Posted on 12/31/2018 5:53:03 PM PST by Enterprise
The caucus of black New York state lawmakers run a charity whose stated mission is to empower “African American and Latino youth through education and leadership initiatives” by “providing opportunity to higher education” — but it hasn’t given a single scholarship to needy youth in two years, according to a New York Post investigation.
The group collects money from companies like AT&T, the Real Estate Board of New York, Time Warner Cable, and CableVision, telling them in promotional materials that they are “changing lives, one scholarship at a time.”
The group — called the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. — instead spent $500,000 on items like food, limousines, and rap music, the Post found.
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I’m here to tell ya, she’ll just jump right on it! Or maybe not. It might be one of those “my people” things.
Yeah they’re empowering someone, all right. Themselves!
No worries. The FAA will hire them.
Didn’t “The Human Fund” start in New York?
“Maybe the NY AG will quit chasing Trump and
investigate these corrupt crooks.“
Maybe monkeys could start flying out of my butt. Not likely, but could happen.
But seriously, the mere idea of this happening defies reality.
Can you say “Shakedown Street” ?
“The group — called the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. — instead spent $500,000 in the 2015 – 2016 fiscal year on items like food, limousines and rap music, the Post found.”
LOL
“If the story is true, it sounds terrible. Lots of students could’ve been helped with that money. “
Well, in a roundabout way, they probably were, they just happened to be the children of the poIiticians.
“Empower” to them is arming them.
bttt
I’m sure the new New York Attorney General will get right on this case.
Damn racist white supremist!
Come on, give then a break.
Before they can pass out corporate money, they need to get some street cred built up to connect with the urban youth...
What better way then stealing white people corporate gifts...
You think any self respecting street thug would take a scholarship straight up...?
has this been reported to the IRS???
That’s a thinly disguised party and political campaign rally. Where’s the IRS?
Maybe they couldn't find anyone worthy of a COLLEGE scholarship; and this was just prudent financial management?
ML/NJ
There are not the first set of black New Yorkers to use the tactic of shaming big corporations for donations, only to spend the proceeds on themselves.
Rely on those with the shears and get fleeced....
Eerily reminiscent of how African dictators run their affairs.
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