The family of Michael Brown and other activists in Ferguson, Missouri are asking Black Lives Matter for $20 million. Michael Brown Sr., father of the teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014, and Ferguson organizer Tony Russell made the demand after a report that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGN) hauled in over $90 million in 2020. Brown said he’s only received $500 from Black Lives Matter. He wants much more. “Why hasn’t my family’s foundation received any assistance from the movement?” Brown asked in a statement this week. “How could you leave the families who are helping the community without any funding?” Brown appeared in a video alongside Tory Russell, organizer for the International Black Freedom Alliance. Russell, describing himself as speaking on behalf of many activists in the St. Louis area, said he and Brown want to “hold Black Lives Matter accountable.” “The movement …
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