Hip-Hop and rap sensation Drake recently donated $25,000 towards the building of a learning center in Jamaica. Scheduled to be housed in Jamaica’s Cassava Piece community, the learning center center is the brainchild of Jamaican artist Singjay Mavado. Drakes donation will go towards a library in his name, tentatively titled ‘Drake and Mavado Peace Center.’ In a [...]
During the 2010 BET Awards, R& B recording artist John Legend was honored for his work to break the cycle of poverty with his Show Me Campaign. The Show Me Campaign is a nonprofit organization that fights poverty using proven solutions. Believing that equal access to quality education is the civil rights issue of our time, the Show [...]
American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino received her honorary high school diploma at Andrews High School in North Carolina Congratualtions Fantasia!
Actor Don Cheadle has become a spokesman for the United Nations environment program. He was appointed Saturday in Rwanda’s capital as a U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador and vowed to fight climate change and promote environment conservation.UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner announced the appointment, saying that Cheadle would help raise green awareness among millions of [...]
Business leader and role model Clarence Avant will be inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame on Friday February 26 during the 41ST NAACP IMAGE Awards in Los Angeles. It was announced today by Vicangelo Bulluck, executive producer of the telecast and executive director of the NAACP’s Hollywood Bureau. The Hall of Fame Award is [...]
On January 16, BET Networks honored distinguished African Americans performing at exceptional levels in their fields by presenting the third annual BET HONORS. Hosted by the beautiful and talented actress Gabrielle Union, this phenomenal show premiered on Monday, February 1 on BET. The 2010 honorees included legendary songstress Whitney Houston (Entertainment), multi-faceted entertainer Queen Latifah (Media), [...]
Millions of people text, talk or e-mail on their cell phones while driving—a recent survey finds that 71 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 49 admit they text or talk on the phone while they drive. If you think you can call, text and drive at the same time, you cannot. That [...]
Donnie Simpson often referred to as ‘the green-eyed talent’ is leaving his long-running morning radio show at WPGC-FM in Washington DC. Simpson woke up the nations captiol with “The Donnie Simpson Show,” for the first time back in 1993. A 32-year radio veteran, Simpson was best known as the host of BET’s ‘Video Soul,‘ a position he held for 14 [...]
Hundreds of people turned out Friday to bid their farewells to R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass. Pendergrass at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia,PA. Pendergrass died January 13th after battling colon cancer. Lovingly referred to as “Teddy Bear” by fans, Pendergrass was not only a soul singer, he was a songwriter and composer who had a string of hit albums in the [...]
On Saturday, October 24, a special crowd filled the halls of the Reagan Building in Washington D.C. for the 6th Annual Ludacris Foundation Benefit Dinner. Hosted by Grammy winning & multi-platinum hip-hop artist and founder Chris “Ludacris” Bridges , the invitation only dinner recognizd the achievements of individuals with a rich history of giving back and who demonstrate [...]
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