Tag: scholarship

Merky FC: Stormzy’s initiative to boost off-pitch diversity in football | Soccer

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First publishing, then education – now football. Not content with launching his own books imprint and sponsoring a new generation of Cambridge graduates, Stormzy has turned his attention to Britain’s biggest sport, in an attempt […]

AJ Tracey Launches Fund To Help Black Students Go To Oxford University

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AJ Tracey Launches Fund To Help Black Students Go To Oxford University

Following in the footsteps of Stormzy’s Cambridge university fund—aka The Stormzy Scholarship—AJ Tracey has announced his own initiative designed to offer financial support for students wanting to go to Oxford university. Successful applicants will be awarded […]

Rapper AJ Tracey launches fund to help Black students at Oxford University | Race in education

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AJ Tracey is braced for a backlash. For years, the west London rapper has been someone who says he gets “stick for everything for no reason”. “Every action I’ve ever done in my whole life, […]

Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist Who Gave Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dead at 75 – Rolling Stone

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Rapper and Actor Coolio Dead at

Sacheen Littlefeather — the Native American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscar win for The Godfather on his behalf and was blacklisted in Hollywood— died on Sunday at the age of 75, […]

Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist Who Gave Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dead at 75 – Rolling Stone

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Rapper and Actor Coolio Dead at

Sacheen Littlefeather — the Native American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscar win for The Godfather on his behalf and was blacklisted in Hollywood— died on Sunday at the age of 75, […]

Chaz Ebert Gets Legend Award As She Works On Directorial Debut – Deadline

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Chaz Ebert has become one of the foremost agents of change in the entertainment industry, working to make sure traditionally overlooked communities get the chance to develop their talents in the business. Tonight, the entrepreneur, […]

Lil Baby Receives Humanitarian Award at Black Music Action Coalition Gala

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Lil Baby Receives Humanitarian Award at Black Music Action Coalition Gala

Lil Baby was honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at Black Music Action Coalition’s second annual Music in Action Awards Gala, which took place Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The Atlanta […]

Stephen Marley and Lukas Nelson to Headline Annual Tipping Point Benefit Concert at The Fillmore New Orleans

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Stephen Marley and Lukas Nelson to Headline Annual Tipping Point Benefit Concert at The Fillmore New Orleans

On Oct. 21, the sixth annual Tulane University scholarship program fundraising concert, also known as The Tipping Point, is scheduled to occur at The Filmore New Orleans. Today, the folks behind the yearly affair shared […]

‘Butt-shakers and toe-tappers’: Ramsey Lewis brought jazz to the people | Jazz

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Lewis warming up before a taping of Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis in 2005.

For the first half of the 20th century, jazz musicians would interpret the popular music of the age, with Tin Pan Alley hits, Broadway showtunes, blues songs and Latin dance numbers providing the basis for […]