Thread by @AsraNomani

Cofounder of #blacklivesmatter Patrisse Khan-Cullors buys Topanga Canyon home for $1.4 million. “Interior spaces feature bamboo floors and, in the spacious open-plan living room, dining area and kitchen, vaulted ceilings clad in knotty pine.” ⁦ dirt.com/gallery/more-d…

🧵How did anti-capitalist, self-described Marxist Patrice Cullors #BlackLivesMatter monetize her activism? I wondered. Here’s what I found. She created a consulting firm with her wife Janaya Khan, an early BLM leader. jnp.llc “Janaya & Patrisse Consulting.”

“Transforming Organizations One Strategic Planning Session at a Time.” In the time honored tradition of (capitalist) consulting firms, they monetize “strategic planning,” “media + narrative building,” 🤮 and “intervention” and “cultural shift work.” 🤑 Or gobbledygook.

They “help you succeed” with “one on one coaching” (Who needs hyphens? That’s white supremacy.), “anti-bias training,” “racial + gender justice training,” “long- and short-term consulting.” On + on. They monetize protest photos to sell services, inc “creative content creation.”

“Freedom fighter” Patrice Cullors and “staunch Afrofuturist” Janaya Khan exploit their association with Black Lives Matter to monetize themselves...as capitalists.

Aside: what’s “Afro-futurism”? It’s critical race theory meets science fiction. It argues the “Jetsons” show was racist because it featured a white family. Fix that, they say, with movies like Black Panther.

Like a good capitalist consulting firm, they monetize buzzwords they invent. They will create a “joyful organization,” realize “better performance,” chart a “sense of purpose.” All empty words but virtue signaling leaders eat it up. 🤑

While the father of Michael Brown got little financial support from the protests over his son’s death, Patrice Cullors monetized #BlackLivesMatter by registering her consulting firm on Aug. 11, 2016, with the Calif Secretary of State.

Here are examples of money this “consulting” business got. In 2018, the Annenberg Foundation paid her $35,000 for the “Chora Prize.” She won for her “Reform LA Jails” work. But was that a labor of love?

The prize: artforum.com/interviews/pat…

The IRS 990: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…

Janaya & Patrice collected at least $76,995 through 19 payments in 2019 from “Real Justice PAC,” where she was a leader along with controversial Shaun King. They led “Reform LA Jails” and opened jails.

Real Justice PAC: realjusticepac.org/team/patrisse-…

Fees: apps1.lavote.net/camp/Schedules…

Thanks for all of the kind words and support, as the followers of Patrice Cullors respond with...real eloquence. “Idiot,” “racist piglet,” “asshole,” “STFU.” They think they can intimidate people but remember: stand up always unapologetically with intellectual courage and clarity

Now Brianna Wu, a leader of new “Rebellion PAC,” opposing “wealth inequality” and working with @cenkuygur, founder of “Justice Democrats,” jumps to defense of Patrice Cullors. Justice Democrats is pro-Socialism. They’re now going after my home state sen @JoeManchinWV.

Mothers Samaria Rice + Lisa Simpson asked Tamika Mallory, Shaun King, Benjamin Crump, ...Patrisse Cullors,...and the Black Lives Matter Global Network to step down and “stop monopolizing and capitalizing” on their “fight for justice and human rights.” 

essence.com/news/mother-of…

Patrisse Cullors' clients, biz partners + vendors try to shame critics of her capitalism. Meanwhile, @IamHawkNewsome, head of @BLMGreaterNY pierces their delusion and calls for “an independent investigation” on how the global BLM network spends its money. nypost.com/2021/04/10/ins…

Says @IamHawkNewsome head of @BLMGreaterNY
“If you go around calling yourself a socialist, you have to ask how much of her own personal money is going to charitable causes. It’s really sad because it makes people doubt the validity of the movement...”