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via FirstLadyB: Oprah Winfrey is donating $10 Million to help communities across America who are facing food insecurities during the coronavirus pandemic. CLICK HERE to read the full story

via Joy105/by Raquel Jayson During this time of need, people in the entertainment industry are stepping up to help support those challenged by and working to stop the coronavirus…. Singer Rihanna with her foundation The Clara Lionel Foundation just made a massive donation in an effort to help support those challenged by and working to stop the […]

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via EEWMagazine: During this Coronavirus Crisis many people are stepping up to the plate helping others to get thru this season. Ciara & Russell Wilson have donated One Million Meals to their local food bank, Seattle Food Lifeline, to feed Seattle’s needy families. CLICK HERE to read full story

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via BlackAmericaWeb/Brandon Caldwell: Remember the teen who was told that he couldn’t participate in his high school graduation because of his hairstyle?? DeAndre Arnold’s story made national headlines and talks show host Ellen DeGeneres and Alicia Keys has a surprise for the young man. The gave him a check for $20,000. CLICK HERE to read story

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via Newsone/ The collection includes work from artists Romare Bearden, Kehinde Wiley and Kerry James Marshall. Howard University will expand its collection of Black art with the help of a major contribution from the family of late scholar and activist Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D. According to the university, his wife Patricia Turner Walters gifted the Washington, D.C.-based HBCU with a […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Barack and Michelle Obama is really giving back since leaving The White House. Their Publisher Has pledged to donate 300,000 children’s books to a leading educational organization, adding to the 1 million copies already given. CLICK HERE to read story  

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via kdvr: Oprah Winfrey shocked attendees at a North Carolina fundraiser by announcing a donation of more than $1 million toward the United Negro College Fund. The Charlotte Observer reports that former talk-show host and OWN television network chief made the surprise announcement Saturday while speaking at Charlotte’s 17th annual Maya Angelou Women Who Lead […]

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via si: The NFL and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation will donate $400,000 to two Chicago organizations dedicated to empowering at-risk youth as part of the two parties new partnership for entertainment and social justice initiatives, according to multiple outlets. The donation will be tied into the NFL’s existing “Inspire Change” program. CLICK HERE to read story

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via abcnews: Its been nearly a year since Papa John’s Founder John Schnatter used a racial slur. Schnatter stepped down as CEO of the Louisville-based pizza chain in 2017 and later resigned as its chair after blaming disappointing sales on the NFL player protests and using the N-word during a company conference call. This past […]

- Local News

via news5: Recently Browns Wide Receiver Odell Beckham Jr made a donation to an area football team so they can get back on the gridiron. The Chaney High School football team in Youngstown was dissolved in 2010. They are making their return to the gridiron this season. The team came up to visit the Browns […]

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via news5: What a heartwarming story…A 7th grader donated all of his livestock premiums from the Huron County Fair in a very generous way, donating them all to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to Western Reserve Schools. CLICK HERE to read this wonderful story

- Daily Praise

via FirstLadyB: New Birth has joined the fight to help save Bennett College for women from closing. Dr. Jamal Bryant made the announcement on Sunday, while challenging other churches to join the fight. “New Birth will be donating 12k to Bennett College to keep educating young black woman in this era, Bryant wrote on Instagram. I want to challenge every […]