PayPal cuts ties with Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo after it raised money for the legal defenses of Proud Boys members and pro-Trump rioters arrested after storming the Capitol
GiveSendGo, which bills itself as the #1 free Christian fundraising site , has permitted fundraisers for pro-Trump rioters and the Proud Boys on its site
PayPal said Tuesday it had cut ties with the website due to a violation of its policies regarding the promotion of hate, violence or . forms of intolerance’
On GiveSendGo there are a number of fundraisers in support of defense funds of ‘patriots’ who attend last Wednesday’s riot, some seeking sums upward of $50k
Black Congressmen Who Objected To Certification Of Electoral Votes Sit Among Group Of Republicans Facing Calls To Resign
Reps. Byron Donalds and Burgess Owens have so far refused to step down after participating in the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
January 13, 2021 at 3:42 pm
The two Black Republicans who participated in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, are being hit with demands that they resign.
Both Donalds and Owens have become well-known for spreading the kind of misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election that has become typical of a large number of Republicans. But their efforts to have the votes of millions thrown out, including formally objecting to last week s certification of electoral votes, has caused even more controversy and led to calls that they step down.
KIND Snacks updates packaging to reflect America’s diversity, donates to support racial equality Black Lives Matter supporters may not be taking to the streets or grabbing headlines as often as they were last summer, but the social and racial injustices that drove them their persist, which is why KIND Healthy Snacks is deepening its commitment to address long-standing inequalities and systemic racism.
Among the company’s many commitments announced yesterday to help level the playing field for Black, Indigenous and People of Color is a seemingly small change that could have an outsized impact on the youngest generation – a decision to adjust its KIND Kids packaging to be more inclusive and reflect America’s diversity.
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By Andrew Gans
Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley s daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, welcomes former Star Search contestants January 12.
Guests include Tony nominees Sam Harris (
Kiss Me, Kate), Marty Thomas (
Xanadu), and Penny Mealing. Watch the stream above beginning at 8 PM. James Wesley and Seth Rudetsky Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Stars in the House launched March 16 to promote support for The Actors Fund and its services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It has also raised funds for the NAACP s Legal Defense Fund in support of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.