Scrutiny builds
The leader of Black Lives Matter Greater New York City is calling for an investigation after a new report revealed that a co-founder of Black Lives Matter has purchased four expensive homes over the past several years.
Hawk Newsome, leader of Black Lives Matter Greater New York City, is demanding an “independent investigation” into the finances of Black Lives Matter.
“If you go around calling yourself a socialist, you have to ask how much of her own personal money is going to charitable causes,” Newsome told the New York Post. “It’s really sad because it makes people doubt the validity of the movement and overlook the fact that it’s the people that carry this movement.”
“We need black firms and black accountants to go in there and find out where the money is going,” he added.
According to the New York Post, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors went on a “real estate-buying binge, snagging four high-end homes for $3.2 million in the US alone” since 2016.
Not only does she own the $1.4 million property in Topanga Canyon that was widely reported on, but she has purchased three other properties in recent years, and even reportedly considered buying property in an exclusive resort in the Bahamas where Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake own property.
The three other properties include, according to the Post:
- A three-bedroom home in Inglewood, California, that she purchased in 2016 for $510,000, which is now reportedly worth approximately $800,000
- A four-bedroom home in South Los Angeles that she purchased in 2018 for $590,000, which is now reportedly worth $720,000
- A three-bedroom property on 3.2 acres in rural Conyers, Georgia, that reportedly has its own private runway that accommodates small airplanes
The average home price in the U.S. stands at around $270,000, according to Zillow, whereas the average home price in California is $635,000.
