Co-founder Patrisse Cullors asked for a meeting to discuss the movement's agenda and expectations for the next administration. The group also asked to be actively engaged in Biden's transition team's planning and policy work. In the letter dated November 7 Cullors wrote: 'Without the resounding support of Black people, we would be saddled with a very different electoral outcome. The Biden administration faces major calls for reform and racial justice after a summer of protests decrying police brutality and systemic racism. Biden hasn't backed the defunding the police movement completely but is seeking to pass police reform legislation including a nationwide ban on chokeholds.

Source: Daily Mail November 12, 2020 14:40 UTC