Black Lottery Winners
WEBMar 31, 2012 · With all the hoopla surrounding winning the jackpot, let's take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of past black lottery winners. Here's a snapshot of minority winners and what they...
Black People Who Won Millions Playing the Lottery - The Root
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Black People Who Won Millions Playing the Lottery. As the Powerball payout grows to an estimated $1.7 billion for the next drawing, we look back at some Black folks who have hit the jackpot...
State run lotteries market to low income Black and brown communities - CNN
WEBNov 9, 2022 · CNN — As lottery players across the nation accept that they didn’t win the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot this week, experts are pointing to the flaws of a lottery system they say...
Jack Whittaker (lottery winner) - Wikipedia
WEBHis win of US$314.9 million in the Powerball multi-state lottery was, at the time, the largest jackpot ever won by a single winning ticket in the history of American lottery. After winning the lottery, he was proximate to a number of crimes, and experienced several personal tragedies.
Six Times African-Americans Won The Lottery And Their Stories
WEBNov 11, 2022 · In the spirit of the newly won $2.04 billion Powerball grand prize in California, The Shade Room takes an in-depth look at six Black lottery jackpot winners, their stories of sudden wealth, and the drama that came with it.
Black People Who Won Millions Playing the Lottery - Yahoo
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Marie Holmes. Screenshot: WGHP. Back in 2015, Marie Holmes won the $188 million Powerball jackpot in North Carolina’s lottery. But rather than take an exotic vacation or a luxurious spa day ...
African-American lottery winners – Good Black News
WEBOct 8, 2017 · Pilgram won a $52 million lottery in Miami-Dade seven years ago. He’s set his sights on Sistrunk Blvd., buying a piece of land and preparing to purchase another. He says he feels a moral obligation to invest in the black community, which has a rich history of activism and passion.
15 Black Lottery Winners: Bankruptcy, Scam, Murders
WEBHere are just 15 stories of Black lottery winners, some found glory and others met demise. Watch our videos based on these stories below: Black Lottery Winners, pt 1: Women, Drugs, and Losing it all! Black Lottery Winners pt 2: Scammed, Sued, and Murdered! 1. Jonathan Vargas.
The Lottery and Black Americans: Understanding the ... - Word In Black
WEBJul 27, 2023 · Although the lottery can bring happiness to fortunate winners and contribute to funding public programs, it is crucial to acknowledge and examine the potential drawbacks and effects it may have on Black communities.
Black family who won $429M lottery will use money to fight …
WEBJun 13, 2017 · At 70-years-old, Pearlie Mae Smith’s life changed after she purchased a winning lottery ticket worth $429 million. Along with money pooled with other family.