Patrisse Cullors, founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, now a global movement canvassing for equal rights for people of African descent started in 2013 as a simple hashtag in 2013 has announced that today would be her last day at the foundation.
The 37 year old is looking to focus on her upcoming second book, An Abolitionist’s Handbook and a TV deal with Warner Bros with black stories as a concept.
In a statement, she shared her confidence in the continuity and resolve in her successors to continue to speak against white supremacy and build life-affirming institutions.
Although some controversy recently came to light regarding her home ownership, Cullors maintained that her resignation had been in the works for close to a year and has nothing to do with the unfounded allegations.
“Those were right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character, and I don’t operate off of what the right thinks about me,” she said.
The foundation had also refuted claims of a likely fraud by Cullors as below
“As a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, [the foundation] cannot and did not commit any organizational resources toward the purchase of personal property by any employee or volunteer.
“Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false.”
The movement had raised $90 million in 2020 alone amidst the George Floyd debacle that stunned the world .
