The Red Cross had decided to cut direct services to several zip codes.
That was a hot button subject...as those codes are in low income, high crime neighborhoods..
The reaction was severe ....with activists demanding the DOJ investigate and file charges for discrimination...that the Red Cross take government money (not true) and they need to hire more people ( they are unpaid volunteers.)
To further the cause was a woman that lived in that neighborhood, her sister and the activists hold a new conference....claiming she didn't receive any aid.
Red Cross did produce recipes that checks were cashed, to that family.....for more than $500 bucks....so someone did cash those checks.
When confronted. as the story took off ....she admitted she had been advised to lie...and aploized...
The activist refused to admit to anything.....But did advise that a GoFundMe page donations would be returned.
https://www.cbs58.com/news/milwaukee...ily-after-fire
The Red Cross has backed off and is now back to servicing those codes...if they have volunteers
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