Commentary Over the past few years, Black Lives Matter (BLM) has come to symbolize the fight for racial justice and police accountability. It has been the prime engine behind the political slogan, “Defund the Police.” The media routinely portrays BLM as motivated by nothing more than a quest for fair treatment and social justice. Only now are people raising the awkward question, “Where did all the money go?” BLM was founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Ayo Tometi in 2013 in the wake of the death of Trayvon Martin, becoming established in 2014 following the Ferguson riots. Originally, the group was organized around the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Yet its revenues soared dramatically after the George Floyd killing in 2020. In 2016, an organization BLM partnered with for fund-raising took in $6.6 million; by 2020, that number had risen to an eye-popping $86.9 million. How do you go about spending $90 …
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