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"The Black Lives Matter Foundation doesn’t appear to have been intentionally deceiving.."
Posted on 7/3/20 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 7/3/20 at 7:28 pm
But its not affliated with the Black Lives Matter Movement
The founder started the foundation because
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Americans who were moved to fight for racial justice after George Floyd’s killing by police donated millions of dollars to the wrong Black Lives Matter foundation — a cautionary tale for anyone who gives money to charity.
Donors tried to send an estimated $4.35 million to a California-based nonprofit called the Black Lives Matter Foundation, BuzzFeed News reported, but it has no connection with the Black Lives Matter social justice movement. Most of the money didn’t end up at the Black Lives Matter Foundation, because officials at companies involved in raising the cash realized the mistake and froze the funding.
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After discovering that donors were sending money to a group that wasn’t affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement, and after further investigation revealed that the foundation was not in good standing with state authorities in California, where it is based,...
The founder started the foundation because
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his wife’s ex-husband was allegedly killed by the police. The founder also noted that his goals differ from the movement’s goals. His group’s mission is to unify the police and the community,
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Posted on 7/3/20 at 7:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Sounds like he wanted to bring about positive change but didn’t need funds to do so.
Leaders in communities need to bring local LEOs and citizens together in civic/community centers to have open and honest discussion about policies and procedures. Meetings like that can create trust between citizens and their officers and build a positive relationship between the two. We really should be starting that out young, having officers positively interact with kids in schools as well.
But that makes sense and the terrorist organizations out in the streets with the loudest voices don’t want that.
Leaders in communities need to bring local LEOs and citizens together in civic/community centers to have open and honest discussion about policies and procedures. Meetings like that can create trust between citizens and their officers and build a positive relationship between the two. We really should be starting that out young, having officers positively interact with kids in schools as well.
But that makes sense and the terrorist organizations out in the streets with the loudest voices don’t want that.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 7:48 pm to TigerintheNO
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his wife’s ex-husband was allegedly killed by the police.
Let’s hear the rest of the story.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 7:51 pm to TigerintheNO
Another “somebody done somebody wrong song”
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