Are you a graduating high school senior who plays football and think you have the skills to play at the college level? Come out to the 2nd Annual Carolinas Football Showcase on Saturday, March 3rd at the Charlotte Latin School located at 9502 Providence Road in Charlotte, NC.  THIS IS A FREE EVENT!!!  They’re looking […]

People are turning to social funding platforms like GoFundMe to pay tuition. Generous strangers are making education goals possible.

Christmas day is going to be very exciting at the Box Office!  The new movie, “Hidden Figures” will be released on December 25th.  The movie is about three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) who serve as the brains behind the […]

With a lot of talented youth out in the community it’s only right that Raised on the Block gives them a huge shout out! NC GEMS, founded by Tracy Taylor does just that. The basketball program is designed to mentor, educate, and get teens in front of college coaches so that they may have a […]

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After breaking several records throughout the season, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was chosen as the league’s MVP on Tuesday, becoming the very first unanimous choice in NBA history. “I never really set out to change the game. I never thought that would happen in my career,” said Curry as he accepted his award. […]

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Mazibuko said the scholarship was created to reduce the rate of pregnancies and keep the teens away from older men.

They don’t call him King James for nothing! LeBron James is definitely doing good in his hood!  James has teamed up with the University of Akron to provide $9,500 per year in scholarship money for 1,100 students from his hometown of Akron, Ohio!  His partnership with the University of Akron is apart of his, “I […]

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This brilliant young woman was offered a spot by 26 colleges (and $3m in scholarships) http://t.co/0EcmyRlIPZpic.twitter.com/7PPnrWPf4b“ — Maham Masood (@1mahammasood) June 15, 2015 Black girls…

Sallie Mae got you down? Worried about student loans? Well, that’s one problem Chicago teen Arianna Alexander doesn’t have. The straight A student with a 5.1…

  Denny’s CEO John Miller didn’t want to call in his good news to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, so he actually came down to…

One college freshman found that it really pays to have a plan because she’s earned 14 different scholarships her senior year in high school. Just…