Gloria Carter Focuses on Sending Underserved Youth to College

 

With the Shawn Carter Foundation, Jay Z’s mother Gloria Carter’s focus is to send youth to college. Many high schoolers with low grade point averages (GPAs) don’t think going to college is a feasible goal. High GPAs help secure scholarships and grants. No matter how low their GPA is, the Carters make sure college dreams can become a reality.

“There are a lot of young people who have low GPAs,” Gloria Carter told rolling out. “A lot of those people don’t even get looks for financial assistance.”

Entire Police Department in Protest

 

According to reports, an entire police department in North Carolina resigned in protest of a new town manager hired. 

Kenly Police Chief Josh Gibson spoke on the matter via Facebook, saying town manager Justine Jones has created a “hostile work environment.” Gibson went on to say he and other co-workers including a key clerk and assistant town manager joined him and five officers in resigning as a form of protest.

Shontell Thee Bombshell - Twerk It @shontelltheebombshell

 

Shontell Cox, born 5/20/91 New Jersey raised, but Florida made Shontell Thee Bombshell has made big waves in the Sunshine State. She worked with Miami’s Mike Smiff on ‘Code Black’ on the hit track, “Bet Dat Up.” Also teamed up with Milli Smoke for Bet Dat Up Remix! 

Her latest release 5/6/22 ”Twerk It” dropped featuring North Carolina’s very own goat and Atlantic Records artist LamarioStar. Big things are on the rise for this Rising Star. 

How Bill Spruill turned his employees into millionaires

 

Black tech entrepreneur Bill Spruill turned his employees into millionaires when he sold his startup Global Data Consortium for an undisclosed amount.

The North Carolina tech company was sold to the owner of the London Stock Exchange. The financial details have yet to be disclosed, but Spruill described the amount as a “Bronto-level transaction,” which NetSuite bought for $200 million in 2015.

Jay-Z Fighting For Man Serving 20 Years

 

Jay-Z is taking legal action to help a fan who reached out to him for help after being sentenced to 20 years with an additional 10 years of supervised release for marijuana charges in 2007.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Pledge $2M in Scholarship Funds

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are giving back to artists and creatives of historically Black colleges and universities.

Tiffany & Co. announced on Thursday that the 40-year-old singer's foundation BeyGOOD and 51-year-old rapper's charity the Shawn Carter Foundation collaborated with the jewelry luxury company and pledged $2 million to five small HBCUs.

Jay-Z and Will Smith Join Forces to make home owning more accessible

 

Smith’s Dreamers VC and Arrive, the investment arm of Jay’s Roc Nation, are among the companies that participated in the capital raise for Landis Technologies, a startup that aims to guide renters on their path to owning a home.

Woman Busted With 2 Kilos Of Fentanyl

A North Carolina woman was arrested while possessing 2 kilos of fentanyl - enough to kill one million people. The Drug Enforcement Administration has found one kilogram of fentanyl is capable of killing up to 500,000 people.

Gas Prices Set To Go Up

 

Following the shutdown of a major U.S. fuel pipeline in the wake of a cyber attack, gas prices in parts of the country could see a rise of up to seven cents as early as this week, according to the AAA.

Madison Jay (@themadisonjay) - "FTA Freestyle 3" | Directed by Proper Consult

After being featured in the XXL Freshmen Issue Raleigh, North Carolina artist Madison Jay floats over a Geto Boys classic sample. Madison links with Proper Consult for the second straight visual (The G'z). Track Produced by Woosy.

Is Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Headed For A Divorce?

Kim Kardashian returned home to Los Angeles on Tuesday after an “emotional” reunion with Kanye West. The Keeping Up With the Kardashian star visited her husband at the family ranch in Cody, Wyo. after being apart for weeks. The couple’s marriage is “strained,” amid the rapper’s presidential run and ongoing mental health issues.

Kim Kardashian, 39, flew to Wyoming on Sunday after West’s public apology. “I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a private matter,” he tweeted on Saturday. “I did not cover her like she has covered me. To Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me.”

Madison Jay (@themadisonjay) - "Enterprise" | @DirectedByWoosy

Madison Jay comes thru with the second visual from the ‘Purple Fried Chicken’ release with Producer LD Beats. This one is entitled “Enterprise” and features Madison roaming Downtown of his hometown Raleigh, North Carolina. Starting the song off with ‘We burning blunts like sage/welcome to the cage/where niggas tryn get paid/it money being made/the city is in a blaze/school of hard knocks where death can get you a grade” Directed by Woosy, watch this now and go check out ‘Purple Fried Chicken’ now!

Yo Gotti Sued For $6.6 Million

Yo Gotti is having his pockets hit hard after a North Carolina judge ordered Yo Gotti to pay millions over a botched business deal. Gotti lost a $6.6 million default judgment Tuesday (May 28) after failing to appear in court to address allegations that he refused to sign off on the release of a song collaboration, despite pocketing $20,000 for the feature.

Michael Terry paid Gotti to work with his artist, Young Fletcher, in hopes of jump starting his career. The 38-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Mario Mims, reportedly refused to sign a side artist agreement which would have allowed Fletcher to release the song.

Terry claims that he attempted to get in contact with Gotti and his team numerous times but to no avail. He also claimed Gotti tried to poach his artist. “At some point during this time period, Yo Gotti contacted Young Fletcher directly and privately offered him $150,000 to leave my label and join his instead,” Terry asserted in his affidavit. “Young Fletcher turned down the offer.”

Gotti is also accused of recording a new track with the same verse that he used for the song to “intentionally” make it seem as if Fletcher copied his music. Terry is prepared to do whatever it takes to get the money, including going after Gotti’s cars and Bel Air mansion.

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#NewMusic by Trell - "Intro" #NowPlaying

North Carolina rap artist Trell is out with a new single titled "Intro" which feature another local artist named JD. This is a new track off his up and coming album "Pure Pressure."

In Trell own words: "I made this track to embody my whole sound of a new school rapper with older style flows i used two different beats to make the overall sound be a surprise and not easy to predict."

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Arielle Releases #NewVideo 'Magic' @arielletoole

Female R&B singer Arielle Toole releases new visual video titled "Magic." Arielle was born and raised in the small town of Durham, North Carolina but always had big city dreams.

As a young girl, it was normal to find Arielle singing in her mirror or shower, but her most favorite place to sing was the on the phone – while unfortunately making her friends listen to her vocals and judge her as if she was a contestant on American Idol.

Follow Arielle on Twitter

Top 5 Movies Starring Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington is a man of many mysteries. He has had a great history in creating some of the best intense movies ever created. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards.

The Wrap-Up Magazine has joined teams with Entertainment News in presenting you the best from Denzel Washington. Take a look at the Top 5 movies chosen as the best of his career. Leave a comment below on your thoughts about which movies was chosen.

Small Business Loans For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs of color based in the Southeast, this fund is for you. The Charlotte-based UP Community Fund is making capital more readily available to minority-owned businesses specifically in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Charlotte.

The fund will provide small business loans ranging from $250,000 to $1.2 million to small businesses and community organizations.

Their firm is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the southeast market has the greatest challenges in terms of access to capital and upward mobility for entrepreneurs of color and specifically African American-owned and operated businesses.

Visit the www.upcommunityfund.com website.

Lue Crane - "Struck" #Mixtape | @Lue_Crane

North Carolina native Lue Crane releases his debut album titled Struck. With his latest project, the young singer/songwriter is focusing on his goals and plans for the future.

Music Trafficking DJ's - Apple Chill #Mixtape @DjMoney_Mook @djeffectsc @DJCANNONBANYON

DJ Money Mook, DJ Effect, and DJ Cannon Banyon join forces for a new mixtape called Apple Chill Mix 2K18 to help promote the 12th annual car and bike show.

Migos Tour Bus Raided

Three men — who are not members of the Grammy-nominated group — were charged with drug-related offenses after 420 grams of marijuana was seized by the Boone Police Department.