Philanthropy
Mel B Dedicates MBE to Women Who Are Victims of Domestic Abuse: ‘It’s Our Award Because We’ve Survived’
Mel B had a special dedication when she received her MBE on Wednesday (May 4). The Spice Girl, whose real name is Melanie Brown, was honored at Buckingham Palace for her services to charitable causes and vulnerable women. Brown has been an advocate for victims of domestic abuse since 2018, when she became involved with the charity Women’s Aid after leaving an abusive relationship herself. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 46-year-old pop star dedicated the honor to “all the other women” who are dealing with domestic violence. She added that she felt like she was representing the “voice” of all women who had been abused, saying: “I don’t take it as it’s my award because it’s our award because we’ve survived”. Scary Spice received the award fro...
K Woods Foundation To Hold 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament In Park Hill, Staten Island
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: K Woods Foundation / K Woods Foundation The Wu-Tang Clan might’ve been able to make it out of Park Hill in Staten Island. But unfortunately, not many other residents can go on to become Hip-Hop icons like the killer bees. With that being the case the K Woods Foundation in the Park Hill section of Staten Island is holding a 3-on-3 basketball tournament this August to engage the community and give participants something to get involved in. But the foundation can’t do it on their own and are hoping the culture lends a hand and donates to their GoFundMe in order to get the ball rolling and bouncing on the court in the rugged lands of Shaolin. “The K Woods Foundation is dedicated to youth development and building community through teamwork and leadership. We a...
Dolly Parton Used Her Whitney Houston Royalties To Help A Black Community
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN Dolly Parton continues to be thoughtful in her philanthropic efforts. The woke Country music icon has taken monies earned from when Whitney Houston used her song to help a Black community. As spotted on Yahoo News the icon reminded folks yet again that she is about the people. Last week she joined Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. While the two discussed several topics one has gone viral and with good reason. During their conversation Andy asked what did she do with the enormous bag she has received over the years from Whitney Houston remaking her song “I Will Always Love You”. “I bought my big office complex down in Nashville. So I thought, ‘well this is a wonderful place to be,’” she revealed. She...
VP Osinbajo: How grassroots planning helped our social investment programmes
One factor responsible for the impactful implementation of the Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration over the years is the realization that you can’t reach Nigerians if you don’t have a plan for the grassroots, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. This realization then influenced the structure designed for the SIP and is largely responsible for the successes of the programme (which is now regarded as one of the biggest social welfare schemes in the continent). Prof. Osinbajo stated this Sunday in Lagos at the inauguration of the Dash Me Store, an outfit of the Dash Me Foundation founded by the immediate past Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The store is established to mobilize resources for onward distribution to vulnerable people in the society via grassr...
APC chieftain writes on ’21 political lies in Nigeria’
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, says his book on “21 political lies in Nigeria” is to educate the electorate on the antics of politicians during elections. Oyedepo said this on Monday in Ilorin while speaking at the presentation of the book. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 21 chapter, 140 pages book chronicled many lies told by politicians to win votes during campaigns. According to Iyiola, the book is targeted mainly to educate the electorate on how to vote for candidates seeking their franchise, adding that if the electorate votes wrongly, it will live with them for another four years. He said: “I sat down and examined issues through which we win election and I discovered that some of these issues may be there. “They are imp...
Beyoncé Donates $1 Million To Help Black-Owned Business Impacted By The Pandemic
Source: WENN / WENN Beyoncé is a real one. The superstar plans to donate an additional $1 million towards a fund set to help small, Black-owned businesses impacted by the pandemic across the nation. This will be the second donation distributed through the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund, an initiative in partnership with NAACP and her foundation BeyGOOD. In the first round, the organization provided grants of $10,000 to 20 recipients cross Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and Minneapolis. Quiet as it’s kept, Bey’s efforts towards Black causes have been generous over the course of the year. Proceeds from “Savage (Remix)” with Megan Thee Stallion went to a nonprofit in their hometown of Houston. Another $6 million was donated through BeyGOOD in partnership with Twitter’s honch...
Arthur Eze slams Senator Ngige as accidental minister
The media directorate of Anambra billionaire industrialist, Prince Arthur Eze has released a statement slamming the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, as an ‘accidental’ minister. The statement, a response to the call by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige for the further banishment of the suspended 12 Anambra traditional rulers and their sponsor. The crisis began with the visit of 12 monarchs from Anambra State to Aso Villa to meet with President Buhari, at the instance of the billionaire businessman Prince Arthur Eze. The traditional rulers who embarked on the trip to Abuja, to thank President Buhari for his developmental strides in the Southeast, did so without approval from the Anambra State government. The monarchs after failing to meet with Presi...
