Photo Credit: Natursports // Shutterstock Derrick Rose announced a $400,00 college scholarship program on Wednesday. The Rose Scholars Program will focus “on students who are civically minded and demonstrate a willingness to lead.” Based on a news release Rose says, “I hope to provide students a path to college that was not previously available to them. Investig in school-age youth…… read more »
Photo Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency // Shutterstock Spike Lee slammed Trump as a “man of hate, violence” who “can’t be trusted t make moral decisions.” “[Trump’s] a man of hate, violence, and can’t be trusted to make moral decisions. We can’t be silent anymore,” the 61-year-old director shared during an interview published Tuesday in Vanity Fair while promoting his latest…… read more »
Photo Credit: saiko3p // Shutterstock Apple has recently held the crown as the nation’s most valuable company, made Wall Street history on Thursday when it became the first publicly traded U.S. corporation to reach a market value of $1 trillion. Apple stocks are owned by investors ranging from billionaire Warren Buffett t mutual fund giant Vanguard to millions…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Blake Griffin, forward for the Pistons, has been ordered by the L.A. Superior Court to pay around $285,000 a month in child support. In total, thats around $3 million a year. To us normal people, that $285K a month may seem like a lot but to Griffin, that $3 million a…… read more »
Photo Credit: Piotr Zajda // Shutterstock YG’s wants young girls of diverse backgrounds to have opportunities in the tech world, and he’s writing a $150k check to make it happen. According to TMZ, “The Compton rapper delivered the check to Girl Code LA on Wednesday… a movie inspired his little girl. Girl Code is an L.A. – based…… read more »
The NFL has decided to pull Colin Kaepernick’s name from Big Sean’s verse on YG’s song “Big Bank”, which has been added to the “Madden 19” soundtrack. We all know Colin’s relationship with the NFL, which is basically nonexistent at this point since he single handedly started the National Anthem protest of players knelling during…… read more »
photo credit: Images By Kenny // Shutterstock The Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Williamston Police Department have arrested 16 people, while looking for 4 more as a part of an investigation that led to 26 ounces of cocaine being seized, along with heroin, illegal prescription pills and 6 firearms. The cocoaine found has a street value of…… read more »
photo credit: Joseph M. Arseneau // Shutterstock Tia Coleman lost her husband, 3 children, and her in-laws in a tragic duck boat accident in Missouri. She told local news stations that the captain of the boat ensured her family they would not need life jackets, but as the boar started going down, it was too late…… read more »
Photo Credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock Authorities are investigating an incident involving Cavaliers guard JR Smith, who has been accused of stealing and damaging a fan’s cellphone. According to the New York Daily News, “Smith was on 10th Ave. near W. 18th St – a short distance from the 10 Oak nightclub – about 2:30 a.m. Sunday…… read more »
Ashanti Harper, the 15-year-old Goldsboro girl missing since July 22nd, has been found. According to The Buzz Around Wayne County on Facebook, the Wayne County Sheriff’s office found her walking down U.S. 117 South by herself. Harper told police that she ran away on her own and that she was walking back home. Adding…… read more »