Joe Biden stays silent over proposed meeting with BLM founder as group pressures California governor to appoint a black woman to Kamala Harris's vacant Senate seat
Patrisse Cullors requested meeting with Joe Biden in open letter on November 7
She has not heard back from the Biden camp, which is staying silent on the issue
Cullors said she wants to discuss 'expectations' for Biden's first term, including plans to pass a bill that would defund police services within first 100 days
BLM also started petition to have a black woman fill Kamala Harris's senate seat
Putting a black woman in the seat, the petiton says, is 'nonnegotiable'
By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline
Published: 08:22 EST, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 12:18 EST, 20 November 2020
Joe Biden is staying silent over a meeting with Black Lives Matter almost two weeks after one of the movement's founders asked for a sit-down.
Patrisse Cullors said Biden has yet to respond to her request for a meeting to discuss BLM's 'expectataions' after an election that she said was 'won by Black people'.
Cullors said she wants Biden to quickly pass the BREATHE Act, which would defund police services in reinvest the money in community services.
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