Shreveport Councilman Questions 50 Cent’s Charity Donation Process

Curtis 50 Cent Jackson has been highly critical of one Shreveport City Councilman about questions he raised about donations Jackson made to 9 local non-profit groups.

50 Cent donated $500,000 dollars to 9 charitable groups in an effort to combat domestic violence. Councilmembers Tabatha Taylor and James Green attended that presentation. But Councilman Dr. Alan Jackson was not invited to that event and in fact, tells KEEL News he did not even know about it.

Click here to hear Dr. Alan Jackson's interview on KEEL from Friday's show.

Alan Jackson started asking some questions about how the non-profits were chosen because he was getting calls from constituents about how they could be included. He did not know what to tell those folks because he was not informed about the process.

But his questions drew the attention from 50 Cent.

The social media post from 50 Cent says:

This guy is trying to create negative energy around me donating 500k to organizations in need. To the organization who received the grants in the nice’s way when you see him say FVCK YOU ALAN ! @50centaction

 

The post included pictures that were zoomed in and cropped to a pair of bowties, and a Shreveport city seal. As 50 Cent mentions 'Alan' in the text of the post, and it looks like one of the bowtie pictures matches a photo on the Shreveport City Council website, it is pretty clear he was referencing Dr. Alan Jackson.

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How Did Alan Jackson Respond to the Criticism?

Dr. Jackson tells KEEL News "I fully support the donation, and I commend the generosity shown to organizations doing important work in our community." He further noted that "investments into our non-profits are investments into our people, and that is something I will always support."

Jackson explained that his office had been contacted by several non-profits within District E that felt sidelined. These organizations were seeking to understand how the recipients were chosen and whether a formal application or nomination window had ever been opened.

"My inquiry was never about opposing the donation or the organizations selected," Jackson wrote. "My question was simply about the process."

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Councilman Jackson says the lack of communication regarding the funding created an uneven playing field. He says "the information was never disseminated to many organizations."

Jackson adds: "my only goal is transparency, communication, and making sure the organizations in my district have the information they need to participate in future opportunities."