Homework
- Tell us a Black woman who could have raised and lost as much money as Shaun King without being in jail.
- Read (okay heavy skim) the Black Lives Matter 2020 Impact Statement (especially if you’ve donated money to either the national organization or any local chapters) – yes, it’s 42 pages, but truthfully, this movement belongs to all of us, and we all should be invested in knowing how to both celebrate the wins and hold the movement accountable for doing what it says it will do.
- After you finish, comment on IG and Facebook what you think about the report – the level of transparency, financial disclosures, stated goals, etc. Share your thoughts with your Broke-ish family so we can keep the conversation going online.
Receipts
BLACK LIVES MATTER 2020 IMPACT REPORT
Author: Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
Date: 2020
Shaun King Keeps Raising Money, and Questions About Where It Goes (thedailybeast.com)
Author: Kali Holloway
Date: May 26, 2020
Shaun King threatens to sue activists who accused him on Twitter of mishandling fundraisers (washingtonpost.com)
Author: Meagan Flynn
Date: Jan 18, 2019
To Activists and Advocates: Turn Away from Shaun King (medium.com)
Author: Juwan J. Holmes
Date: Aug 17, 2019
PATRISSE KHAN-CULLORS STEPS DOWN FROM LEADERSHIP ROLE AT BLACK LIVES MATTER (blackenterprise.com)
Author: Jeroslyn Johnson
Date: May 28, 2021
BLM CO-FOUNDER PATRISSE KHAN-CULLORS UNDER FIRE FOR PURCHASING MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES IN WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS (blackenterprise.com)
Author: Jeroslyn Johnson
Date: Apr 12, 2021
Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt Again Accused of Practicing Texas State Law Without a License (nbcdfw.com)
Author: Alice Barr
Date: Oct 1, 2018
Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general (apnews.com)
Author: JAMIE STENGLE
Date: Jul 13, 2021
Lee Merritt, attorney at the heart of Amber Guyger case, wants to ‘change the culture of policing’ (washingtonpost.com)
Author: Derek Hawkins
Date: Oct 1, 2019
Black Lives Matter: decentralised leadership and the problems of online organising (theconvesation.com)
Author: Ashley Cole
Date: Jul 15, 2020
Stop Hustling Black Death. Samaria Rice is the mother of Tamir, not a “mother of the movement.” (thecut.com)
Author: Imani Perry
Date: May 24, 2021
Samaria Rice rebukes Tamika Mallory, others ‘benefitting off the blood’ of police brutality victims (Cleveland.com)
Author: Troy L. Smith
Date: Mar 16, 2021
Black Lives Matter power grab sets off internal revolt (politico.com)
Author: Maya King
Date: Dec 10, 2020
Tamir Rice’s Mother Blasts Shaun King for Fundraising Off Son’s Death: ‘You Are an Imposter’ (newsweek.com)
Author: KATHERINE FUNG
Date: Jun 23, 2021
An Open Letter From Former Directors of Justice Together (medium.com)
Authors: The 30 Former Justice Together Directors Who Signed The Open Letter
Date: Nov 13, 2015
Growing List Of Shaun King’s Nicknames That Have Gone Viral (newsone.com)
Author: A. Woods
Date: Aug 26, 2020