(9 May 2022)
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Los Angeles - 20 April 2022
1. Side profile of Patrisse Cullors during interview
HEADLINE: The AP Interview: BLM Co-founder denies wrongdoing
ARCHIVE: Los Angeles - 3 October 2016
2. Cullors speaking at fatal LAPD shooting demonstration
CAPTION: Patrisse Cullors co-founded Black Lives Matter's non-profit organization after the globally influential movement to fight racism began in 2013.
Los Angeles - 20 April 2022
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.:
"Black Lives Matter, the hashtag, we were just out there, like organizing folks. We did not have money."
ARCHIVE: New York - 25 May 2021
4. Various protest signs at a George Floyd anniversary demonstration
CAPTION: But after the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the non-profit took in $90 million in donations.
Los Angeles - 27 April 2022
5. House purchased by Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.
CAPTION: The organization's purchase of a $6 million Los Angeles compound unleashed criticism about how donated funds were spent.
Los Angeles - 20 April 2022
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Morrison, Associated Press:
"Can you talk a bit about how and who decided the property meets the stated mission of the foundation?"
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.:
"We looked at commercial buildings, we looked at homes. And then we found this really amazing space that's a sweet spot between commercial and residential that has office spaces, that has parking, that has, yes, a home on the property, but also has a soundstage where you could do podcasts and you could do live events in the backyard.
Los Angeles - 27 April 2022
8. Various house purchased by Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.
Los Angeles - 20 April 2022
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Morrison, Associated Press:
"Did you ever receive a salary from the foundation when you were involved, either in the early days or before you left?"
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.:
"No, I never received a salary from the organization, but I did receive consulting dollars from the organization in the early days, and it was about $120,000."
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Morrison, Associated Press:
"How do you respond to that at people who think that because you're doing well, that somehow means that you aren't as credible as a movement practitioner."
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.:
"I believe that black organizers who are fighting day in and day out on behalf of black lives deserve to receive salaries, deserve to receive benefits. In fact, for most of my organizing life, I was not an organizer that received a salary."
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Morrison, Associated Press:
"Have you ever used money from BLM to pay for your home or the homes of your family members or any other funds that were donated to Black Lives Matter to essentially enrich yourself?"
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.:
"No, I have never used Black Lives Matter donations to pay for any of the properties that I own in the past or own right now. And in fact, when it was reported in 2021 that I owned four properties. That's true."
15. Reversal of Cullors talking during interview
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