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The ParentPreneur foundation is prioritizing mental health this Giving Tuesday

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Teaching black boys to shine in tech: All Star Code celebrates in the Hamptons with Soledad O’Brien, Van Jones

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Good News Report: June 11th: “The Black Man Can” non-profit organization is celebrating boys and men of color

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Multiple people shot at California social services center

SAN BERNARDINO, California (AP) — Multiple people were shot Wednesday at a Southern California social services center, and police were searching for up to three gunmen, authorities said…
/ December 2, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Young people get second chance through YouthBuild programs

A single mother from Illinois and a former gang member from Ohio knew they wanted something more out of his life …
/ November 9, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

An officer's good deed goes viral, inspires non-profit

VIDEO – When Sumter, South Carolina police officer Gaetano Acerra decided to do a good deed for a 13-year-old boy, he never thought his act of kindness would go viral…
/ May 16, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Tennis program serves up big advantage for inner-city kids

theGRIO REPORT – The Kings County Tennis League is giving inner-city youth the opportunity to learn and play tennis…
/ September 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Chris Brown treats kids to ice cream at ‘Back to School Fall Festival’

theGRIO REPROT – According to reports from TMZ, the R&B bad boy was volunteering with the Jenesse Center, a non-profit domestic violence prevention organization — a group he’s been active with since 2009 — when an ice cream truck came by…
/ September 12, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Volunteering in Haiti: Good intentions not enough

MAPLAT, Haiti (AP) – I went to Haiti last year after the earthquake, driven by an excited but vague notion of doing some good in a hurting country…
/ August 4, 2011

Non-profit helps homeless children have birthday fun

VIDEO – Lawanda Horn is one of many single mothers all over the U.S. who do not have a home. She and her four children live in Charlotte, North Carolina emergency housing…
/ July 14, 2011