exclusive resort.
The organization denies all the accusations.
“To be abundantly clear, as a registered 501c3, BLMGNF cannot and did not commit any organizational resources toward the purchase of personal property by any employee or volunteer,” the statement read. “Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false.”
The group says the latest accusations will fuel hate groups and endanger Cullors’ life.
“The narratives being spread about Patrisse have been generated by right-wing forces intent on reducing the support and influence of a movement that is larger than any one organization,” the statement read.
“This right-wing offensive not only puts Patrisse, her child and her loved ones in harm’s way, it also continues a tradition of terror by white supremacists against Black activists,” it continued. “All Black activists know the fear these malicious and serious actions are meant to instill: the fear of being silenced, the trauma of being targeted, the torture of feeling one’s family is exposed to danger just for speaking out against unjust systems.”