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The co-founder of the Black Lives Matters social movement, Alicia Garza, has recently joined a support group of the Chinese Communist Party.

The co-founder, who described herself in an interview as a "trained Marxist," has joined in a new venture with the Black Futures Lab, an advocacy group backed by the Chinese Progressive Association and the Communist Party, according to its website.

The group says its work consists of "gathering information on the ways in which politics affect black communities" in order to educate and challenge lawmakers. At the same time, on a donation website, the group is presented as a "project fiscally sponsored by the Chinese Progressive Association. In response to the allegations, The Black Futures Lab did not

immediately respond to requests for comment on the association, raising even more suspicions.