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From Gawker:

Hugh Locke, Yele Haiti’s president, says donors can be assured that their money will be well-spent. “I’m confident that anybody who gives money to Yele Haiti for emergency relief can be sure it will be used effectively. We may be a small organization, and there are handicaps. But there are also efficiencies.” Locke says the foundation has already allocated $1.5 million for an airlift due to leave Miami early next week, and is in the process of seeking bridge financing to raise more money as it waits for donations to hit its account.

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He dismisses the delay in online donations as a matter of days, and says he’s already taken steps to speed them up. As for text-message donations—that money never hits the account until the person who sent them pays their cell phone bill weeks later, a circumstance that affects charities large and small alike.

“We’ve got a team of 15 people on the ground in Haiti, and a warehouse, and contacts with people in the neighborhood,” Locke says, repeating Yele Haiti’s extensive experience getting food out into dangerous neighborhoods for the UN’s World Food Program after Tropical Storm Jeanne in 2004 and the 2008 world food crisis.

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He says the organization’s relationships and knowledge of Porte-au-Prince make it better suited, in some cases, to get relief into the neighborhoods than larger organizations. And he says that the established charities that have sought out Yele Haiti for collaboration—including the World Food Program and Americares—wouldn’t have done so if it couldn’t actually get the job done. “They came to us,” he says, “and not the other way around.”

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[2:56 p.m. - 1/15/2010] – Only $1 In Every $5 Of Wyclef’s Yele Charity Goes To Haiti

From TheSmokingGun:

The Haiti earthquake has already triggered hundreds of thousands of donations to musician Wyclef Jean’s charitable foundation, which expects to raise upwards of $1 million a day in the disaster’s wake.

However, Internal Revenue Service records show the group has a lackluster history of accounting for its finances, and that the organization has paid the performer and his business partner at least $410,000 for rent, production services, and Jean’s appearance at a benefit concert. Though the Wyclef Jean Foundation, which does business as Yele Haiti Foundation, was incorporated 12 years ago–and has been active since that time–the group only first filed tax returns in August 2009.

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That month, the foundation provided the IRS with returns covering calendar years 2005, 2006, and 2007–the only periods for which it has publicly provided a glimpse at its financial affairs.

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From Gawker.com:

There’s no doubt Wyclef Jean — who has raised $1 million since the Haiti earthquake — wants to help his homeland. But a look at his personal foundation’s finances raises questions about whether it’s wisely managing the donations it’s collecting.

The Smoking Gun took a look at the finances of Yele Haiti, the foundation Wyclef Jean founded to help his homeland—and it’s ugly. Jean founded Yele Haiti in 1998, according to TSG, but didn’t file any tax returns until five month ago, in August 2009. And the returns filed so far—for 2005, 2006, and 2007 only—reveal that Yele directed huge sums of money to commercial entities that Jean and his business partner Jerry Duplessis own stakes in.

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The most eye-popping expenditure is $250,000 that the foundation paid in 2006 to Telemax, S.A., a Haitian television company that Jean and Duplessis own a controlling interest in. The payment for “airtime and production services” appears to have been related to a telethon of some sort that Yele Haiti produced in the country—its chalked up to “outreach”—and amounts to one out of every five dollars that the foundation took in that year. The return claims the fees were “below market” and constituted the “most efficient” way for Yele Haiti to conduct outreach.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/misskalilovely2/ misskalilovely2

    Ok …. This man has been working hard for Haiti almost his whole career , long before this earthquake … he been reporting for years how bad things are in that country and no one seem to care …. But you know how Americans are now that its has been a natural disaster everyone wants to be evolved so we can report on how much as been done …. Just to Glorify our self’s like always… it’s really wrong to questions this mans motivates, and throw dirt on his name now that all mightily America has came to the rescue

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/n0gar/ n0gar

    All foundations are about making money for the founders first and then giving the rest to those in it’s name. Why do you think there are so many of them? At least he is still giving. They need black logistical support…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AbstractARTS/ AbstractARTS

    Agreed @ misskalilovely2

    Before all sorts of negative post go on about what is given and not given…think about how much “you” have contributed first.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/deshawn121/ deshawn121

    is his organization non profit?
    im not the type to make excuses for black people, if he never filed taxes on any of the monies he collected since the organization started hes in a world of trouble and deserved to be investigated.
    and as for 1 in 5 dollars going to the people thats sad because large major humanitarian organizations have that same ratio but they are extremelly large companies while wyclefs is extremelly small, that would mean someone is openly taking money thats for the people.

    STOP MAKING EXCUSES

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/haitianscarface83/ haitianscarface83

    wyclef been doing his thing for haiti now haiti is front page news everyone think they doing the most stop hating and keep the negativity out of this catastrophic devastation that happened in haiti im sure wherever ya got this info from is probably just tryin to defame what wyclef is doing

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BreBuffalo/ BreBuffalo

    nogving fiirst is not impt.

    Sorry about Wycleft, but IRS needs to step in before he gets any more badpr and donations.

    If you want to give , give to:
    1 ASSOCAITED CATHOLIC CHARITIES
    2 AMERICAN RED CROSS
    3 SALVATION ARMY
    4 PRESIDENT’s BUSH AND CLINTON’s cause
    5-Money is not there is. Give to hcariteis in food/clothing/med.supplies/cleaning prodts. etc.
    Money is the only way to go.

    I learned this through Katrina.

    Sorry about Wy.He needs to stop.getthis right now.You cannot help unless you know how adn that includes him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BreBuffalo/ BreBuffalo

    I am giving to Catholic Relief or Amer. Red Cross.

  • http://urbanpetersburg.com/national/tariqwriter/only-1-in-every-5-of-wyclef%e2%80%99s-yele-charity-goes-to-haiti/ Only $1 In Every $5 Of Wyclef’s Yele Charity Goes To Haiti | UrbanPetersburg – Newstalk 1240

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/deshawn121/ deshawn121

    i believe you have to file taxes if you are paying yourself.
    since the organization started he never filed taxes,ofcourse you are going to get investigated.

    CAN ANY OF YOU READ, HE PAID 250,000 TO A TELEVISION STATION HE CO OWNS FOR A TELETHON HE PRODUCED, SO HE GETS PAID FOR PRODUCING THE SHOW. CMON NO THATS A MAJOR HUSSLE 250,000 FOR TELEVISION TIME ON HATIAN TV, GET THE F*** OUTTA HERE.

    i DONT CARE IF HE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. THERE ARE ALOT OF HUSSLERS WHO BEEN DOING THINGS THAT SEEM LEGIT FOR YEARS.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bbgirl18/ bbgirl18

    This is not good for this organizations mission… well it looks like i’m going to contribute to another org until they get things together

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/good4life_atsugarluv/ good4life_atsugarluv

    EVERYTIME SOMEONE TRY TO DO GOOD IN THIS WORLD, IT SEEM LIKE THE WORLD COMES WITH SOMETHING TO KNOCK A PERSON BACK DOWN , I THINK LAST YEAR HE WAS SHOWN HOLDING A BIG FAT AWARD FOR ALL THE HELP HE WAS DOING IN HAITI, NOW THIS. IT NEVER STOP , THIS WORLD IS ALWAYS ABOUT BRINGING A PERSON DOWN AND IF HE DID OWN TAXES , THEY COULD CONTACT HIM BY LETTER LIKE THEY DO EVERYONE ELSE AND TELL HIM TO WALK IN AND TALK WITH HIM FACE TO FACE AND WORK OUT A PAYMENT PLAN,I HAVE SEEN IT DONE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE MONEY YOUR NAME IS ALWAYS IN THE LIGHT. I GIVE MY MONEY TO HAITI AND I GIVE MY MONEY TO YELE AND NOT ONLY THAT I HAD MY FRIENDS GIVE TO AND WE FEEL GOOD TO BE A PART OF HELPING THE WORLD. SO THAT’S ALL THAT COUNTS. I FEEL LIKE THIS LOOK AT ALL THE DONATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD, WHO KNOWS WHO IS GETTING THAT MONEY BUT WE GIVE BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP OUT. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lordq4893/ lordq4893

    LOL….u gotta love show biz! Man if Wyclef really wanted to help his people, and has had a charity for 12 yrs, why hasn’t he help them to get heavy moving equipment? Why isn’t there a hospital or clinic in his name? People, wake up! these celebs don’t give an eff about you or poor people…I work in ent. and can tell you, that celebs do very little unles its for publicity….WAKE UP! Call a spade a spade…don’t be duped…lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    Can someone name me one charity that gives 100% of there donations to any cause? I’m willing to bet that one in five is standard. Funny how NewsZero isn’t telling me how much donations Bill Clinton is keeping for his business, or the Salvation Army, Unicef etc…….Can I get an accounting of the donations of the top 10 orgs sending relief to Haiti, Casey?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    Casey, it is totally reckless of you to cast this pall over Wyclef’s org with no real facts, or at least given his org a chance to speak to these accusations, yet give the impression other orgs are somehow the way we should go with our donations. I want to know who you work for Casey and who funds NewsOne.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JazzyCreations/ JazzyCreations

    This article is BS. Continue to donate to Wyclef’s foundation. There isnt an ORGANIZATION out there…NOT ONE. that gives 100% of their donations. Wyclef is in HAITI now digging out dead bodies himself. Some nerve of you to try to expose someone who cares so much for his people. Do not let this dumb article convince that your money isnt going for the right purpose. Ask any organization that you go to..are they down in Haiti digging DEAD bodies out from rubbage? Think people. Peace.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/damwallace/ damwallace

    Unfortunately for Wyclef $1 out of $5 is no where near standard. Anything less than at MINIMUM one half of a total donation going directly to the good of the charity is not accepted in the non-profit world. Foundations and charities risk being shut down for spending more than half of their profits on expenses. So, this story, if true is unfortunate. That’s not to say that I don’t have some serious respect for him getting right in there to help. He’s trying, and he’s sincere. Just hope he cleans up his books in the immediate future.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nefertiti313/ Nefertiti313

    I don’t know if this scandalous report is true, or not, but what I suspect is that some Cracker has gone to great lengths to dig up dirt on Wyclef to divert funds from Yele Charity into their own greedy little hands. Con Artists – black and white – are crawling out of the woodwork, attempting to exploit this situation to line their own pockets. Wyclef and his wife are in Haiti removing festering human carcasses from the streets with their bare hands. Wyclef has consistently insinuated himself in the fight to aid Haiti economically, socially and politically. He did not just wait for a national disaster to suddenly make himself known and to reap the financially fallout by absconding with charitable donations.
    SIDEBAR: I get so bloody livid when news reporters refer to Haitians trying to stay alive as looting… Nobody in their right mind could possibly expect them to leave water, food, warm clothing or provisions in a store window when they are trying to stay alive. If this had happened in an European nation, this derogatory verbiage would not be employed. It is sickening.
    And finally, do not just have an opinion, put your money where your mouth is: have a charitable heart and help. If you cannot afford to give money, donate canned goods, or even gently worn shoes. Whatever you do, be more than just a mouthpiece, take action.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Eolufemi/ Eolufemi

    Irresponsible reporting. A whole bunch of implications, but no evidence Wyclef is pocketing the money that people have given for relief efforts. Also, lots of celebrities start a foundation but never make it fully operational. But, by having it ready, it makes it easier to do what he’s doing now because you don’t have to waste time just getting the paperwork going. Get some evidence he’s committing fraud, and take that junk to a cop. Otherwise you’re maligning someone and you don’t even understand how non-profits work.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aamaazon/ aamaazon

    ZOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM! There they go! one tiny bit of maligning and they start shaking in their boots. Think people, how did someone get a copy of a tax form supposedly from the wyclef foundation? And how do they know what years were filed? And is it a haitian or usa based foundation because that would determine where taxes should be paid. So many questions and you guys are jumping off of bridges, cause somebody said, smh. When will you learn.

    I’m not saying it is or is not a truthful statement. All I’m saying is think, ask questions do the research, etc. Given the articles I’ve seen on bp since it was bought last february, I’m wondering of the validity of ANYTHING thats reported. A bunch of drama kings and queens as news reporters are not credible in my eyesight.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aamaazon/ aamaazon

    Oh by the way, I also find it interesting that you can’t get a clear view of the alleged tax form no matter how you try to tweak it,lol. think it’s just junk they put up to convince you of the legitimacy of the doc**ent, which is probably they never made any claims that it was his.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tpmedia/ tpmedia

    First let me start by sayin I don’t know if the report is even true, I am just posting in response to “aamaazon’s” question, how can they get the tax forms, Well I do know that in having a business or org that your taxes , and your everyday tax payer by the way, are a matter of public record. You can look up anyones taxes and see what they pay or don’t pay, lol it falls under the free informations act, f-d up I know but its true, most times all you have to do is google it but if you really want the info its as easy as contacting the irs or going to your public library or however its spelled, lol as for thier copy not being clear enough to read of that I dont know if they are jus tryin to start some ish, lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mangosyrup/ Mangosyrup

    Go to charitynavigator.org. This site rates charities and gives you the financial breakdown. Pick one with a good rating as they have a proven track record. I supported an organization that already has offices in Haiti and have been working to solve poverty in the country for years.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    Fukk NewsZero and you weak ass nlggers that talkin bout donatin soimewhere else go ahead slaves

    KEEP DONATING 2 WYCLEFS ORG. IT IS THE ONLY ONE I SEE A BENEFITIAL 2 THE CAUSE!!

    and I already xposed the Zebra nlgger that posted this article some months ago…YEA I KNOW WHO YOU IZ N1GGER…U like white h0es and all that silly sh1t U made a rap video about that was on BET latenight and uncut wich yo silly ass and MAN FUKK U AND NEWSZERO
    CAN I POST HOW SUSPECT YA’LL ARE??
    BETTA YET IMMA START MY OWN NEWS WEBSITE…..I AM A ENGINEER PUSSEE’S

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blacktino007/ blacktino007

    I am going to throw this out there : What should be reported is how 10′s of billions have been pumped into Hatti over the years by various sources via various agencies, just like with N.Korea and guess what , no one knows where the money went. No accountablility from the corrupt government thats in place or the agencies doing bussiness there. I am hopeful yet doubtful that the aid we send there this time can be put to use to finally help the people of Hatti

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hollyhood314/ hollyhood314

    don’t use other people’s dark sides as a reason for you to at least try not to do your part the only thing that you can do is donate in good faith and not make excuses about what could or couldn’t happen…. however do your best to research and make the best decision possible and donate to organizations such as unicef who have good records and have been around for years and directly purchase supplies and not just give cash that may be misapropriated… needless to say if the contradiction is obvious then do not support that group (wyclef won’t ber getting my donation) BUT KNOW IF YOU CAN SAVE ONE CHILD’S LIFE IT WAS WORTH IT plz dnt try to play God with your decisions just do the best that you can do and pray that your funds are bleesed Rest In Jesus’s arms all the children that were lost and may help come to those that are left

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    Let’s add to why IRS, Blackplanet and others are backing other organizations. Well, they are not owned by Haitians, they can regulate how much they can send to the victims, IRS doesnt look at their books much(remember when you are black and youre doing something for your people they are waiting for you to EF up i.e. wesley snipes,redd foxx,etc.), and most of all the other organizations(NGOs) are government regulated pawns that bring about the US agenda to countries like Haiti like they did with pilgrims with the indigenous people here and all over the world.The basic idea of exploitation hasnt changed, only time did.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/vonversace/ vonversace

    nothing NEW.. but i cant belive this article. since a kid in haiti, i hear people donating millions,euros and us dollars but only couple of hundred will get to the people. its fuk up. the country really need the financial aid but the government, scam artist take most of it. ask haitians if that isnt the truth? lets see this time if it stay the same? now its in the capital, im sure if it was outside of the capital, they really would see that money.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/momono3/ momono3

    IS THIS SOME RACIST PLOT TO STOP THE EFFORTS FOR HAITI. I AM NOT ONE TO EAGERLY JUMP UP AND YELL OUT ‘RACISM’, BUT I DO NOTICE SOMETHING. AT MY JOB, IF IT IS A WHITE PERSONS TURN TO COLLECT DUES OR ANY MONIES, THEY JUST COLLECT THE MONEY. BUT IF IS A BLACK PERSONS TURN, PEOPLE WANT TO DATE AND INITIAL THE FACT THAT THEY PAID, WANT TO SEE RECEIPTS AND,,,,,WANT A WHITE PERSON COLLECTING WITH THEM. NO, THEY DONT COME OUT AND SAY ‘A WHITE PERSON NEEDS TO WATCH YOU’ THEY SAY ‘I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEED SOME COMPANY, OR, ‘DO YOU NEED HELP COUNTING THAT’ BUT NOBODY EVER COUNTED BEHIND THEM. JUST LIKE NOBODY WAS COUNTING BEHIND THE
    ROVE, RUMSFELD, BUSH AND CHENEY REGIME EITHER. THESE ARE WYCLEFS PEOPLE. I THINK HE WILL DO THEM JUSTICE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BLAK_BUTAFLY/ BLAK_BUTAFLY

    Dont focus on the $4 they aint gettin, focus on the $1 they are.. IF (keyword) this is true (very doubtful). Wyclef has been trying to help Haiti LONG before this catastrophe ever occurred. Were the reports pulled up for the other organizations? Its easy to do. See how much “overhead” they have, what percentage of the money actually goes to help, then make your decision swiftly AND DONATE. Doctors Without Borders and American Red Cross are good ones with very low overhead, who are almost always the first to respond.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/REAL_LIFE_DRAMA/ REAL_LIFE_DRAMA

    In 1805, the U.S. instituted restrictions on trade with Haiti.? By the end of the year, Congress banned trade with Haiti, joining the French and Spanish boycotts. These embargos crippled the Haitian economy, and helped prevent the new black nation from making a success of its independence. READ MORE………………

    Source:

    http://f ree-speech.com//blogs/why-is-haiti-so-poor

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/REAL_LIFE_DRAMA/ REAL_LIFE_DRAMA

    In 1805, the U.S. instituted restrictions on trade with Haiti.? By the end of the year, Congress banned trade with Haiti, joining the French and Spanish boycotts. These embargos crippled the Haitian economy, and helped prevent the new black nation from making a success of its independence. READ MORE………………

    Source:

    http://phrequency.ning.com/profiles/blogs/why-is-haiti-so-poor

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JamaicanMan876/ JamaicanMan876

    Be very careful who you donate to and make sure that its to a reputable organization that has a proven track record of helping those in need. There are scammers that see an opportunity to exploit this tragedy for their own greed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aamaazon/ aamaazon

    I hope that you are aware that they are comparing apples to oranges with this slander. When they speak of percentages going to the people, you have to think “percentages of what?” If one organization receives $10 and their over head is $5 than that means 50% of the donations go to overhead. But if a company receives $50. and their overhead is $5 than they 80% of their donations are going to the people. This is what they’ve done with Yeli, comparing it to organizations that make 100 times as much in donations than they do. In order to do a comparative study, you have to compare apples and apples, or oranges and oranges, not apple and oranges.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aamaazon/ aamaazon

    oh did i say, i doubled up on my donation through Yeli because of this slander? They’re not naming any inept other organizations, so why are they picking on the haitian organization? maybe because they want the money to got through the other channels and doesn’t want the haitian organization to handle its own money’s. Everyone wants to be a savior, but never want to allow people to save themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Not_UR_Avg_Lady/ Not_UR_Avg_Lady

    First and foremost, we should all be very careful when donating money to these organizations. There are many people out there using this time of need to make a dollar. With that said, I do not believe this is what is happening with Wyclef’s organizations. This organization was set up long before this tragedy. In addition, I used to be a tax preparer for tax exempt/not for profit organizations such as this one and one thing I learned is that ALL (at least the one’s I came in contact with) not for profit organizations spend a lot of money to keep their charities/or whatever you may call them going. You have to think of it as a regular business. These organizations have employees that they must pay to carry out the day to day activities and they also have the everyday expenses of keeping a business going. Just because we donate money to them does not mean that all of that money will go directly to the people they are trying to help. As long as they can show the IRS that the money they are receiving in is going to supporting their Mission (including employees, etc) then they are usually ok.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blacktino007/ blacktino007

    When in Doubt, donate to Dr’s without borders and the Red Cross

    Side Note, For News One : Try Making a list of All the Shady azz Non Profits out there. do something FOR the Readers here on BP besides rile them up

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iiRockMySocks/ iiRockMySocks

    Yall need to stop taking up for him and request that at least got damn 3 out of 5 dollars make it to Haiti.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JamaicanMan876/ JamaicanMan876

    If you run a charity the administrative costs should be lower than the actual funds going to help the needy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kashi101/ Kashi101

    haitians never get the aid/money meant for them. same thing in nearly all poor nations. just too much corruption from the ground up. if this is true, i hope wyclef at least gives them all the money for relief raised right now. glad i don’t live there and america hasn’t gotten that way yet. god help them

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    Be smart and donate thru ur religious groups…i.e., Churches etc…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Heavens_GateKeeper/ Heavens_GateKeeper

    I donate thru a christian charity organization and have for years..becuz they are transparent and at the end of the year if you are a regular donor..you have the right to see IRS tax papers with regard to donations recieved..plus you can get credit on your tax donations. Haiti, what happen there was horrible.. however.. Haiti has been receiving money from all over the world for decades..yet they are still the 4th poorest country on the planet..WHY? becuz of corrupt politicians, drugdealers and cops on the take.. all getting a cut of the money donated to haiti meant to BUILD their infrastructure for such disasters..help the poor..build more and better hospitals, etc.,etc.,.. but somehow this never gets completed and the FAT polticians and their croonies run off to the south of france with the money.. my biggest concern is what is going to happen with all this money rolling into haiti..after the relief efforts are completed..WHO IS GOING TO BE IN CONTROL?..when there’s never been any control..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    lol@ donate through religious institutions because they are safer. The damn church has ripped off more people than any other organization known to man. Stop it!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ontimeappraisals/ ontimeappraisals

    I think black people should not participate in this slander. I believe this slander is trying to keep us from helping ourselves.They want to keep us depended. They don’t want blacks to stick together in no way so they create this slander without even giving it time to collect all the facts. You would think africa would be rich by now considering all the money that goes through redcross and alot of non black organizations, but no there still having an extreme food crisis out there and people have been dononating money there for years. Remember yall they tried to get us to go against micheal jackson too but it turns out he didn’t even do it. We must wake up to the fact that there are people out there trying to make us turn against eachother and not help one another and also destroy us. Please don’t fall for the same thing over and over again. We have trusted whites for a long time but look where we are because of it. Lets start forgiving and trusting overselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    DO NOT DONATE TO RED CROSS. Don’t donate to any white organizAtion.

    Yall see how they are trying to phuk Wyclefs organization. You cannot trust a single peckawood or some nagas

    At every Red Cross there should be a great statue and portrait of DR. CHARLES DREW. Research and find out how red cross wouldn’t be possible without DR. CHARLES DREW

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Legs4Weeks/ Legs4Weeks

    I think ALL donations would be greatly appreciated. Another great place to donte is http://www.josephassignment.org

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    MR_NANASTROKER and maatra man ya’ll never ever disappoint a nigga.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/felicebois/ felicebois

    Folks are jealous cause Wyclef made it happen.
    http://www.moderndayblackmomma.com
    Gen Eyes Wide.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/momono3/ momono3

    everyone needs to check out the link provided by REAL DRAMA. it was DEEP. especially the part about the US looking at it as a mirror into its own future.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SHYHEIM103/ SHYHEIM103

    I can’t believe black will always bet on black even if the negroe’s caught red-handed. Look, I donated the $5 because every radio station and website is promoting YELE. But I wish I could retract my money because the president of the organization’s response never denied the accusation! From someone who owns a non-profit I’m telling you, a dollar for every 5 is ridiculous. It’s supposed to be the other way around 4 gets donated and 1 gets kept.

    Non-profits are not supposed to make that much but what he’s doing is paying inflated rates to for profit companies he owns. Not a bad idea, but dude, these people really need help, and I just can’t condone it. Sprint will be getting a disgruntled phone call about that $5, LOL.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    Wyclef is 100 its these punk azz kkkrackas that will do anuythang to keep us from takin care of our own

    Understand the history of amerikkka and the french wit haiti. These bastards set off nuclear bombs under ground in haiti

    I’m workin on my passport to get to haiti and put in some work

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    MAATRA….I AGREE WITH YOU 100%…THEY WILL PUT S**T IN THE GAME WHEREVER THEY CAN…..WHEN YOU DONATE TO THEIR CHARITIES….ONLY 20CENT FROM A DOLLAR MIGHT MAKE IT TO WHERE IT IS REALLY IS NEEDED AT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/UCCP/ UCCP

    Let’s be truthful
    even the poorest Black folks are motivated by profit
    If he was “Gettin’ Paid” his people wouldn’t pay attention

    on the other side
    Baby Doc promised $8Million in relief funding

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jdh350z/ jdh350z

    fist of all nobody knows is its true or not so dont retract donaitions…at least wait for a full investigation…when they do one and its true it will be all over mainstream and international news if not it will disappear cause the people spreading rumors dont wana get caught..and secondly even charity organizations have to pay for airtime (think about that)….and one more thing always look at the source of a story(were and who it came from) cause they might have a motive for what they are putting out…………….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JaythaGizzawd/ JaythaGizzawd

    not only e profiting of the money but the governments are too, any citizen from us or any other country sending money to hati is a fool , why they asking us broke citizns for money when the government makes money in they factoriess to gve to us, thats real

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/producer6tray/ producer6tray

    It is presumptuous and ignorant to assume white media reports about someone like Wyclef, who is trying to give/help in a noble cause, as being accurate or correct info based solely upon that assumption, as well as given the white media’s history of bias reporting of people of color. Let us not buy into s**tting on our own without proof or clarity of this or any other given situation. This man is one of the richest performing artist of all times,and also has his own foundation of which he only asks 5 dollars(not 500, 5000 or 5 million)for contributions. What I find as steadily applauding is how Haiti is 95% people of color, yet once again, as usual, it is quickly become reporting 95% of white people sacrifice,struggle and human interest of what whites are doing or have been doing, are especially looked upon as more important by people here in Portland ,Oregon, as well as well around the country ..people of Haitian decent are not being interviewed , yet like Katrina we see the same white media reporting on the negative focusing on looting, as it is called by the most desperate and destitute.These people are hungry and desperate. Now that’s criminal.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    That’s real talk Producer6

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    Fukk NewsZero and you weak ass nlggers that talkin bout donatin somewhere else go ahead slaves i.e. weak ass nlggers=pants on the ground lookin like a fool wich yo pants on the ground

    KEEP DONATING 2 WYCLEFS ORG. IT IS THE ONLY ONE I SEE AS BEING BENEFITIAL 2 THE CAUSE!!

    and I already xposed the Zebra nlgger(Casey Gene-McCalla) that posted this article some months ago…YEA I KNOW WHO YOU IZ N1GGER…U like white h0es and all that silly sh1t U made a rap video about that was on BET latenight and uncut wich yo silly ass and MAN FUKK U AND NEWSZERO
    CAN I POST HOW SUSPECT YA’LL ARE??
    BETTA YET IMMA START MY OWN NEWS WEBSITE…..I AM A ENGINEER PUSSEE’S

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    Nannastroker these nuphukas don’t know how serious this whole Haiti situation is. It really got my head phuked.

    Its time to get down and dirty

  • http://newsone.com/world/wyclefs-tearful-press-conference-denies-using-charity-for-personal-gain/ Wyclef’s Tearful Press Conference, Denies Using Charity For Personal Gain | News One

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TXLexi1/ TXLexi1

    NewOne: Is it really helpful to imply Wyclef Jean ia a scammer (after all a picture is worth a thousand words). People are dying. Why sensationalize something so tragic when it could mean life or death for thousands of people? Sometimes small organizations can be more effective than the megagroups.

    If I give $10, I’ll miss out on two lattes this week. If I give it, someone may live.

    I think its really irresponsible on your part.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pure_playaz44_2/ pure_playaz44_2

    man who cares…. no one made sure we was ok down here in louisiana after katrina and rita…. so hell i deff aint worried bout another country

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shadoman1/ shadoman1

    i love my people but let our government pay we pay all day

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NileMusiq1/ NileMusiq1

    PLUH-LEASE PEOPLE!!!!!!!

    If we gonna point the finger, we should be concentrating on this crooked system we have here that made the working poor bail out the upper class citizens and high level CEO’s of most of highest Ivy League of financial institutions ever and that don’t give a care about ANYBODY!!!!!

    I am proud of Wyclef, and if he has cleared audit then, more power to him. IF he did not, then I think he should work this out privately…as was allowed other prominent members of the world class fallout that we still do not know made us the poorest people here in the US…we pay for benefits and can’t get services…we lost money from our IRA’s….etc etc etc…there are some many other people we could be legitmately be jumping on here!!!!

    Look at the pictures!!!! If they get a a dollar it is like 5 dollars to them. If I could I would put Wyclef charity above even the Red Cross……it is time we black people start backing up our own….he has shown he can overcome. He is not perfect like our leaders want you to treat them no matter how devious they have proven to be….and he can get the job done!

    Maybe if we band with him we can learn and make weaknesses strong and bring in higher accountability and form one of the biggest black relief organization the world has ever known!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/schoolofmede/ schoolofmede

    People please believe when i say that im a Hugh Cleff fan. But “WRONG IS WRONG” Yes i believe that it is a shame that they are blowing it up like about the missapproations of the funds donated to the YELE charity, and that he takes a dime of it for himself or his companys that he may own, but yall know and he SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He knew if it ever came a time that they were gonna throw his ass under the bus, aint it funny that he only filed taxes on the story last year? Remember that he had a spot on 60 mins last year as well right, RED FLAG….. LEMME CLEAN MY **** up. I read that he paid himself 100g for a benifit performance? are u kindding me. Really……….. I know he got doe already so if thats true. Im sorely hurt people. Just cause he should have known better!!!!!!!!! and If your doing something from your heart and this is your mission, dayumit give from your own abundance, Artist always have telethons etc. but I think that those who have and come from where we come from should help out more FINANCIALLY…………cause they know how it is… Yeah he should help haiti, cause he knows how it is there, hell i would have said before this happened that he could have been president there and maybe one day still will but this is just a flaw. To other Artist and entertainers or “black” people of affluence and i mean those of african decent who’s forfathers were slaves, It takes a community to raise on child. what good is it if you live in your mansion and teach your child and say ive done my job knowing that u could have done more, then they grow up and the child u neglected to help hurts or does worse to them. Chairty begins at home first then spreads abroad. lets get the citys here in the USA together before we can help some else

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bibitony/ bibitony

    i f**king donated $35 through yele but i did not know that this guy is an ass whole by nature . but my question is why the news did not publishe this scam earlier to avoid people to give through his web site why ?. i think if this ass whole use that money to cover his own expenses one day he will be poor than the haitien themself mother f**ker (making money behind displaced and poor back this IS A TRUE SHAME FOR REAL SHEET SHEET)

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