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The corruption of the Black Lives Matter movement has been fully exposed following a major move by Amazon to kick the group off its charity platform called AmazonSmile.
The left-wing organization failed to disclose how it is spending millions of dollars donated from individuals, groups, and corporations.
Not long ago, a number of liberal Hollywood celebrities announced their massive donations to various BLM-linked groups in order to fight “systemic racism.” They also encouraged other Americans to donate to BLM efforts. This included Kylie Jenner, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Ellen DeGeneres, Harry Styles, John Cena, Lady Gaga, and the list goes on.
BLM leaders initially admitted that some of the funds were used to bail out alleged looters and rioters.
However, the Black Lives Matter movement received upwards of $10 billion from across the globe, as referenced recently by Wilfred Reilly.
Reilly noted in his column, “no one seems to know how most of that money has been spent.”
The Economist also noted that billions were donated to causes and organizations affiliated with BLM.
The Washington Examiner reported Amazon finally removed Black Lives Matter as of the eligible charities under its AmazonSmile program.
More on this story via Daily Wire:
AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases on Amazon to a charity of your choice. All you need to do is start your shopping at smile.amazon.com. The donation will be made at no extra cost to you and you can choose from nearly one million public charitable organizations.
However, as reported by Washington Examiner, Black Lives Matter recently fell out of compliance in several states:
BLM voluntarily shut down its online fundraising on Feb. 2 after California and Washington issued legal threats to the group for its failure to report what it did with the millions it received during the second half of 2020. BLM published a report in February 2021 claiming to have ended 2020 with $60 million in its coffers.
As of Wednesday afternoon, BLM remains out of compliance in those states, as well as in New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, and Virginia.
BLM said when it shut down its fundraising that it had engaged “compliance counsel” to get back in good standing with the states.
Because of that, the group no longer met Amazon’s standards to be listed as part of their charities:
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“Charitable organizations must meet the requirements outlined in our participation agreement to be eligible for AmazonSmile,” an Amazon representative told the Washington Examiner. “Among other eligibility requirements, organizations are required to be in good standing in their state of incorporation and in the states and territories where they are authorized to do business. Organizations that don’t meet the requirements listed in the agreement may have its eligibility suspended or revoked. Charities can request to be reinstated once they are back in good standing.”
