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‘We’re not doing that’: Why a Black couple wouldn’t crowdfund to pay off medical debts

SUFFOLK, Va. — When Kristie Fields was undergoing treatment for breast cancer nine years ago, she got some unsolicited advice at the hospital: Share your story on the local news, a nurse told her. Viewers would surely send money.

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A man meant to donate $150 to a GoFundMe page. He reveals what happened after he accidentally sent $15,000

Reddit post has resulted in influx of donations to charity

The Independent UK

Against crowdfunding for medical debt

Black Americans use GoFundMe far less than white Americans, studies show. And those who do typically bring in less

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A man meant to donate $150 to a GoFundMe page. He reveals what happened after he accidentally sent $15,000

Reddit post has resulted in influx of donations to charity

The Independent UK

John Amos’ daughter speaks out against her brother amid elder abuse investigation

The daughter of actor John Amos says that her brother no longer has the authority to make medical decisions for their father, who was recently hospitalized.

Los Angeles Times

Couple welcome miracle baby after years of heartbreak

Zoe and Ben Nickless turned to GoFundMe to help cover the cost of expensive IVF treatment

Manchester Evening News

'We're not doing that': A Black couple won't crowdfund to pay medical debt

Kristie Fields, a cancer patient in Virginia was urged to go public to seek help for her medical bills. But she worried about feeding hurtful stereotypes.

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Yikes: The TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer For GoFundMe Donations Has Pleaded Guilty To Theft

She received more than $57,000 in donations for her cancer treatment.

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Survivor Of Hunter Valley Bus Crash Warns Of Online Scammers Trying To Cash In On The Tragedy

Fkn disgraceful.

Pedestrian.tv

A high school gathered to celebrate graduation. Then two people were killed in America’s latest mass shooting

Two people were killed and five others injured during a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday. Ariana Baio reports

The Independent UK

Some of Florida's trans residents have crowdsourced $200,000 to escape the state

Following a new bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that targets LGBTQ+ people, some trans residents have turned to GoFundMe for help.

Fortune

Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Dozens of transgender people in Florida who can't afford to move are turning to crowdfunding to help them leave after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ community

The Independent UK

Daniel Penny's GiveSendGo campaign: Crowdfunding primarily benefits the most privileged

A former United States Marine was recently charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally choking a 30-year-old Black man, Jordan Neely, on a New York subway train.

The Conversation

LGBT+ people are fleeing Florida in ‘mass migration’ over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Lake County Pride leader says planned celebration ‘not exactly being welcomed by the community where we’re having it’

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Family of award winning artist paralysed in random NYC subway shove attack speak out

Emine Yilmaz Ozsoy was ‘profoundly’ injured after being shoved into a moving train. Her husband says she’s ‘a warrior’ who is defying doctors’ grim prognosis

The Independent UK

Dad who helped ducks cross road killed moments later in front of his kids

Emergency first responders were sent to assist but the man helping the ducklings died at the scene

The Independent UK

GoFundMe tops $1m for boy, 6, who lost entire family in Allen mall mass shooting

According to a GoFundMe set up to help the six-year-old, the family-of-four had just celebrated his sixth birthday days before three of them were murdered

The Independent UK

GoFundMe tops $1m for boy, 6, who lost entire family in Allen mall mass shooting

According to a GoFundMe set up to help the six-year-old, the family-of-four had just celebrated his sixth birthday days before three of them were murdered

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Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin says he will put the millions raised into his charity

The decision begins the 25-year-old's plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a "Monday Night Football" game in January.

Pedestrian.tv

An Ex-MAFS Star Has Deadset Started A GoFundMe To Help Get Their Followers Back

Without it, the poor soul can't "pick up chicks".

Irish Mirror

GoFundMe set up to help family 'get back on their feet' after 'devastating apartment fire'

The family "lost all their personal belongings, including, clothes, and cherished memories" in the "devastating" fire

The Guardian - AU

‘Nightmare situation’: Australians turn to youth refuges and camper vans as rental crisis deepens

As rents soar and properties are snapped up before even being inspected, those living on the bottom line are hit the hardest

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $3.2m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $3.2m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

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