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Hurricane Hits Jamaica Hard
October 31, 2025
Hurricane Melissa has killed dozens in Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. Relief efforts are slowed as communities are stranded and desperate.
Megan Thee Stallion thegrio.com
December 13, 2021
Megan Thee Stallion received the Texas hero award following college graduation in recognition of her charity work in her native…
January 15, 2021
Tyler Perry is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, sharing the honor with the Motion Picture & Television…
November 21, 2020
As Ethiopia’s government wages war in its Tigray region, the fighting that could destabilize the Horn of Africa is hidden…
February 23, 2017
Harvard has just named Rihanna as their Humanitarian of the Year.
September 23, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will receive a lifetime humanitarian achievement award bearing Muhammad Ali's name next…
September 13, 2012
HILADELPHIA (AP) - Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali will visit Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, an award recognizing his…
August 2, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to…
July 10, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is getting a tribute from Alicia Keys...
June 26, 2012
LONDON (AP) - A sports charity says boxing great Muhammad Ali will attend a London gala benefit in his honor…
June 14, 2012
BET is honoring Rev. Al Sharpton with its Humanitarian Award at their annual BET Awards, according to the New York…
June 13, 2012
MOGADISU, Somalia (AP) - Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World's Most Dangerous…
May 27, 2011
TURALEI, Sudan (AP) - Market stalls in town were completely empty of food. The only items for sale were cigarettes…
June 21, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated…
March 31, 2010
OPINION - It is a chillingly candid - some would say arrogant - document from U.S officials who see little…
February 1, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Despite a checkered history in Haiti for the forces that are now providing a huge humanitarian…