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RIGHTEOUS TROUBLEMAKERS by Reverend Al Sharpton

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RIGHTEOUS TROUBLEMAKERS Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America by Reverend Al Sharpton

Stacey Abrams Releases Children’s Book ‘Stacey’s Extraordinary Words’

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With a recent announcement that she will again run for the office of the governor

Charlamagne Tha God’s Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player In Mainstream Media

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Charlamagne Tha God’s Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player

Greg Tate Culture Writer and Co-Founder of The Black Rock Coalition Dead at 64

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Renowned music writer and journalist Greg Tate has passed away at the age of 64.

Porsha Williams Reveals R. Kelly Encounters Where she Was Instructed to Get Naked and Hearing a Woman Being Beaten

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Porsha Williams Reveals R. Kelly Encounters Where she Was Instructed to Get Naked and Hearing

Scottie Pippen Explains Why he Felt ‘Unguarded’ After Watching ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’

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Scottie Pippen Explains Why he Felt ‘Unguarded’ After Watching ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’ Ever since

Will Smith Once Thought About Killing His Father After Witnessing him Hit his Mother in the Head

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Multi-faceted actor and former rapper, Will Smith has a highly anticipated memoir, Will coming out

FROM STAIRCASE TO STAGE: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan- November 30

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FROM STAIRCASE TO STAGE: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan- November 30 Legendary

Vincent Bohanan to Release the 2021/2022 Vincent Bohanan Songbook

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Vincent Bohanan’s mother, the late Marie Bohanan, introduced him to songbooks when he was only

Ciara and Russell Wilson to Publish Debut Picture Book ‘WHY NOT YOU?’

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Philanthropic celebrity couple R & B soulstress Ciara and National Football League quarterback Russell Wilson

The Notorious B.I.G.’s Biography ‘It Was All A Dream’ Scheduled to be Released For His 50th Birthday

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s Biography ‘It Was All A Dream’ Scheduled to be Released For His

Jamie Foxx Announces ‘Act Like You Got Some Sense’ Book Tour

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The National 5-City Tour Will Kick Off This October Tickets On Sale on LiveNation.com Comedian,

President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Are ‘RENEGADES: Born in the USA’

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President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Are ‘RENEGADES: Born in the USA’ Penguin Random House

Beverly Bond’s Black Girls Rock!® Joins Forces With Microsoft

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Tech leader Microsoft and Beverly Bond, founder and CEO of the award-winning women’s empowerment, lifestyle,

Dr. Demoine Kinney’s Keys for Your Success

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Combat vet turned millionaire penned self-help book, The Doorway to Your Success in 2020 to break the

A 104-page audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services exposed spending not being used for the purposes the money was earmarked for according to USA Today.
Money that was meant to assist poor residents was used to purchase buy luxury cars, sponsor a college baseball tournament, and encouraged nepotism by hiring family members of a top state official, according to a report from State Auditor Shad White.
The audit, which was released earlier this week, shows how federal welfare grant funds flowed from DHS into two nonprofit groups, which allegedly spent money in inappropriate or questionable ways.
In a written statement, White stated that the report “shows the most egregious misspending my staff have seen in their careers at the Office of the State Auditor.” He said, “If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it.”
White said his office will forward the information they found to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the welfare program. White said this could lead to cuts in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) allotments or other sanctions placed on the state.
The audit found these items questionable:
The two nonprofit groups used welfare money to hire lobbyists, often without paperwork describing the work they were supposed to do.
MCEC gave contracts to, and hired, family members of Davis, sometimes making lump-sum payments. The payments and salaries to his nephew and brother-in-law totaled more than $1 million over the past several years, auditors said.
Both nonprofit groups gave welfare money to a trio of wrestlers, Ted DiBiase, Ted DiBiase, Jr., and Brett DiBiase – some of it for work never performed, some for “unreasonable” travel costs.
MCEC paid Victory Sports Foundation with welfare money to run fitness programs, some of which Mississippi legislators and other officials or staffers participated in, free of charge. The trainer who runs Victory said he did not know he received welfare money.
MCEC bought three cars with welfare money, each worth more than $50,000, for New and two sons. Salaries, cellphones, and other expenses were paid using welfare money. The vehicles included a 2018 Nissan Armada, a Chevrolet Silverado, and a Ford F-250. In each case, the vehicle was registered to MCEC, but in each case, auditors said the vehicles were for personal use.
MCEC used welfare money for sports-related purposes, including sponsoring a college baseball tournament and other NCAA events.
MCEC cut a $3,000 check to a bookkeeper of MCEC, though a handwritten note says “$3,000 cash was given to” Davis, the DHS executive director.
MCEC moved $6 million to a private school and organization run by New and bought supplies for the school.