Black Lives Matter spent millions on ‘consulting services’ in 2021
Newly released tax filings revealed that BLM paid $970K to co-founder Patrisse Cullors’ baby daddy to help ‘produce live events’ and provide ‘creative services’
The foundation also paid her brother $840K for security services
A consulting firm run by BLM board member Shalomyah Bowers was paid $2.1M for providing the organization with operational support
Bowers said the last BLM board approved the contract with his firm when he was not a board member
The filing also revealed that Cullors reimbursed BLM $73K for a charter flight and paid the foundation $390 for private use of its $6M Los Angeles mansion
Cullors resigned from BLM last year amid a wave of scrutiny surrounding the charity’s finances
Controversy surrounding the organization’s finances has elicited probes by at least two state attorneys general