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Beyoncé Partners with Google.org in Announcing Four More Scholarships for Her Homecoming Scholars Award Program  

Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces a partnership with Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, to award four new scholarships as part of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program. The iconic performer also issues a challenge to other businesses to join Google.org in investing in excellence through education. 

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Rhodes produced Lecrae’s Grammy-nominated project, Anomaly, which went gold and scored songs for the major motion picture “Carter High” starring Vivica A. Fox, Charles S. Dutton and Pooch Hall.

Black Women and Girls In California Have Had To Make a Lot of Lemonade

Beyonce’s Formation tour blazed through Southern California before an audience mesmerized by the power of Black women and girls to transform difficult circumstances into new opportunities. In a video, Mrs. Hattie, Beyonce’s grandmother-in-law, reminded the audience about a life dealt full of lemons and how she made lemonade—a story far too familiar to Black women and girls.

Is Success In Your DNA?

Before DJ Khaled was giving you the “major keys to success” on Snapchat, Mathew Knowles had already designed the blueprint and her name is Beyoncé.

The former Xerox Medical Systems executive quit his job to invest in the careers of his daughter, and her girl group Destiny’s Child. The work ethic that he instilled within Beyoncé helped to make Queen Bey the incomparable icon that she is today.

Black Women in Entertainment Making History

Ava Duvernay is a Golden Globe nominated director from Compton, California, who is knocking down barriers in the film industry. In 2012, Duvernay became the first African American woman to win a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, “Middle of Nowhere.” She also was the first African American female director nominated for a Golden Globe for her movie “Selma.”

Hearing the Harmony Beyond Music

For most 13 year-olds, daily routines consist of making plans on what to wear, what to do after school, and fitting in what to eat in-between. Dying after school isn’t usually a factor. Except for Harmony Samuels now 35, one day it was. That day began with a mother’s premonition and an ominous warning.