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The head of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has been accused of stealing more than $10 million in charitable contributions. As reported by the New York Post, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, a nonprofit group that represents local BLM chapters nationwide, has filed a lawsuit against BLMGNF leader Shalomyah Bowers, claiming he “siphoned” more than $10 million […]
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has pledged to donate $15 million to organizations that are fighting for climate justice in the United States and the Caribbean. The pledge was made in partnership with Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall initiative. The groups that will be receiving grants “are focused on and led by women, youth, Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and people of color […]
The New York attorney general’s office has announced that it is expanding its investigation into the Trump Organization to see if any crimes were committed, CNN reports. It was also announced that the New York attorney general’s office will be working with the Manhattan district attorney’s office in the probe. A civil investigation into the Trump Organization […]
The International Black Freedom Alliance and Michael Brown Sr., the father of the teen that was killed in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014 by police officer Darren Wilson, are requesting $20 million from Black Lives Matter. The request comes on the heels of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation revealing it received over $90 million in donations in 2020. The Black Lives Matter movement […]
Beyoncé announced through her BeyGOOD foundation Wednesday that she will be donating $1 million in additional funds to help Black-owned small businesses. BeyGOOD teamed up with the NAACP in July to launch the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund, which aims to “help strengthen small businesses and ensure economic empowerment for Black businesses” by providing a number of $10,000 grants to businesses, […]
TikTok’s live, interactive virtual concert with The Weeknd on Aug. 7 was a massive hit. According to the social media platform, the concert raised $350,000 for the Equal Justice Initiative by selling new and limited Weeknd x TikTok merchandise. The nonprofit is dedicated to ending mass incarceration in America, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting […]
K-Pop superstars, BTS, and their management company, Big Hit Entertainment, have donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement, a representative confirmed to Variety. BTS and Big Hit are not expected to comment on the donation but Black Lives Matter managing director Kailee Scales spoke to Variety about the group’s contribution. “Black people all over the world […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced he’s donating $3 million to Colin Kaepernick‘s Know Your Rights Camp. More #startsmall grants. $3mm to Colin @Kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization to elevate the next generation of change leaders. https://t.co/WGgKziHnwB — jack (@jack) June 3, […]
Italy is currently dealing with a countrywide lockdown due to the coronavirus, and the Mafia is helping out the country’s residents in need. The Guardian reports that videos of known Mafia gang members delivering food and other essential goods have surfaced online over the past few weeks. They reportedly brought the goods to some of the […]
French Montana has been named the first ambassador of I Stand With Immigrants, a campaign initiative that highlights empowering immigration stories and the ways immigrants have positively contributed to the country. French, who immigrated from Morocco to NYC as a child, opened up about his immigration journey in a newly released video, discussing the struggles he […]
