Corporations Don’t Care if BLM is Wasting Their Money — They Were Just Buying PR
Never let a good tragedy go to waste — because there’s too much money to be made.
After the tragic death of George Floyd, the organization of
Black Lives Matter took the forefront of supposed racial advocacy and reckoning. To believe that black lives mattered, we were supposed to blindly support any organization that feigned supporting these efforts.
Now, two years after Floyd’s death, we are finally asking questions about an organization that had more name recognition in one year than any marketing firm could have ever dreamed of.
On Tuesday,
Black Lives Matter Global Foundation’s 990 Tax Form was made public and we were able to get a glimpse into their finances as a 501(c)3 non-profit. From
purchasing homes for millions of dollars to paying family members
exorbitant amounts of money for arbitrary services, we are left wondering if this organization did the same thing they claim to want to stop, which is exploitation.
In the midst of the pandemic, state governments shut down small businesses and forced unemployment on some of the working class, while massive corporations like Amazon were able to not only remain open but also
earn record profits. As Americans were asking questions about why the government was favoring corporate conglomerates over Main Street, money from corporate philanthropy started pouring into Black Lives Matter to help improve their image.
Black Lives Matter was corporate America’s favorite funnel for racial philanthropy and, despite the dubious ways Black Lives Matter seems to be spending their money, none of these corporations regret their purchase. It was never truly about providing funding for change but providing the illusion of supporting change with the added benefit of a tax write-off.
Corporations don't care if BLM is wasting money — they were buying PR