By The Honezt Texan
June 1, 2021
The co-founder of Black Lives Matter announced last Thursday that she is stepping down from the organization.
Black lives matter has come under fire from the father of Michael Brown and the mothers of sons who have lost their lives in police shootings.
“They are benefiting off the blood of our loved ones, and they won’t even talk to us,” said Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police in 2014, told the New York Post.
Cullors herself has been the subject of scrutiny by other black organizations and activists for her purchasing of a $1.4 million home in a predominately white neighborhood in the Los Angeles suburb of Topanga.
Black lives matter was founded after the death of Treyvon Martin in hopes of bringing awareness and change for those that suffer from gun violence at the hands of police.
Back in March two mothers accused Tamika Mallory, Shaun King, Benjamin Crump, Lee Merritt, Melina Abdullah, Cullors, and other leaders of the movement and activist of profiting off the death of their loved ones and “capitalizing our fight for justice.”
“We never hired them to be the representatives in the fight for justice for our dead loved ones murdered by the police,” a joint statement read. “The ‘activists’ have events in our cities and have not given us anything substantial for using our loved ones’ images and names on their flyers. We don’t want or need yall parading in the streets accumulating donations, platforms, movie deals, etc. off the death of our loved ones, while the families and communities are left clueless and broken.”
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