In Beverly Hills, “Black Lives Matter” signs are mounted in yards. In Washington, just north of the White House, the slogan decorates the plaza named for the movement in giant yellow letters. Still, others are wary that the BLM global foundation is too busy “appealing to the powers that be instead of focusing on activism,” said Ashley Yates, an Oakland resident and former organizer with the BLM global foundation. AdvertisementVeteran groups like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund back the Democratic bill’s passage, but the BLM global network does not because it does not call for defunding the police, Abdullah said. Meanwhile, the BLM global network, which said it raised over $90 million last year, continues to make demands of the Biden administration.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 24, 2021 21:16 UTC