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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Black Lives Matter contributions made by Durham County organizations

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By March 22, one organization registered within Durham County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.

$100,000 was donated or pledged by this company between 2020 and the present date.

Burt's Bees Inc. was the only organization from Durham County to pledge a donation to Black Lives Matter in recent years, but it remains unclear or unknown if the company fulfilled its pledge and actually donated the amount of money it said it would

Organization from Durham Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Burt's Bees Inc.$100,000$100,000 to NAACP Legal Defense Fund and local organizations fighting systemic injustice (Village of Wisdom, Spirithouse, and Communities in Partnership). Also donated additional $100,000k to AAPI social justice organizations. (Burt's Bees blames rash of hate crimes against Asians on "systemic racism.")

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

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