Avian Watson is the deputy director for The Vision Community Foundation where she spearheads philanthropic initiatives for the Atlanta community including Bread of Life Homeless, Successful Minds
Rolling out spoke with Byron Suggs, the co-founder of Cool Smart Inc., about the organization’s philanthropic endeavors in the Detroit metropolitan area. Read on to
LaTrice Jordan, vice president of marketing and development for Matrix Human Services, is committed to making a difference for her beloved hometown of Detroit by
The recent Chicago Learnapalooza event brought engaging activities that stimulate the mind to the residents of South Side neighborhoods like Bronzeville. The event was organized by Public
J. Wyndal Gordon, “the warrior lawyer” trial attorney, fights for the rights of those in his community. He is fed up with blatant racism. What
Over five million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 are unemployed in the United States. There are 3.5 million jobs in the US that
In positive news today, Iowa barber Courtney Holmes is giving back to his community in a big way. Holmes, who is part of the team at
The knock on most entertainers (and especially rappers) is that they don’t do enough to give back to the communities that have made them famous.
Sheldon Smith, a Chicago native, created The Dovetail Project to help assist young African American men in becoming great fathers. Rolling out spoke to Smith to learn about
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest AIDS organization, in partnership with the AHF Black AIDS Crisis Taskforce, is hosting a free concert and voter registration rally
During Georgia’s tax-free weekend, recording artist Jeezy and his Street Dreamz Foundation teamed up with The Hip-Hop Professional™ Shanti Das (HipHopPro.Org) for her 4th annual Backpack
“American race prejudice must be destroyed.” That statement is number one on a list of nine goals in the Chicago Defender Bible. They are just as
America was first introduced to Ameena Matthews in the Emmy Award-winning documentary “The Interrupters” in 2011. The film followed three violence interrupters over the course
Kenneth Braswell is the executive director of Fathers Incorporated, which serves as a leader in the field of Responsible Fatherhood. “The organization’s international, national, and
As temperatures heat up in Chicago, so does the violence. It roils neighborhoods, with youngsters and innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. Echelon Media Sports and the Chicago Bears have
David Bass, displayed his philanthropic work recently at a pro-football summer camp in Chicago. The NFL player took the initiative to train and mentor several
Grammy-nominated producer Marcos Palacios aka Kosine, one half of the music collabo Da Internz, is reaching out this summer to inner-city youth. The music producer recently hosted
Kenny “The Jet” Smith, TV analyst and former NBA star, recently joined Coors Light to make a $125,000 donation to the New York Urban League
Sisters of Today and Tomorrow hosted its eighth annual National Leadership Conference for Girls, “WE MATTER II, Sharing Our Story,” at Georgia Tech last week. The day-long program
STEM is all the rage in these parts. An acronym that stands for the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math, there is a strong
