Headline RoundupApril 27th, 2022

Purchase of $6M Home Brings Scrutiny to Black Lives Matter Leaders, Finances

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Black Lives Matter used donations to buy a $6 million home. Does the move represent a milestone of progress for the movement, or a misuse of funds?

The home is more than 7,400 square feet and has parking for more than 20 cars. It was purchased by Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation in late 2020 through a private LLC. A story from New York Magazine (Left bias) said the organization's leaders "hoped to keep the house’s existence a secret." A BLM organization board member said the organization bought the property to be a "housing and studio space for recipients of the Black Joy Creators Fellowship," and that the group planned to disclose the house in legal filings this May.

News sources on all sides of the spectrum highlighted transparency concerns regarding the purchase. The home purchase and scrutiny of the organization's finances has been a major story from right-rated sources over the past two years and especially in recent months. Left- and center-rated sources have covered the subject much less. One story from NBC News highlighted some who said the purchase was a sign of success for the movement, and others who said it was an inappropriate use of funds. Stories from right-rated news sources often frame the purchase as unethical and possibly illegal, and suggest that Black Lives Matter's entire financial structure is unstable and compromised by corruption. Some on the right highlighted how Facebook censored some stories on the $6 million purchase for being "abusive."

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