#fearlessfund — Public Fediverse posts

“It’s simply hypocrisy, at the highest level,” @AttorneyCrump slams a recent lawsuit against Black woman-owned venture capital firm, #FearlessFund. "White men fund white men businesses. They don't fund Black women... It's a shame before God." Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-a-shame-before-god-ben-crump-slams-anti-dei-lawsuit-against-black-female-venture-capitalists-213072965765

“It’s simply hypocrisy, at the highest level,” Benjamin Crump slams a recent lawsuit against Black woman-owned venture capital firm, #FearlessFund. "White men fund white men businesses. They don't fund Black women... It's a shame before God." #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-a-shame-before-god-ben-crump-slams-anti-dei-lawsuit-against-black-female-venture-capitalists-213072965765

#News
A US fed court of appeals suspended a venture capital firm's grant program for #BlackWomen #business owners ahead of a lawsuit claiming that the program is discriminatory.

I wrote an #editorial on the #history of #slavery #JimCrow #racism #segregation #discrimination #Redlining #CivilRights & #WhitePrivilege at https://www.facebook.com/thedavid.mfano/posts/pfbid0qazLyi9CFfjxRdQpNrcKVC2atgCUXAQidHGhrfTg4wAvqUprUJkwavnda6iCqXR9l

#CivilRightsAct #AntiAffirmativeAction #diversity #equity #equality #politics #inclusion #EqualRights #EconomicJustice #fearlessfund #SocialStratification

Appeals judges halt Atlanta DEI grant fund for Black female-led businesses https://www.ajc.com/news/business/breaking-appeals-judges-rule-against-fearless-fund-grant-for-black-women/DOI4D67BXJCTRBCBTJ2I3FJTHM/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ajcnews_tw #FearlessFund

Grant Making Groups Stand Firm in Defense of Race-Based Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/grant-making-groups-stand-firm-in-defense-of-race-based-philanthropy - quoted along with Scott M. Curran of Beyond Advisers - important stance by Council on Foundations & Independent Sector #FearlessFund

Edward Blum's Racist Shitshow as a Service lawsuit factory got an 11th Circuit panel with two Trump appointees to stop the #FearlessFund from awarding grants to Black women business owners. Black women receive less than 1% of venture capital funding in the US and Blum's backers think that's too much.

#SocialJustice #BlackMastodon #Reparations

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-court-halts-private-grant-program-for-black-female-entrepreneurs/ar-AA1hv1R3

#FearlessFund founders #ArianSimone & #AyanaParsons in a joint statement said they were pleased that Thrash rejected #Blum's attempt to shut down their #grant program.

"We realize there is still a long road ahead, but today we remain fearless & steadfast in creating pathways that #empower #women of #color #entrepreneurs," Simone & Parsons said.

#Blum's group had asked the #judge to temporarily #block the #FearlessFund's "racially exclusive program" while the court considered the merits of the case. The judge said he would issue a written decision later.

With a Sat deadline approaching for this year's #grant applications, Blum, who is #white, said his group will pursue an emergency appeal at the Atlanta-based #11thCircuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash during a hearing denied a request by #EdwardBlum's #AmericanAllianceForEqualRights for a preliminary #injunction blocking #FearlessFund from considering applications for #grants only from businesses led by #BlackWomen.

(#Blum is a #conservative #legal strategist known for his activism against #AffirmativeAction)