We hit up Central Park for the 2022 Global Citizen Fest in NYC, featuring queen Mariah Carey, iconic rockers Metallica & more!

GRAMMY-winning artist Chance The Rapper chose to give back for the occasion of his 29th birthday this past weekend, working with his non-profit organization SocialWorks to give out 1,500 meals to the community of Chicago.

The SOLID BLACK campaign is a new initiative introduced by Doritos to boost innovative and trailblazing voices from the Black community, starting with honoring seven figures with monetary grants to continue their work.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Carolyn Harper made her pitch for donations to the Salvation Army with a smile on her face and a bell in her hand, trying to convince shoppers along Chicago’s busy Michigan Avenue that there was “no line, no wait.” Despite her prodding, half a dozen people apologetically explained they had no cash […]

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A federal grand jury indicted Ex-NBA player Kermit Washington on charges he evaded taxes and defrauded donors to his charity, according to documents unsealed in court. Washington’s NBA career spanned more than a decade, and one of his most memorable moments occurred when he clocked (and ended the career of) Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich in an on-court altercation […]

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is auctioning off 4 of his 5 NBA championship rings along with numerous items from  his 20-year NBA career… and he’s doing it for charity. The auction is being conducted online by Goldin Auctions, with hundreds of items of memorabilia available, with “much of the proceeds” going to Kareem’s Skyhook Foundation charity. According to SI.com, NBA star […]

YOU ARE JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT CHARITABLE GIVING THIS MORNING. WHY? As we kick off the first filing season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in December 2017, there are questions about how it could affect charitable giving. While Americans are incredibly generous, and most people give to […]

“Empire” star Jussie Smollett, is donating large amounts of money to charities heading into the holidays. TMZ reports, Smollett is taking proceeds from his latest album, “Sum Of My Music,” and passing along $125,000 to charities. He has donated to groups such as the Black AIDS Institute, Flint KIDS, South Africa’s SKY Foundation, the Trayvon Martin Foundation, […]

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SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday that he is giving $2 billion to start a fund that will open preschools in low-income neighborhoods and give money to nonprofits that helps homeless families. Bezos, whose stake in Amazon is worth about $160 billion, says that he’ll call it the Bezos Day […]

  Singer-songwriter, SZA is on a mission to save the planet one sweatshirt and t-shirt at a time! She recently announced her new CTRL Fishing Co clothing line on Instagram. She gave her followers a preview a few pieces and asked. ““Y’ALL READY TO SAVE DA OCEANS or nah.” The line is focused on sustainability and […]

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Two potential Democratic presidential candidates are getting rid of the money donated to them by Harvey Weinstein in the wake of an explosive New York Times report that the movie mogul sexually harassed women for “decades.” A spokesman for Cory Booker, the junior senator from New Jersey, said he is donating $7,800 that he received […]