Los Angeles, CA – November 5, 2024 – Black Lives Matter Grassroots unequivocally rebukes
the widespread news coverage of a member of our leadership is endorsing the
re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump. First, Black Lives Matter Grassroots has a strict
and long standing policy that prohibits any endorsements of political candidates. This policy
applies to all thirty-nine chartered chapters as well as the national organization.
Furthermore, Black Lives Matter Grassroots does NOT have a Rhode Island chapter, nor have we ever heard of this person, who some media outlets are presenting as a leader within our organization.
It begs the question – would reputable news organizations legitimize a branch or purported
leader of any other organization without fact checking that information? Why is it acceptable to characterize random attention seekers, activists or system-involved individuals as members of Black Lives Matter without evidence that they are?
No Chapter, leader or member of Black Lives Matter Grassroots is endorsing Donald
Trump in the 2024 election.
The mission of Black Lives Matter Grassroots (BLMGR) is to support, sustain, and uplift the
necessary agitations, mobilizations, community organizing, and initiatives of Black Lives Matter
chapters to fulfill our sacred duty to advance Black liberation. #BlackLivesMatter was birthed to
end state-sanctioned violence against Black people. Black Lives Matter Grassroots is a
collective of 33 chartered chapters globally working on the ground since 2013.
For more information: Press@blmgrassroots.org
All over the state, symbolic waters are also on the rise, and marginalized Gen Z’ers are struggling to keep their heads above it. As DeSantis continues to expand his “war on wokeness” for his presidential bid, his policies are devastating marginalized communities, leaving many young people reeling as they try to survive in the state they call home
They want to kill us because we are a movement driven by people who are unbought and unbossed.
One year after 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan was shot and killed by a Gulfport police officer, his mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit for $10 billion against the City of Gulfport and the officer who court documents say shot McMillan.
In February 2023, a Grand Jury cleared the officer of wrongdoing in the shooting, finding no criminal conduct on his behalf.
