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Antwan “Big Boi” Patton and his little brother James pose with Abriya Ellison and her mother Andreauna Douglas at Stankonia Studios after gifting the inspiring youngster with a new puppy.
Abriya was paralyzed from the waist down earlier this year, after being shot while playing in a bounce house near the city and Big thought it would be a great idea add a companion to the young girl’s life. Continue Reading…
Marlo Hampton recently dressed as ‘Glenda The Good Witch’ to play host to a ‘Glam it up’ charity/mentoring event for girls in foster care.
For those of you who don’t know, the notorious ex-con turnt reality show background character, was once in foster care herself, a fact she revealed back when her mugshots went public a few years back (click HERE if you missed that). She also once revealed that it was her love of fashion that got her through her time in foster care.
[READ: Marlo Hampton Explains How Fashion Replaced Her Family… ]
Hampton gave back with her ‘Glam it Up’ event, which was held at the Lake City Community Center in Jonesboro, Georgia, where she treated several young girls to complimentary professional makeovers, bra fittings and financial advice from a banker.
Photos from Marlo’s ‘Glam it Up’ event below… Continue Reading…
The popular entertainer hit Twitter last night with a unique opportunity: a chance to get your college tuition paid if you have good grades.
Rick Ross paid a visit to Atlanta’s Techwood neighborhood area yesterday (March 28) for a surprise visit to a local Boys & Girls Club.
The popular entertainer was greeted with cheers and hugs from the young kids, who were quite shocked to see him.
Ross also came bearing gifts as he gave out free sneakers and toys to each and every one of the children in attendance.
More details including photos + video from Rick Ross’ surprise visit below… Continue Reading…
Future Hendrix and his ‘FreeWishes Foundation’ performed quite a few good deeds this past weekend with their FreeBandz Winter Wishland event.
The FreeWishes Foundation’s mission is “to deliver a message of hope, preserverance and resilience to our communities by lending support and making wishes come true and dreams a reality” and they did just that as they provided toys, coats, shoes, sneakers, games, food, and entertainment to several families on Sunday (December 19, 2016).
The father of 4 also brought along his ‘mini-me,’ Future Zahir Wilburn (his 2 year old son by Ciara) to offer the youngster the experience of giving back to the community.
Check out photos from the event below… Continue Reading…
Finally… Some GOOD news about Kenya Moore of the Real Housewives of Atlanta!
Moore is reportedly ensuring that a Howard University student has her tuition for next semester by starting a GoFundMe campaign and matching it dollar for dollar.
Details below… Continue Reading…
