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Romeo Preps Haiti Benefit Concert At Six Flags Magic Mountain
Published February 18, 2010 | Filed under: Life / Culture
Romeo became a star at a young age. But, he always kept a level head. He's currently a USC student-athlete, and while his team is important, he understands the importance of education. The young entertainer has joined forces with Six Flags Friends to host a benefit concert and book drive for Haiti at Six Flags Magic Mountain... |
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Plies Surprises Fan At Concert By Offering To Pay Her College Tuition
Published January 2, 2010 | Filed under: Music
In the summer of 2009, rapper Plies was criticized when he sparked a melee during an Atlanta concert, thrown by radio station Hot 107.9, after tossing $50,000 in cash into the crowd. When he returned for their holiday "Jingle Bash 2009" concert, he gave away money, but just to one lucky fan... |
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Kanye West Serves Homeless Lunch At L.A. Mission
Published December 27, 2009 | Filed under: Life / Culture
Rapper Kanye West showed his Christmas spirit over the weekend, when he showed up at the Los Angeles Mission to help volunteer. The rapper and his girlfriend Amber Rose joined a group of volunteers who helped served lunch to the homeless on Saturday (December 26) ... |
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Master P, Romeo Hit Watts, Calif. In a U-Haul Full of Gifts for X-Mas
Published December 25, 2009 | Filed under: Life / Culture
While families promoted a "Stop The Violence" movement in Watts, California a few days ago, following an increase in gang related deaths, Master P and his son Romeo drove into the war zone this month with an extra large U-haul truck ready to give back. The father and son duo hit the local community center... |
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Master P Continues Goal of Helping One Million of Nation's Less Fortunate
Published December 12, 2009 | Filed under: Life / Culture
P. Miller, also known in the rap world as Master P, visited kids at the Save Our Kids youth function in Southern California recently, speaking to both youth and their parents about issues plaguing the inner-city communities. During the visit, he discussed the increasing number of youth deaths, incarcerations, gang violence and the lack of education. |
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Jay Rock Gives Out Turkeys In Watts, CA
Published November 27, 2009 | Filed under: Photo Galleries
Rising Watts rapper Jay Rock showed his holiday spirit on the Wednesday (November 25) before Thanksgiving, as he gave out birds to families in his Watts neighborhood of Nickerson Gardens. Here's some of the flicks of the event. |
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Boxer Bernard Hopkins To Distribute Turkeys In Philadelphia
Published November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Sports
Many celebrities are doing their part for the less fortunate for Thanksgiving throughout the country ... More turkeys will be handed out by Philadelphia, when hometown hero Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins distributes 500 birds to the city's residents. |
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Rapper Jay Rock Set To Give Away Turkeys In His Watts Neighborhood
Published November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Music
Watts rapper, Jay Rock, is in the giving mood, and will be giving to families in his community for the Thanksgiving holiday this week. The 23-year-old rapper is set to hand out turkeys to families in most need of them in his Watts' neighborhood of Nickerson Gardens... |
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Trey Songz Giving Away Turkeys In Viriginia For Thanksgiving
Published November 23, 2009 | Filed under: Music
Singer Trey Songz will celebrate his Thanksgiving holiday by giving away turkeys to families in his home state of Virginia. Through his own Songz For Peace Foundation, in partnership with Richmond's 106.5 The Beat, the singer will give Thanksgiving turkeys to 500 families this week... |
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KRS-One Teams Up With New York Mission To Feed Homeless On Thanksgiving
Published November 21, 2009 | Filed under: Life / Culture
He once spent many of his formative years in the 1970s in homeless shelters around New York and was essentially an auto-didact, who educated himself in public libraries. Fittingly, 20 years later, KRS-One will be aligning with one of his former shelters, The Bowery Mission, this Thanksgiving to serve meals to thousands of the City's homeless. |
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5 Million Kids Launch in Los Angeles, CA
Published October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Photo Galleries
Operation HOPE believes it is critically important that we change the cultural tide and Make Smart Cool and Sexy. The organization threw a launch event at a South Central Los Angeles Middle School recently, drawing many celebrities from Quincy Jones to Tyrese. It is a national campaign to re-brand education in the minds and hearts of young people. Visit them online at 5MillionKids.org. |
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Master P Determined To Help One Million Homeless People
Published October 12, 2009 | Filed under: Life / Culture
Rapper-turned-businessman P. Miller, also known as Master P, recently teamed up with OneMillionGifts.org by donating not only his time but also with a generous money donation. P will be helping the organization in the mission to clothe at least one million of the world's less fortunate... |
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Terrell Owens Needs 81 Cents From You To Feed The Hungry
Published September 10, 2009 | Filed under: Sports
With a new home in Buffalo, New York with the Bills and a successful reality show, Terrell Owens is feeling good, and wants to spread the goodness by giving back. Recently, the star wide receiver hooked up with local non-profit, the Food Bank of Western New York, to help feed hungry families. |
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