In late 2022, the creative genius’ birthplace of Portsmouth proclaimed Oct. 17 as “Missy Elliott Day.” This year, the “Supa Dupa Fly” rapper, who has sold over 30 million records, is pouring back into her community to celebrate the one-year anniversary. While visiting her old stomping grounds, Elliott donated $50,000 to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and […]
Thetis White, a fifth-grade teacher at Monroe Elementary School in Minneapolis, recently received a $50,000 check from a nonprofit organization to help pay off his student loans. Markus Flynn, executive director of Black Men Teach, presented the check to White in front of his students in April while camera crews captured the scene, EdSurge reported. […]
Three years ago, Destiny Pairs James got $50,000 in financial aid from rapper Drake which was captured in his “God’s Plan” music video. Now James has earned a Master’s degree. “Mama, I mastered it. Daddy, I did it,” James, 23, wrote in an Instagram post. “I’ve always had this go-above-and-beyond attitude since elementary school,” Pairs told […]
Destiny Paris James, a South Carolina native who received a $50,000 scholarship from Drake when she was an undergraduate student in 2018, is now about to obtain her master’s degree from the University of North Carolina. “Mama, I mastered it. Daddy, I did it,” the student wrote on Tuesday. “Four days until I’m officially UNC […]