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Sports ♦ Posted 08/18/09

Floyd Mayweather Speaks With Kids At Homeless Youth Group In Vegas

Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather showed big heart last Friday (August 14) when he spoke with a group of teenagers from Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) in Las Vegas. The boxer was received by the NPHY group with great admiration and...
Sports ♦ Posted 08/14/09

Floyd Mayweather Gives Back To Las Vegas Homeless

Even while Floyd Mayweather prepares to face Juan Manuel Marquez in mid-September, he gives back to the community. On Friday (August 14), he'll donate time and resources to help the homeless in Las...
Sports ♦ Posted 07/15/09

NBA Star Tracy McGrady Changes Number For Dafur

Houston Rockets' star Tracy McGrady had a disappointing season last year when he was injured and missed most of the regular season and playoffs, but plays to start fresh next year. One thing you'll notice immediately is a chance to jersey...
Sports ♦ Posted 07/09/09

Charles Barkley Drops $90K For Lake Tahoe Fire Victims

NBA Hall of Famer, Charles Barkley, made a huge contribution to the victims of a wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes at Lake Tahoe two years ago, sending them a check for $90,000 this...
Sports ♦ Posted 06/25/09

NFL Great Jim Brown Calls Out Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan For Lack Of Community Activism

Some celebs do their part and some don't. In a recent interview with HBO's Real Sports, former NFL great Jim Brown called out two athletes for their lack of activism in recent years -- those being Tiger Woods and Michael...
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 06/03/09

Artists Asked To Jump Aboard UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign -- Pharoahe Monch One Of The First

Hip-hop's roots are in expression and empowerment about key issues of the time. Right now, climate change is one of the most daunting issues facing our generation. So, social venture Mokugift are asking that artists are do their...
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 05/14/09

T.I. & Al Sharpton Speak Out, March In Harlem For Anti-Gun Violence

With just days to go before he's scheduled to begin serving his year long jail sentence for felony weapons charges, rapper T.I. headed to Harlem, New York on Monday (May 11) in support of a campaign against anti-gun...
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 04/24/09

Mopreme Shakur Supports World Malaria Day With Free Remix

Mopreme Shakur, widely known as a member of Tupac's Thug Life group in the 90s, has joined Youssou N'Dour, Nas, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Duncan Sheik to support open source training for health workers in Africa, including those on the frontlines of the battle against...
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 04/03/09

Immortal Technique Builds Orphanage In Afghanistan

Rapper Immortal Technique has just returned to the US from a two week voyage to Afghanistan where he personally participated in opening of the Amin Institute, an orphanage, school and medical facility for...
Politics ♦ Posted 03/27/09

Got Your Obama T-Shirt? Coffee Mug? What About A License Plate?

Barack Obama is definitely a money marker ... for other people. Tourist shops everywhere have been making cold hard cash off t-shirts, coffee mugs, and now, states are doing the same via license...
Music ♦ Posted 12/14/07

Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, G. Malone Plan Holiday Toy Drives

Several rappers are getting into the holiday spirit this month from all around the nation -- including Atlanta's Young Jeezy, Miami's Rick Ross, and Watts, California's G. Malone, all of which are planning toy drives within their respective communities. Young Jeezy, with help from entertainment attorney Charles Mathis and DeAngelo Hall of the Atlanta Falcons,...
Q&A With 112's Q Parker: Talks About Solo Debut, Plus Possible 112 Reunion
With the album on its way, Q chatted with BallerStatus.com about making the album, as well as the future...
NBA TV To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Dream Team With Documentary
NBA TV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball's iconic team, The Dream Team...
Killah Priest, Hussein Fatal Drops Off Exclusives For 'Digital Dynasty 20'
In support of the upcoming free mixtape, the series' creator Tha Advocate drops off two exclusives...
 
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