The past two years have seen a great deal of charitable efforts from Philadelphia Eagles players. Chris Long donated his entire 2017 game payout to help hurricane victims. Quarterback Carson Wentz organized a charity game to address hunger in Philadelphia. And now Nick Foles, member of the Eagles’ offensive line that won Superbowl LII, is […]
In times like these, it’s easy to want to help and not know how. The news is packed with stories of economic injustice, much of it urgent. A thousand children need legal representation today. Schools in Puerto Rico are closing down. Michigan’s donated water has run out. It’s something different every day, and for most […]
On Tuesday, June 5th, fashion designer Kate Spade took her life in her home in New York. The comments on news articles of her death are filled with people reminiscing about how her fashion touched their lives, including this tweet from Chelsea Clinton: “My grandmother gave me my first Kate Spade bag when I was […]
Kanye West and Che Smith grew up together in Chicago during the 80s and early 90s. Smith, who would become the rapper known as Rhymefest, was very close with West’s mother, Dr. Donda West. After she passed away in 2007, the two songwriters teamed up to begin a charity in her honor, known as Donda’s […]
Comic books are an oft-underrated part of literary history, with fingers in every direction from novels to television and movies. And of course, the comics themselves. Stephen Geppi has built his career on publishing and distributing comic books, beginning with a small chain of comic shops in Baltimore in the 1970s. In 1982, he founded […]
“Twenty-six years ago is when Hannah was diagnosed with leukemia and for five years we didn’t know if we’d be keeping her or not,” said Dolly Parton on Thursday, May 17th, in an auditorium at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. “But Hannah now stands here as our chemo hero. She shows that miracles do happen with good […]
On Friday, May 18th, a teenage boy armed with his father’s guns killed 10 people and wounded an additional 10 at Santa Fe High School, located about 30 miles outside of Houston. Coming less than two weeks before the end of the school year, the shooting put a terrible cap on a very difficult year […]
According to the U.N. Foundation, 1.7 million children will die in 2018 from diseases that have been nearly or entirely eradicated in the United States, such as measles, pneumonia, polio, and diarrhea. One in five children globally have no access to immunizations. “Expanding access to vaccines strengthens our ability to fight disease globally and keep our […]
In his endless quest to donate his money almost as fast as he makes it, Bill Gates has announced another philanthropic project. This time, he is taking on systemic poverty. On Thursday, May 3rd, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that between now and 2022, they intend to spend $158 million on a variety of […]
Bette Wallace grew up in Washington state, and even after she moved to California, the beauty of Washington’s national parks remained an intrinsic part of her. With her passing, she helped to secure the future of those parks with a $1 million donation directed to Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, and North Cascades […]