Hawk Newsome is an American political activist who has been described as having co-founded the Greater New York chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM), as a cast member on Cop Watch America on Black Entertainment Television (BET), and as a chairperson of BLM Greater NY, which is said to be an action coalition that assists, builds, and empowers black communities in Greater New York.[1] In a statement released on June 25, 2020, Kailee Scales, described as the Managing Director of BLM Global Network, said:
Hawk Newsome has no relation to the Black Lives Matter Global Network (“BLM”) founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi — and is not the “president” of BLM or any of its chapters.[2]