Detroit Piston Owner Tom Gores Prison Telecom Business Tarnishes The NBA [PETITION]

An advocacy group took out a full-page advertisement in Sunday's New York Times, calling on the NBA and 30 of its owners to force Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores to sell his team because of his ownership of a prison telecom company.

"If Black Lives Matter, what are you doing about Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores?" the advertisement read.

The advertisement refers readers to http://pistonsdeservebetter.com that says how Gores' ownership of Securus Technologies, which his Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Platinum Equity purchased in 2017, "undermines [the NBA's] sincerity" about its stance on social and racial justice issues. Securus helps to set the pricing for phone calls for jailed inmates in hundreds of counties nationwide, in some cases charging more than $14 for a 15-minute call.

via ESPN

Give Us The Money - Why Poverty? [SCREENING]

An inside look at the politics of poverty and cult of celebrity. November 21st at the Bloor Hot Docs Theatre TVO DocStudio will premiere Give Us The Money - Why Poverty?

From Live Aid to Make Poverty History, celebrities have become activists against poverty. Bob Geldof and Bono have been the most prominent voices advocating on behalf of the poor. But have their concerts and campaigns really lifted millions out of poverty? Geldof, Bono and Bill Gates speak candidly about how to lobby effectively and how to play to politicians' weaknesses for glitz and popularity.
                                                       
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