By Shoq, on January 18th, 2010
Wyclef Jean calls for evacuating Haiti's capital, speaks out in defense of his foundation
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9596076
Perhaps his executive director just made him look good, and this was certainly an odd press conference (video), but my gut tells me Wyclef is sincere; just sloppy with details.
Since he won't stop trying to raise big text dollars,
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By Shoq, on January 16th, 2010
Wyclef Jean responds to some questions raised by TheSmokingGun, the AP, and others:
I had expected that they would arrange some event in Haiti to answer some of the many questions raised. I never thought he was a "crook," ever. I don't think anyone else said he was, either. Only that there was some sloppy IRS
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By Shoq, on January 15th, 2010
I had started out referring Yele.org, but after just a few minutes of research, I thought better of it. What follows were my first posts and updates on it, which just outgrew my Haiti Links page. Sorry if prose is a bit ragged; the result of too many incremental updates.
Note: I want to
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By Shoq, on January 13th, 2010
Donate to the Relief Effort
Many relief efforts online are scams. I'm not a fan of endless lists of relief agencies you might throw money at. I think most people just want to donate where they know it will do some good.
I don't think you can go wrong by giving money to any of these, but
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