On Monday, January 18, 2016, the North Houston Frontiers Club hosted its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Hilton Americas-Houston Downtown. This marked the twenty-eight anniversary of this event and became a very special occasion. The Keynote Speaker, Dr. Virgil Woods, a civil rights activist, educator, and former friend and colleague of […]
Mark Zuckerberg To Donate $25 Million For Ebola + Celebs Who Have Joined The Fight Against The Virus
If ever there was a need for an to raise money and awareness for a cause, we can probably all agree the current ebola epidemic…
*PC Mag is reporting that Google has donated $1.25 million to the Nelson Mandela Foundation Center of Memory to help digitize memorabilia related to the South African leader. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=89980
Via Chron.com: During show airing Monday afternoon focusing on the urban education crisis, Oprah Winfrey gave $1 million to Houston’s YES Prep Public Schools. Oprah showed a video of YES Prep and invited CEO Chris Barbic and teacher Melanie Singleton on stage, surprising them with a $1 million check from Oprah’s Angel Network. “The $1 […]
*Michael Jackson’s brother Randy has donated $60,000 to a Children’s Hospital patient in Los Angeles to pay for her medical bills – just as he had promised. According to X17online, Jackson was moved by the plight of 11-year-old Treasure Dearsaw, who suffers from a vascular malformation which has resulted in the swelling of her […]
The North Forest Independent School District celebrated on Monday a $1 million donation from the energy company BP America to improve math and science education for students. George McShan, the president of the state-appointed board of managers in North Forest, said the money will help students with more hands-on learning, though a detailed spending plan […]
