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A fundraiser organized by a family member of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who was allegedly shot by 84-year-old white man Andrew Lester after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell, is nearing $3 million amid public outcry over the Kansas City shooting. At the time of this writing, the GoFundMe from Dr. Faith Spoonmore, the 16-year-old’s aunt, […]
More than $300,000 has been raised for the family of a custodian who was killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Mike Hill, 61, was one of six victims in the shooting at the Covenant School in the Green Hills area of the city on Monday. “Mike was the beloved father of eight […]
The artist formerly known as Kanye West has fallen on some hard times, and a few of his fans have turned to GoFundMe to try and help him out. According to AllHipHop, several campaigns were launched with one in particular summing up their collective goal: “Make Kanye West a Billionaire Again.” This specific fundraiser was removed by GoFundMe after […]
A New Jersey woman has been sentenced in connection with a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 by creating a fake story about a homeless veteran. According to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown, to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. McClure […]
GoFundMe is shutting down fake campaigns in relation to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. This past week, the website put a stop to a fundraiser that claimed it would be assisting with Heard’s legal fees following the verdict in her defamation suit with Depp. The fundraiser, which was started by a woman named Kimberly […]
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire on students and faculty at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. The perpetrator, Salvador Ramos, also wounded 16 others before he was shot and killed by a border agent. Uvalde is reeling in the aftermath of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, and […]
A scammer targeted the family of the Buffalo, New York security guard who died in the mass shooting, and tried to steal money from them. The family of the security guard and retired police officer, Aaron Salter Jr., launched a GoFundMe to help the family during the difficult time. According to TMZ, a scammer tried […]
A fundraiser has been launched in support of opening a seafood restaurant in honor of the late Antwain “TJ” Fowler. Fowler, of course, became a star thanks to viral footage of the quickly-made-ubiquitous phrase “where we about to eat at?” The widely adored social media figure died at the age of 6 last November, with an initial […]
As the hip-hop world continues to reel from the loss of Memphis rapper Young Dolph who was tragically killed last week, the small business that he often supported is planning to pay homage to the hometown hero. Makeda’s Cookies, the Black-owned bakery that Dolph frequented and the place he was killed at, has just reopened […]
Autumn Knepper and Adam Marsh, a couple living in Vancouver, Washington, say that they’re being sued for $112,000 over a pair of one-star reviews they left a local roofing company. The saga started when the couple’s roof began leaking a few months ago. According to KGW, their landlord had Executive Roof Services (ERS) do an inspection, with the […]
