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Rashard Turner, the founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in St. Paul, Minnesota, revealed in a video published last week that he quit the organization after he “learned the ugly truth” while being an insider in the far-left group.

Turner made the remarks in a video published by TakeCharge, a black-led organization that rejects critical race theory and woke culture.

In the video, Turner says in part:

I was born in Minneapolis in 1985. We called the north side home at
that time, 18th and Queen. When I was two years old, my father was
shot and killed. My mother wasn’t able to take care of me. So I was
raised by my grandparents. They told me that if I was going to change
my life for the better, education was the answer. So I worked hard in
school, I got into Hamlin University and earned a college degree, first
in my family. Then I went on to earn a master’s in education from St.
Mary’s University of Minnesota. I am living proof that no matter your
start life, quality education is a pathway to success. I want the same
success for our children in our communities. That’s why in 2015, I was
a founder of Black Lives Matter in St. Paul. I believed the organization
stood for exactly what the name implies, black lives do matter.

However, after a year on the inside, I learned they had little concern
for rebuilding black families, and they cared even less about improving
the quality of education for students in Minneapolis. That was made
clear when they publicly denounced charter schools alongside the
teachers union. I was an insider in Black Lives Matter. And I learned
the ugly truth. The moratorium on charter schools does not support
rebuilding the black family. But it does create barriers to a better
education for black children. I resigned from Black Lives Matter after
a year and a half. But I didn’t quit working to improve black lives and
access to a great education.

WATCH:
https://youtu.be/wncYj2xfV6A

TRANSCRIPT:

I was born in Minneapolis in 1985. We called the north side home at that
time, 18th and Queen. When I was two years old, my father was shot and
killed. My mother wasn’t able to take care of me. So I was raised by my grandparents. They told me that if I was going to change my life for the better, education was the answer. So I worked hard in school, I got into
Hamlin University and earned a college degree, first in my family. Then I
went on to earn a master’s in education from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. I am living proof that no matter your start life, quality
education is a pathway to success. I want the same success for our children
in our communities. That’s why in 2015, I was a founder of Black Lives Matter in St. Paul. I believed the organization stood for exactly what the name implies, black lives do matter.

However, after a year on the inside, I learned they had little concern for rebuilding black families, and they cared even less about improving the
quality of education for students in Minneapolis. That was made clear when
they publicly denounced charter schools alongside the teachers union. I was
an insider in Black Lives Matter. And I learned the ugly truth. The
moratorium on charter schools does not support rebuilding the black family.
But it does create barriers to a better education for black children. I resigned from Black Lives Matter after a year and a half. But I didn’t quit working to improve black lives and access to a great education.

Today, I serve as the President and Executive Director of Minnesota Parent Union. We’re dedicated to helping parents move their children from failing schools, to successful schools. It’s hard work, and we’re up against forces that don’t want us to succeed. But success is possible. Just look at me and
the hundreds of children and families we’ve helped to pursue a great
education, break the chains of poverty and lead a life of success.

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