The Black Lives Matter movement doesn't plan to endorse a presidential candidate, one of the founders told The Associated Press. The network first gained widespread attention after protesting the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri.
"What we've seen is an attempt by mainstream politics and politicians to co-opt movements that galvanize people in order for them to move closer to their own goals and objectives," Alicia Garza said. "We don't think that playing a corrupt game is going to bring change and make black lives matter."
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"Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen," she said.
Down the road, the movement may become more involved with candidates and parties and even run candidates themselves.
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