Rapper Juicy J (pictured right) has awarded his 50,000 scholarship to Zaire Holmes (pictured), a young woman from Florida. RELATED: Why Twerking Is Already Over: A Countdown In Holmes’ winning video submission, the single Mother talked about needing the money to fund her Biology lab studies, “I am a full-time college student and single Mom. I’m going […]
Leo Grand (pictured), a homeless man living in New York City, has just released his first official app, according to the Gothamist. SEE ALSO: How Fox News’ Juan Williams Ended Up As Mandela’s Letter-Writer Trees For Cars, a carpooling app that tells users how much CO2 they save per ride, has entered the market. Grand, who […]
Michela Duplechain (pictured above) was wallowing in grief over the death of her 14-year-old son, Anthony (pictured), and feeling as though she no longer had purpose before she made the decision to turn her life around. Now five years after her son’s untimely death at the hands of her own husband, Duplechain has earned a […]
Joel Hartman (pictured), the homeless man who found and returned a wallet full of credit cards and an ID to a hotel guest, was rewarded $500, clothing and a room to occupy until Thanksgiving by the hotel chain, according to Fox 8 News Atlanta. The wallet belonged to a woman from France who had stayed […]
Calling Washington, D.C., resident Brian Harris (pictured) the luckiest man on earth would be an understatement! The heavens above had all eyes on Harris when, just days ago, he narrowly escaped being struck by a stray bullet because it got lodged in his wallet, which he was carrying in his pocket, according to The Washington Post. SEE ALSO: […]
T.J. Ellison (pictured) is an unstoppable opponent on the football field despite being deaf. The teen, who attends Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga., is held in the highest regard by his coaches and teammates for his can-do and non-defeatist attitude, which they say is infectious, according to My Fox Atlanta. SEE ALSO: Study: Just 1.5 […]
From October 14th, NewsOne — as well as other invited journalists — will be on location in the West African country of Cameroon to see why the country is on the rise. In the coming days, learn about why Cameroon is referred to as “Africa in the Microcosm” with a number of features and reports […]
Semone Adkins (pictured) and Trazjuan “Bubba” Hunter (pictured) are celebrating a regal win in more ways than one by becoming the first couple with Down Syndrome to be crowned homecoming king and queen at Florida’s West Orange High School, reports WFTV. According to the Down Syndrome Association in Central Florida, Adkins and Hunter are the […]
A Georgia couple recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary, making them one the longest-living married couples in the state. Ralph and Tillie Lee Pullin, of McDonough, Ga., met back in 1936, a day Ralph says he’ll never forget. “She had to sit on part of my knee! And that got my attention like a live wire,” […]
Jason Stamper (pictured), the principal of technology at the New Schools at Carver in southeast Atlanta, told WSB-TV 2 that it’s his job to protect students and that’s what he did when he saved one of his students from a dog attack. After hearing from other students that someone was being attacked by dogs on […]
Melvin Pickens (pictured) is 81 years young and blind, and even though he doesn’t need to work, he still can’t shake the strict work ethic he’s maintained for 63 years. The Little Rock, Ark., man has been selling brooms since 1950 and refuses to call it quits. SEE ALSO: Mother And Son Graduate Together With PhDs! […]
Vickie McBride gave birth to her son at the tender age of 13, but that did not deter her from earning her PhD–or his, for that matter. Last August, Vickie and her son, Maurice, walked across the stage at a graduate ceremony in Minneapolis, Minnesota and were handed their doctorate degrees from Capella University, WRDW-TV […]
