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Where The Money Reside: Beyoncé to Offer $5k Grants to Folks Affected By the Housing Crisis
As if I needed any more reasons to stan Beyoncé, this latest effort by the “Black Parade” singer and her charity foundation BeyGOOD definitely just gave me one. According to Harper’s Bazaar, the foundation has announced plans to offer $5,000 in grant money to 100 people facing turmoil due to the eviction crisis. With the…
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Spread Love, It's The Birthday Way! Beyoncé Donates $1 Million to Small, Black-Owned Businesses
Most people usually enjoy receiving gifts on their birthdays, but on the eve of Beyoncé’s 39th trip around the sun, the superstar made sure to give back to her community. According to her website and her BeyGOOD Foundation’s Instagram page, Queen Bey will donate $1 million to small, Black-owned businesses, and “round two of funding…
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Company Linked to Jay-Z's TIDAL Reportedly Received PPP Loan Before TIDAL Laid Off 15 Furloughed Employees
Malibu Entertainment, a company linked to TIDAL reportedly applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan—money set aside in the CARES Act to help small businesses affected by the pandemic—for about $2.1 million, according to a source via Variety. The company was apparently among the businesses that applied for the loans, which were…
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The Gift: Beyoncé Donates $6 Million to COVID-19 Relief Through Her BeyGOOD Initiative
April 23, 2020 might mark the fourth anniversary of the release of Beyoncé’s magnum opus, Lemonade, but there’s clearly no “Love Drought” when it comes to the singer’s philanthropy. (Yeah, we saw y’all making the song trend today—and agree it’s a perennial fave.) After making a noteworthy appearance on last Saturday’s live-streamed Global Citizen event,…
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Beyoncé Partners With Google, Doubles Up on HBCU Scholarship Program Following 2nd Coachella Performance
Queen Beyoncé does nothing in halves. As such, she followed up her second Beychella performance—where she still managed to keep things fresher than fresh-pressed orange juice, demanding ransom for our edges—with yet another update on her scholarship for HBCUs. Our based, philanthropic queen is doubling down. According to a new press release from her website,…
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Beyoncé Announces Scholarship for HBCUs Following Historic, Iconic Coachella Performance
You see, this is why people stay claiming Beyoncé is Illuminati. Nothing the Queen does ever seems to be without a deeper meaning, and apparently, her iconic Coachella #Beychella performance, which paid special homage to HBCUs, was no different. Monday, on the heels of that historic performance, Beyoncé revealed that through her #BeyGood initiative, four…
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Beyoncé Cries With Hurricane Harvey Victims at Her Childhood Church
Queen Bey continues to spread her magnificence throughout the realm. The Houston native went back to her childhood church this week to be with victims of Hurricane Harvey, including the family of The Root’s very own Kirsten West Savali, who wrote about their horrific ordeal on the site. The Carter women—including Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles,…