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Fraud Charge Against Goldman Sachs Takes Toll On Market Indices
June 24, 2022
A New Orleans nonprofit that supports Black educators will receive a major financial boost from Goldman Sachs. 
Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher, Hughes Van Ellis, theGrio.com
May 18, 2022
Business for Good co-founders say Viola Ford Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle and will share the donation.
April 21, 2022
A new effort to help grantmakers change the way they work so they can better support Black-led nonprofits was announced…
Chance the Rapper
April 17, 2022
Chance the Rapper gave away the free meals to those in need in his hometown of Chicago on his 29th…
Travis Scott thegrio.com
March 10, 2022
Houston rapper Travis Scott announced that he is launching 'Project HEAL,' a four-pillar community-based philanthropy initiative
February 28, 2022
Shaq's commitment to service continued this weekend when the Lakers legend gifted a family of 11 with a luxury 15-passenger…
February 10, 2022
Reginald F. Lewis's legacy of entrepreneurship, philanthropy and integrity lives through the Giving Gap organization. 
January 23, 2022
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has wasted no time in sharing her fortune since divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019.
December 23, 2021
'Tis the season - to spend time with family and friends and do some giving as well. TheGrio recommends some…
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…
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September 23, 2021
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to spend more than $900 million over the next five years to…
Russell Wilson and Ciara
May 9, 2021
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and pop star Ciara picked up a woman's restaurant tab in celebration of Mother's Day.
March 23, 2021
The gift is part of Megan Thee Stallion and the brand's 'Women on Top' initiative committing $1 million to women-centered…
Calvin Tina Tyler Morgan State thegrio.com
February 22, 2021
Calvin E. Tyler Jr. and his wife Tina Tyler made history at Morgan State University with their latest financial gift…
Moe Harkless charity NBA thegrio.com
December 24, 2020
Moe Harkless is spreading some holiday cheer this season by giving to charity in his Queens, New York hometown.
December 18, 2020
A then-19-year-old activist from Chicago influenced MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, to donate $4.2 billion.
December 8, 2020
Blowback over Cardi B and Meek Mill's spending sparks a debate about celebrity, captialism and the Black community's relationship with…
June 27, 2020
OPINION: Aaron Walker, founder and CEO of Camelback Ventures, highlights the barriers faced by entrepreneurs of color in the world…
August 14, 2018
[griojw id=”r5vKF9iY” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Kevin Hart is known for being a funny man, but the celeb and comedian is doing more
Kevin Durant thegrio.com
June 6, 2018
Kevin Durant is spreading his winning spirit to the kids he mentored at a California Boys & Girls Clubs and