Grant Alert: The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program for Local Fields
The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is a partnership of the National Football League Foundation, which provides funding for the Program, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), which provides technical assistance and manages the Program. The goal of the Program is to provide non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields.
Charity Spotlight: Youth Voices Center, Inc.
Youth Voices Center, Inc. (YVC) is dedicated to promoting positive youth development among adolescents, ages 12-18, through its Power of Peace program offered in schools, community centers, and youth groups.
Erykah Badu Takes a Stand to Help Detroit Rape Victims
Another reason to love Erykah Badu has arrived. The GRAMMY winning singer is joining the campaign to process abandoned rape kits and find the criminals connected to them by partnering with the Right Productions. In the partnership, Badu has agreed to donate money from her Aug. 12 concert at Chene Park Amphitheater to the African American 490 Challenge. The 490 is a partner of Enough SAID, the Michigan Women’s Foundation campaign raising money to test more than 11,300 rape kits found abandoned in a Detroit Police Department storage unit in 2009. The 490 Challenge bears that name because each kit costs $490 to test. About 10,000 kits have been tested so far, and money is now going toward completing the tests and investigating the results.
Jay-Z Drops “Spiritual” in Response to Police Shootings of Black Men
Jay-Z Drops "Spiritual" in Response to Police Shootings of Black Men
How to Support the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the Victims of the Dallas Shootings!
Today is officially the last day of what was certainly a week of tragedy and sorrow, we join the country in mourning and seeking fostering insight. This post offers ways we can remember Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the Victims of the Dallas Police Shootings.
Sadly the deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, were both killed by police. Their deaths, which were both captured on video, reminded us that as country we may not have came as far as we often think. It aches at the hearts of mothers, fathers and people everywhere. As one could imagine, these killings added to the already long list of police killings, 123 black people killed by police in 2016 to be exact, have sparked protests nationwide. To add to the madness on Thursday night at was to be a peaceful protest in Dallas, TX, Five Dallas PD and Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers: Michael Smith, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa and Brent Thompson; wounding six more, as well as one civilian.
Issa Rae Starts Scholarship Fund for Alton Sterling’s Children; Raises Over $600,000!
Issa Rae Starts Scholarship Fund for Alton Sterling’s Children; Raises Over $6i00,000!
DJ Woody Wood Creates Award-Winning Voter Education Initiative!
Dueward "DJ Woody Wood" Beale of the 90s hip hop group Three Times Dope, Creates Award-Winning Voter Education Initiative!
BCG Heads to ESSENCE Fest to host Sunday Soul Pop-Up Restaurant for People Experiencing Homelessness with Chrisette Michele and Raheem DeVaughn!
BCG Heads to ESSENCE Fest to host Sunday Soul Pop-Up Restaurant for People Experiencing Homelessness with Chrisette Michele and Raheem DeVaughn!
Mayor Aja Brown and Hustle Mommies Empower Compton Moms with Special Guest Keisha Epps
On Wednesday June 22, 2016 the Hustle Mommies brought "sisterhood through motherhood" in Compton with their third annual "Mommy Makeover" charity event featuring Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Keisha Epps from the 1990s R&B group Total.
BCG Joins Radio One Atlanta for 2nd Annual Heels and Hope Event!
BCG Joins Radio One Atlanta for 2nd Annual Heels and Hope Event! Today we joined forces with Atlanta's Majic ATL 107.5 for our 2nd Annual Heels and Hope. For the past two years BCG and Radio One Atlanta have rallied Atlanta women to give back to other women in transition. To date, the initiative has collected thousands of items to help women in Atlanta get back to work. This year, we welcomed brand partners Strength of Nature's African Pride and Indique Virgin Hair to the team as well as a over 30 volunteers. Our 2016 beneficiary was Mary Hall Freedom House. The mission of Mary Hall Freedom House is to empower women to break the cycle of addictions, poverty and homelessness for themselves and for their children.