Racial justice donations soared after George Floyd’s murder — but many grassroots groups still struggle to find funding
Lora King, the daughter of Rodney King, left, and Roshawn Evans, of Pure Justice on stage during an open forum at the Black History kick-off event,"We Stand With You" at The University of Houston-Downtown on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 in Houston.Tony Garrett spent a recent Saturday as he has much of his free time since being paroled in 2014: Networking to raise funds for kids, like his, who lost parents to the prison system.
Despite the statements of solidarity and burst of charity that followed Floyd’s May 2020 killing by police, giving to nonprofits focused on racial and social justice dwindled quickly, long before it could get to smaller, grassroots organizations like Garrett’s.
"Given the importance of grassroots organizing for changing power relations and winning enduring change," researchers wrote,"these numbers indicate a lack of clarity among philanthropists about the role of organizing." About 43 percent of Black-led charities in Texas laid off employees during the early days of COVID-19, compared with 28 percent of all nonprofits statewide, according to Texas A&M University researchers. Nearly half of Black-led organizations had to “severely reduce” programs and services during the pandemic, compared to 35 percent among all charities.
The extra money allowed the nonprofit to, among other things, publish and distribute Spanish versions of a children’s book on food and diversity, and to expand digital seminars on racism and injustice that drew interest from around the globe. Moving forward, they plan to invest much of the remaining money back into local workshops and seminars.
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