Diddy dug deep in his pockets and pulled out a $100,000 donation to 100 Urban Entrepreneurs, a foundation devoted to developing future leaders in business. The money will be used to help youth start up their own businesses.
Twenty five percent of all charitable giving is done during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. While many of us use this time to give back and take advangtage of tax write offs, others utilize this time to scam unsuspecting do-gooders and exploit the kindness in all of us. The Federal Trade […]
Hope Haven, a residential family substance abuse treatment center, is collecting men’s coats and adult bikes to help their adult residents get to and from work. Hope Haven is one of the few residential treatment facilities that helps keeps parents and children together. Along with treating the parents for substance abuse, Hope Haven teaches its […]
Mattel has immortalized Janet Jackson for a good cause with a new Barbie doll. The toy manufacturer has put a one-of-kind Divinely Janet doll up for bid atCharityBuzz.com. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Project Angel Food, which delivers meals to Los Angeles-area families affected by terminal illnesses. Janet’s Barbie was inspired by […]
The staff at Radio One Charlotte volunteered at Harvest Center on Tuesday. My92.7 personality Fly Ty cut hair, other Radio One staff served lunch and others sorted clothes on Tuesday.
VIA KissRichmond Check out all the highlights from the 2010 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivor’s Day Gala!
From WSB-TV: Thieves hauled away trailers belonging to a DeKalb County Cub Scout troop, but Atlanta movie mogul Tyler Perry quickly brought back their dreams of a wilderness adventure. Someone took two trailers loaded with scout camping equipment from the parking lot of Clairmont Hills Church. Perry saw the story and called Channel 2 Action […]
R&B singer Lloyd recently cut his hair for a worthy cause. The singer revealed on Twitter that he cut off his luxurious locks. He decided to donate his hair to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that will use his hair to create a hair piece financially disadvantaged child who suffers from long-term medical hair […]
VIA: Elev8.com Giving back and helping others is what God calls us to do. Sometimes its hard to know which charities you should trust. Check out these recommendations from Elev8.com: 10) American Red Cross – spends 89.2% of monies raised on the cause, but pays their top executive in excess of half a million a […]
VIA: Elev8.com According to Beyonce, “when you look around at all that’s wrong in the world, the need to do something, no matter how big or how small, is clear.” The superstar and “Friday Night Lights” actress Minka Kelly join three remarkable women as the winners of the 2010 SELF Women Doing Good Awards. Each […]
The Condeleeza Rice of the Bush Administration was stiff and seemed disconnected from the black community. Post-Bush Condi is turning out to be soul sista’ number 1. The professionally-trained pianist recently teamed with Aretha Franklin for a charity concert in Philadelphia. Rice was met with cheers and a few boos when she stepped on stage […]
Whether or not you believe there’s an end in sight to America’s economic woes, now might be just the right time for you to lend a helping hand to a girl in need.
