Plus, waitress stiffed by white couple because they "don’t tip Black people" and Amazon.com, FreshDirect to accept food stamps for online grocery shopping.
Ron Paul. 90s babies barely remember him, but the presidential nominee of the 1988 elections and former Republican Rep. of the U.S. Senate is still out here in these streets spewing utter horsesh*t. During a radio interview, Paul claimed that people who are against war, particularly the Black Caucus are against it because they want […]
Matthew Knowles (pictured right), superstar singer Beyonce’s father, is allegedly so behind in his child support payments to the tune of $32,135.90 that his child and baby…
An artist named Meg Webster is showcasing “Food Stamp Table” at Miami’s Art Basel in the Paula Cooper Gallery and the minimalist art comments on something we already know--people living on food stamps have it hard. If we didn’t know it by now, we knew it when the House passed the heartless bill to cut […]
The House of Representatives voted to cut $4 billion from the food stamp budget program. This devastating news effects one in seven U.S. citizens. The vote was a very tight 217-210. The New York Times is reporting that the bill was much-needed because the current $80 billion program had “grown out of control.” “This bill […]
I stumbled upon a rant by a Yahoo contributor who seemed very upset at the prospect of KFC, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, etc. accepting food stamps. He’s not alone. There are folks out there ready to (keyboard) protest if McDonald’s lets poor people use their benefit cards to get a happy meal—with a toy even! These […]
The City of New York wants to help prevent childhood obesity. They plan on doing that by first tackling the food stamp system. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson of NY have a plan to announce Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation’s food stamp […]
