BLM’s ‘Marxist’ Co-Founder Raked in $20,000 a Month as Chairwoman of Jail Reform Group
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation co-founder and executive director Patrisse Cullors, a self-identified “trained Marxist,” raked in upwards of $20,000 a month serving as the chairwoman of a Los Angeles jailreform group in 2019, according to campaign finance records reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Reform LA Jails disbursed a total of $191,000 to Cullors in 2019 through her consulting firm, Janaya and Patrisse Consulting, according to financial records submitted to the California Fair Political Practices Commission. The description for each of the seven reported payments to the Cullors’s firm that year read: “P. Cullors, Principal Officer, Business Owner.”
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation co-founder and executive director Patrisse Cullors, a self-identified "trained Marxist," raked in upwards of $20,000 a month serving as the chairwoman of a Los Angeles jail reform group in 2019,.
Marxist co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, was paid $20,000 a month to sit on the board of a radical prison reform group, financial records show.
In 2019 alone, Reform LA Jails paid anti-capitalist activist Cullors a staggering $191,000 via her firm, Janaya and Patrisse Consulting.
According to financial records submitted to the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the description for each of the seven reported payments to the Cullors’ firm that year read:
“P. Cullors, Principal Officer, Business Owner.”
Cullors was apparently paid for her role as chairwoman of Reform LA Jails.
However, unclear why the group began paying Cullors through her firm, which is named after the BLM co-founder and her spouse, Janaya Khan.
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Chesa Boudin drew widespread attention in late 2019 when he ran for San Francisco district attorney as a reformer part of a burgeoning “progressive prosecutor” movement that aims to shift local prosecution efforts to white collar crime and law enforcement misconduct, while de-emphasizing lower-level property and drug offenses.
Now, a little more than a year into his tenure, Boudin is fighting a recall campaign, and it’s clear he remains a polarizing figure at the national level. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured in to support both Boudin and the recall effort, much of which came from donors outside of San Francisco. The pro-recall campaign must collect 51,325 signatures by August 11 to qualify for a
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