George Soros Group Gave $650,000 to Black Lives Matter
The Open Society, a Soros-funded group, gave $650,000 to Black Lives Matter. Wonder what it was all for…
CNN Asked, Did Black Lives Matter Blow It?
The answer is probably, yes, CNN, Black Lives Matter did blow their moment in the sun. What does Black Lives Matter want? Not sure? How about this. Can you cite a moment in which a BLM leader passionately and eloquently denounced the recent shooting deaths of eight police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge? Can […]
DeRay Mckesson, a Black Lives Matter Activist, is Now a Politics Fellow at University of Chicago
This from our friends at Accuracy in Academia’s Faculty Lounge blog: Activist Mckesson is now a politics fellow at the University of Chicago. Talk about a nice gig for an activist: The perpetual blue vest-wearing activist will “lead a seminar series focused on social justice, social media, and organizing [which] are part of a larger […]
Black Lives Matter Received at least $100 Million from Liberal Foundations
So much for being a movement of the poor or middle-class American: For all its talk of being a street uprising, Black Lives Matter is increasingly awash in cash, raking in pledges of more than $100 million from liberal foundations and others eager to contribute to what has become the grant-making cause du jour. The […]
‘All Lives Matter’ Social Media Post Gets University of Houston Student in Trouble
From Accuracy in Academia’s Faculty Lounge blogs: University of Houston punished a student for a social media post that included the words, ‘All Lives Matter’, in response to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. Rohini Sethi, student body president at the school, not only had to issue a statement, but be suspended for 50 days and […]
USA Today Piece Highlights Baton Rouge Police-Resident Tension
USA Today, instead of focusing on how the Cajun Navy has rescued their own in the historical flooding in the city of Baton Rouge, focused on how residents are scared of their own police officers who are going out to rescue them and help maintain order in a disaster area: A grueling summer for Baton Rouge that […]
Black Lives Matter Noticeably Absent in Baton Rouge Flooding Relief Efforts
From the Washington Times: Black Lives Matter is coming under fire for its lackluster response to the catastrophic Louisiana flooding less than a month after mobilizing crowds to protest the shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge. In an online video going viral, Baton Rouge resident Jerry L. Washington asks, “Where are the Black […]
Wall Street Journal Article Wonders, What’s Next for ‘Black Lives Matter’?
Now it seems that the Black Lives Matter movement had its moment in the spotlight, but supporters are asking themselves, what’s next? That’s the big question facing the activist movement, per the Wall Street Journal.
Here Lies Black Lives Matter Data
In the wake of Harvard researcher Roland G. Fryer’s finding that the central thesis of Black Lives Matter — that unarmed black suspects are more likely to be killed by white cops than white “persons of interest” — was not actually borne out by hard fact, academics have been scrambling to find some data that […]
Ford Foundation is Backing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Fund
This from Forbes: More than 50 organizations have already registered their support, but one, in particular, stands out. The Ford Foundation added their voice to the growing chorus of supporters, in the strongest possible terms. “That’s why now is the time to stand by and amplify movements rooted in love, compassion, and dignity for all people. […]
