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Exclusive Trailer: The Way Home Chronicles the State With the Largest Homelessness Epidemic in the U.S.
The global pandemic has produced significant issues throughout the country (and the world, of course) and it has also exacerbated existing issues. The homelessness crisis, for example, has only gotten worse. From acclaimed filmmakers Camille Servan-Schreiber & Don Hardy (produced by Servan-Schreiber, Hardy and Shawn Dailey), The Way Home is a short-form nonfiction series chronicling…
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Delonte West Checks Into Rehab Facility After Mark Cuban Picks Him Up At Gas Station, Offers Help
Former NBA player Delonte West has struggled in recent years in the aftermath of his basketball career, and now, things might finally be turning around for him thanks to an old friend. From ESPN: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picked up Delonte West at a Dallas gas station on Monday and is attempting to help…
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New Footage Shows Phoenix Police Mocking Muslim Man's Faith as They Kneel on Neck, Killing Him
New body-camera footage released last Wednesday revealed Phoenix police insulted Muhammad Muhaymin Jr.’s faith while he pleaded for help before his death. HuffPost reports that Muhaymin could be heard multiple times pleading with officers that he couldn’t breathe. At one point, Muhaymin calls out to Allah for help to which one of the officers responds,…
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Ordered to Provide Hotel Rooms for the City’s Homeless During Health Emergency
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, one issue has come up again and again: How do we best care for the nation’s homeless population? San Francisco lawmakers have taken a noble and aggressive approach to shelter the homeless in their city by ordering the mayor to lease thousands of hotel rooms to be used as safe…
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#COVIDWhileBlack: Miami Doctor Who Tests Homeless for COVID-19 Handcuffed for No Apparent Reason
Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina announced this weekend that his department was investigating an incident in which a Miami police sergeant handcuffed and detained a black doctor in front of his own home. Dr. Armen Henderson says he was loading up his van with supplies he planned to take to the city’s homeless to help…
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Housing as a Human Right: Movement Gains Steam in Los Angeles in Response to Pandemic
For years, a housing crisis in California has been coming to a head as skyrocketing rents have outpaced people’s wages. That crisis has led to a growing homeless population the state has struggled to assist. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic requiring Californians to “shelter-in-place,” homeless families find themselves running out of safe options. In response,…
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Colin Kaepernick Celebrated His 32nd Birthday by Feeding the Homeless in Oakland
While most of us spent our Sunday basking in the triumphant return of the Popeye’s chicken sandwich, others—like exiled NFL quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick—spent theirs being far nobler. The Hill reports that Kap spent the day providing the homeless with free food and supplies in Oakland, Calif. Did I mention that this was on…
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Tyler Perry Wants to Leave a Legacy by Building a Shelter for Trafficked Women and Girls, Homeless Women and Displaced LGBTQ Youth
With the recent grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios, Tyler Perry’s legacy is pretty much cemented. However, making a difference in Hollywood is not the only way Perry wants to pay it forward. In a recent interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning, Perry revealed another big dream of his. “You know, the studio’s…
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Will Smith Will Read You a Bedtime Story For a Very Good Cause
If you’ve ever longed to have Will Smith read you Jack and the Beanstalk or Where the Wild Things Are before bed, your dreams are one step closer to reality, as the former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will be reading bedtime stories later this year for a very good cause. According to the Seattle Times,…
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Jaden Smith Really Is an Icon Living: Debuts Free Vegan Food Truck for the Homeless in Los Angeles
While Jaden Smith has enjoyed plenty of box office and Billboard success, it’s his benevolence and giving heart that his fans truly adore. According to the Hollywood Reporter, on Monday, the “Icon” rapper unveiled I Love You Restaurant, a vegan food truck that will provide free meals to the homeless of downtown Los Angeles. The…