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Take it as you will....but looks like Shaun King (Original Post) BGBD Jul 2021 OP
Ever the opportunist! About time that fraud was outed. Budi Jul 2021 #1
Why do you think it is great news Beringia Jul 2021 #2
Because he's a grifter BGBD Jul 2021 #4
This. Treefrog Jul 2021 #6
He's a grifting fraud. That's why. Budi Jul 2021 #5
I knew he'd eventually be exposed. Treefrog Jul 2021 #3
Who? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #7
It appears this was a planned hiatus that he had mentioned on IG a few weeks ago. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #8
Grifters never go away -- they just rebrand. W_HAMILTON Jul 2021 #9
Probably a hell of a story about to break about him tishaLA Jul 2021 #10
who? niyad Jul 2021 #11
I've thought for years he was lying about his background obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #12
He ran his mouth against Kamala Harris Budi Jul 2021 #13
A grifter as fake as Rachel Dolezal Tarc Jul 2021 #14
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
1. Ever the opportunist! About time that fraud was outed.
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:55 PM
Jul 2021

He's worth around $3 mill.

Was sure a profitable gig while it lasted eh, Shaun?

Intercept, TYT & a private PAC. cha ching$$$
What a country. Where you can be anything!🙄

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. He's a grifting fraud. That's why.
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 02:15 PM
Jul 2021
King has been accused of raising funds for causes that were never received by those he was fundraising for, including at Justice Together after King abruptly closed the organization. A former member of the organization who asked to have a donation returned said that King refused to refund her money.
Wiki

Samaria Rice posted a story about how he exploited the wrongful killing of Tamir for his own personal gain. (i.e. fundraisers)



Fraud over his Corona Virus Fundraiser

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blackamericaweb.com/2020/04/06/activist-shaun-king-accused-of-fraud-again-over-his-coronavirus-fundraiser/amp/

Shaun King Aliases:
Talcum X,
Martin Luther Cream,
Nelson Manilow,
W.E.B. Du Fraud,
Thurgood Partial/Marshallow, Hueless P. Newton,
Crooker T. Washington,
Mos Theft,
Satchel Beige,
Pale Revere,
Snow J. Simpson,
Cream Abdul-Jabbar,
Rose Parks,
Tupac Sugar

AND MUCH MORE.
He's been exploiting $$$ from high profile tradgedies since at least 2015.

He needs to be pubicly shamed out of online existance.

W_HAMILTON

(8,251 posts)
9. Grifters never go away -- they just rebrand.
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 06:11 PM
Jul 2021

Beware of him and whatever schtick he's got going on when he inevitably returns.

tishaLA

(14,297 posts)
10. Probably a hell of a story about to break about him
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 06:14 PM
Jul 2021

Let's hope it's "good bye" and not "see ya later."

obamanut2012

(27,637 posts)
12. I've thought for years he was lying about his background
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 08:05 PM
Jul 2021

And, it seems like Black Twitter does, too.

At least Rachel Dolezal seemed to have a sincere desire to do good, even if she did it in a bonkers, fucked up way.

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