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Several individuals who styled themselves as Black Lives Matter organizers have faced criminal charges and convictions for fraud or embezzlement, most notably Tyree Conyers‑Page (also known as Sir Mae...
The record of criticisms and controversies around Black Lives Matter’s leadership centers on , with disputes ranging from DOJ inquiries and civil lawsuits to public defections by former organizers and...
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has faced multiple financial controversies in 2025 centered on a high-profile lawsuit claiming that the Tides Foundation mishandled roughly $33–33.4 millio...
Black Lives Matter’s national network has both distributed substantial funds to community groups and retained large assets, while facing persistent questions about governance and transparency that hav...
A string of federal and state reviews, lawsuits and watchdog assessments has targeted the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) since 2020, focusing on whether donations raised amid th...
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Local chapters operate largely autonomously from the , and long‑running tensions have centered on money, transparency and who gets to set strategy; those escalated into public breakaways, lawsuits and...
Reporting shows federal and state probes into how tens of millions raised for Black Lives Matter were handled, and some local BLM-affiliated actors have been convicted of diverting donations for perso...
Black Lives Matter chapters and affiliated organizations raise money through a mix of formal nonprofit vehicles, third‑party fundraising platforms, corporate and fashion donations, and local grassroot...
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi have publicly denied criminal wrongdoing while the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and its leadership have faced intensified scrutiny from ...
Public claims center on large sums raised by Black Lives Matter affiliates in 2020 and on allegations that BLM Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) routed millions to associates of co-founder Patrisse C...
Since 2016 criticisms of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) have clustered around financial transparency and governance, disputes between the national network and local chapters...
The provided documents and analyses collectively show that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation reported a massive revenue spike in 2020 followed by substantially lower revenues and continued ...
Organizations linked to the Movement for Black Lives, including the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and allied funding vehicles, operate visible grantmaking and direct-support programs an...
The key legal distinction is organizational: independent local chapters generally operate as separate entities that fundraise and act locally, while the is a centralized 501(c) nonprofit that has rece...
publicly denied being a target of probe while simultaneously announcing leadership changes and pledging transparency, and external review — moves positioned as damage control and reform . Concrete int...
has repeatedly denied personal enrichment from donations and BLM has stated she was paid $120,000 total for duties such as spokesperson and political education — with no compensation after 2019 — whil...
(a coalition of local chapters led by ) the (BLM GNF) and its board member in September 2022, alleging misappropriation of funds, takeover of assets and social-media accounts, and breach of a promised...
No document in the provided reporting identifies specific court filings or settlements arising from state attorney general investigations into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF)...
The clearest, document-backed finding in the reporting provided is that payments labeled as “consulting” to a firm associated with BLMGNF board member Shalomyah Bowers exceeded $2 million between July...