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NBA Player Robert Covington Funding New Practice Facility At HBCU Tennessee State University

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 19, 2020November 19, 20201284

Houston Rockets' Robert Covington is donating funds towards a practice facility for the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Tennessee State University....

Education

Michael Blackson Is Building A School In His Hometown In Ghana

Dana GivensOctober 13, 2020October 16, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 13, 2020October 16, 20201682

The comedian announced plans to open a school in the Ghanian village where he grew up to help the children in the local community....

Sports

NBA Player Donovan Mitchell Will Donate $45,000 To Fund the Education of Jacob Blake’s Children

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 31, 2020September 3, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 31, 2020September 3, 20208964

NBA basketball player, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, has vowed to financially help Blake's children with the sales from his latest sneaker release...

News

LeBron James’ Nonprofit To Open Housing For Disadvantaged Families

Dana GivensJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 24, 2020July 24, 20206755

The NBA superstar's nonprofit previewed its newly refurbished building that has been converted into transitional housing for underserved families called the I PROMISE Village. ...

Sports

New Orleans Pelicans’ Jrue Holiday Will Donate NBA Checks to Social Justice and Black Business

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 16, 2020July 16, 20202424

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday has decided he will donate up to $5.3 million in game checks to start a social justice fund....

Arts and Culture

Kanye West Donates $2 Million to the Families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 5, 2020June 5, 20205964

Kanye West to donate $2 million to the families of recent police killing victims George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery....

Arts and Culture

Hip-Hop Moguls Birdman and Slim Give ‘Cash Money’ to New Orleans Residents for June Rent

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 29, 2020May 29, 20203161

Cash Money Records owners Birdman and Slim donated more than $225,000 to Forward Together New Orleans to help New Orleans residents pay rent for June....

Fashion & Beauty

Will Smith’s Bel-Air Athletics Partners with Jermaine Dupri to Launch Capsule Collection in Support of Essential Workers

Selena HillMay 8, 2020May 7, 2020

by Selena HillMay 8, 2020May 7, 20203555

Jermaine Dupri teamed up with Will Smith’s streetwear brand Bel-Air Athletics for a capsule collection to honor and support frontline essential workers....

News

Tina Knowles Lawson Partners with Beyonce for COVID-19 Mobile Testing Relief in Houston

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 7, 2020May 7, 20206623

Tina Knowles Lawson has created the #IDIDMYPART initiative to encourage Houston residents to get themselves tested in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Sports

Shaquille O’Neal Pays Funeral Costs of Louisiana Boy Killed in Car Crash

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 30, 2020May 4, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 30, 2020May 4, 20202514

Shaquille O'Neal helped pay the funeral costs for a Louisiana boy who died in a car accident...