• “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” – Assata Shakur

We envision a future fully divested from police, prisons, and all punishment paradigms, a future which invests in justice, joy, and culture.

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  • Healing Is Resistance

    Healing Is Resistance

    This May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a time when many are reminded of the importance of care. But for Black communities, the need for healing isn’t new—it’s constant, generational, and deeply political.

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  • Ugly Merch for Ugly Politics

    Ugly Merch for Ugly Politics

    For $50 (plus shipping), you can now wear your fascism on your head! Yes, the official Trump website is selling “Trump 2028” hats. We wish we were kidding. Not only are they ugly, but they’re a symbol of how Trump thinks he can bulldoze over laws that protect us from tyranny.

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  • Teachers Are Building the Future. Trump Is Tearing It Down.

    Teachers Are Building the Future. Trump Is Tearing It Down.

    This Teacher Appreciation Day, we’re honoring the educators who do more than teach. Black teachers have shown up as counselors, caregivers, mentors, protectors, and truth-tellers — often in schools and systems that were never built with us in mind.

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A world where Black lives are no longer systematically targeted by police, prisons, and all forms of state punishment.

Our Impact So Far

$90 Million

raised in 2020

OVER $35M

in grants given to more than 70 organizations—23 of which are led by LGBTQ+ folks; and money given directly to black folks

23% of assets

while the industry average for grant-giving foundations is 5-8%, BLM Foundation committed 23% of total assets in 2020

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