All posts tagged "charity"
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Russell Simmons Featured on PETA Postage Stamps
Russell Simmons is one of the 20 historical figures and celebrities to appear on a new line of limited edition postage stamps that have been…
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Diddy Saves The Boys & Girls Club Of Harlem
Diddy isn’t all bling, all the time– he knows the importance of giving back too. The hip-hop mogul has donated a large contribution to the…
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Denzel Washington gives $2M to Fordham
“Show me a successful individual, and I’ll show you someone who has had positive influences in his or her life.” Those are words of wisdom…
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Volkswagen Group of America Announces $1M Donation to MLK Memorial Foundation
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. today announced a $1 million gift to the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. The gift…
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Actresses Thandie Newton And Kerry Washington Attend Fundraiser
Actresses Thandie Newton and Kerry Washington attend V-DAY’s Viva Vevolution! fundraiser at Urban Zen on June 8, 2011 in New York City. V-Day is a…
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Nick Cannon Teams Up With Postal Workers To Collect Food For Families In Need
Nick Cannon, host of America’s Got Talent on NBC, remembers his family turning to food pantries for help when he was younger. “I make light…
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Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center to Expand Growth Funded by Celebrity Fight Night
Just over a year after moving into its cutting-edge facility, the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix is expanding to better…
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Ford and Tom Joyner Foundation Sail the High Seas to Benefit Historically Black Colleges and Universities
•Ford and radio personality Tom Joyner are partnering for the fifth consecutive year as part of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage that benefits Historically Black…
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Best Buy Contributes $1 Million to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and Kids for King
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) and Best Buy Children’s Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the consumer electronics retailer, today announced a $1 million donation to…
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Usher Raymond IV and His New Look Foundation Inspire Teens Around the World to Create Change
Usher’s New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by pop superstar Usher Raymond IV, announced today that three outstanding New Look youth mentors will be…
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Nicki Minaj Helps Turn Black Friday Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
With the help of rapper, singer and songwriter, Nicki Minaj, Black Friday — the traditional start of the holiday shopping season — will once again…
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Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga sign off Twitter for charity
Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga take charity work seriously, and they’re going offline to prove it. Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher and other celebrities have joined…
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Shaquille O’Neal Urges “Don’t forget the plight of Haiti’s children”
When the January 12 earthquake hit Haiti, I watched hour upon hour of coverage on CNN. Like everyone else in the world, I saw images…
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Delta Employees and Customers Raise $1 Million for MLK Memorial
Delta Air Lines announced that its employees and customers have raised $1 million for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. The…
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Jordin Sparks and Steve Smith to Lead March for Babies
The March of Dimes New York Division announced today that American Idol winner and Grammy nominated singer, Jordin Sparks, and New York Football Giants wide…
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Jennifer Hudson’s Design Shines on New ‘7-Eleven Coffee Cup With A Cause’
Oscar and Grammy award-winner Jennifer Hudson chose a candle to light up the side of the second celebrity-designed “7-Eleven Coffee Cup With A Cause.” Hudson’s…
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Shaquille O’Neal Challenges the Public to Step up and Save a Life
Shaquille O’Neal has teamed up with Be The Match to tell the nation about the critical need for more bone marrow donors. In the Do…
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ASGE and Actor Hill Harper Raise Awareness About Colon Cancer Screening Among African-Americans
CSI: New York actor Hill Harper has joined forces with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing doctors who specialize in endoscopy and colon…
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Rihanna Pays Tribute to Leukemia Victim
For Rihanna, Super Bowl weekend in Miami wasn’t all fun and games.Pepsi’s Refresh Project. The philanthropic drive offers financial support to charitable causes, and Rihanna,…
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Diddy’s Son Donates Sweet 16 Birthday Check To Haiti Relief
Diddy claims to have invented the remix, but his son proved adept at putting his own twist on things over the weekend at M2 Ultra…
