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We love to see celebs giving back.   Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs AKA The King of Harlem is giving back to his neighborhood in a major way. Combs announced the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School will open this fall, THR reports. The school will be headed by Capital Prep leader Steve Perry, who is the founder of Capital […]

70-year-old Ken Wayne Broskey is a terminally ill Uber driver who took the job to pay off the house he shares with his daughter and…

I decided to join my Momentum family (life transformation program) on a Saturday morning to make bag lunches and pass them out to people who…

Bay area rap legend E-40 is using his fame and fortune to give back to the community that made him the man he is today.…

You might still be full from Thanksgiving and your feet and wallet may still be aching from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but today’s unofficial…

News & Gossip

According to TMZ the kids belonging to Diddy and Kim Porter had their little hearts touched by the stories they heard about the typhoon victims in the Philippines.…

Radio One’s 30th Anniversary is all about giving back to our communities. On October 14, 2010 our Corporate staff visited the DC Central Kitchen to help prepare meals for the homeless.

GIVING BACK WHERE IT COUNTS This week, the Radio One family took time to play, serve and spend the afternoon making some new friends over at the Our Daily Bread Kids Cafe. Let’s take a look back at the fun-filled afternoon we had during on Day #6 of our 30 Days of Giving Campaign in […]

National

From WSB-TV: Thieves hauled away trailers belonging to a DeKalb County Cub Scout troop, but Atlanta movie mogul Tyler Perry quickly brought back their dreams of a wilderness adventure. Someone took two trailers loaded with scout camping equipment from the parking lot of Clairmont Hills Church. Perry saw the story and called Channel 2 Action […]

Cathy Hughes Radio One 30th Anniversary from BlackPlanet.com on Vimeo. 101.1 The WIZ Days Of Giving Back October Event Time Location 1 Early Voting: Voter Registration 10am-11:30am Hamilton County Board of Elections 2 Memory Walk for Alzheimers 10 am Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way 3 Kidney Foundation PSA N/A On-air only 4 Boys and […]

National

Busta Rhymes may be known for his lively stage persona, but the Flipmode Squad leader has put his energy towards a different cause by supporting former Universal/Motown Records music executive Shanti Das’ efforts to bury unclaimed deceased residents of Detroit.  Rhymes, along with R&B hitmaker Akon, were among the artists who helped Das raise more […]