Black Lives Matter Leaders Are Reaching Out To Silicon Valley, And It’s Paying Off

Wired magazine named Campaign Zero, a group affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement, as one of the top 20 tech insiders defining the 2016 presidential elections. The accolade is just the latest indicator of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Campaign Zero in particular, increasing its efforts to make inroads with major Silicon Valley companies.

Cultivating relationships and counsel from tech giants inside Silicon Valley — like high-profile forums with presidential candidates — has become a major tactic of Campaign Zero. Those relationships have not just increased the group’s profile, but have opened broad access to tools and resources to advance the movement’s platforms in 2016, insiders told BuzzFeed News. If Campaign Zero and other Black Lives Matter groups continue to make friends in Silicon Valley, they will have some of the most powerful allies in the country.