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Unique Website Allows Whites To Directly Pay Reparations To People Of Color
Natasha Marin, a Seattle-based artist, felt demoralized after several high-profile police killings of unarmed Black men and the vitriol of this year’s presidential campaign. On a whim, she decided to start a social experiment using a Facebook events page. The concept she came up with was to ask her white friends to offer whatever help […]
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Oprah Winfrey Makes $1 million Donation To Help Homeless Women In Washington, DC
Oprah Winfrey stunned the gathered crowd at the N Street Village’s 2016 Annual Empowerment Luncheon held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Washington, DC. The charity is focused on helping homeless women, by getting them into stable housing and employment opportunities. It also helps the women fight drug addiction and health related issues. N Street Village’s operational […]
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This 9-Year-Old Started A Charity That Makes Toiletry Kits To Help Homeless People
While the average nine-year-old is consumed with their favorite toy or television show, 9-year-old Khloe Thompson of California, is concerned with making the lives of other people better. One day as she was walking to school with her mother, Khloe noticed a homeless woman and asked her mom what she could do to help the woman. This […]
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Project Gentlemen Gives 300 Young Men New Suits And Helps Prepare Them For Business World
This past Saturday (May 14, 2016), was the first ever “Project Gentlemen” – an all day event to prepare young men for the world. Chicago area high school students who attended this event, received guidance on how to avoid the traps and pitfalls of violence, and how to succeed in business. Three hundred graduating seniors from […]
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Snoop Dogg’s son, Cordell Broadus Starts Charity That Helps Underprivileged Youth
Fulfilling a passion he had since age 15, Cordell Broadus has started a youth group initiative called Revolt of the Youth. The group is focused on giving back to the underprivileged in the Greater Los Angeles area. On one of the group’s recent outreach programs, Cordell had the help of his dad Snoop, actors India […]
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Denzel Washington Raises $17 Million for Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
On a Saturday night in Washington, DC as President Barack Obama was holding court at his last White House Correspondents’ dinner, another star-studded event was taking place in the city. Two time Oscar Award winner and star of numerous movies, Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Washington were hosting an event to raise monies for the Smithsonian […]
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Black Owned Bottled Water Company Looks To Send Water To Flint, MI
Black owned bottle water company, Everlasting Spring Water is attempting to raise money to donate water to residents in Flint, MI. Their goal is to use the funds raised to help purchase a truckload of bottled water at cost. We are striving to donate a truckload of water to help in this time of need. We need […]
