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One lucky student is about to get their whole college tuition covered by A$AP Rocky. The Harlem rapper is funding a four-year, full-tuition scholarship at the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University in New York.
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Beyoncé is giving back again. Her BeyGOOD Foundation just awarded a $50,000 grant to In a Perfect World, a nonprofit that helps young people grow into leaders through education, creativity and community service.
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No venture capital? No problem. Shanna Pearre and Darean Rhodes, the founders of the non-alcoholic drink brand Sensori, raised nearly $1 million by going straight to their community.
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In 1984, a 12-year-old Todd Weaver was picking up trash and pulling weeds at a construction site in Hazelwood, Missouri, for $4 an hour. Today, the companies he leads are on track to bring in nearly $1 billion this year.
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This is the kind of story we need more of. Two young men from Gadsden, Alabama, Ja’Torrian Taylor and Tevin Rice, mowed 50 lawns for free for elderly neighbors, veterans and people who couldn’t keep up with their yards on their own.
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Send this to every HBCU senior you know. UNCF’s Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship is open, and it’s giving $10,000 each to two students. The deadline is October 29.
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Instead of waiting to get picked for funding, one London founder is bringing the money to the table. Black Capital, a new platform from John Muleba, launches October 20 at Elder Yard in London.
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Movies on the beach in Jamaica? Say less. The Negril Universal Film Festival, formerly known as the Skylark Film Festival, runs October 8 through 11 at Skylark Negril Beach Resort on Seven Mile Beach.
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Before Bel-Air, there was Philly. The story of how Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff came up is headed to TV in a new scripted series called 215, named after Philadelphia’s area code.
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D and graffiti pioneer Darryl “Cornbread” McCray are headed to Wilmington for the 4th Annual Hip-Hop Cultural Summit, and it won’t cost you a dime to get in.
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