John Cena to be awarded a high honor. Cena was named Sports Illustrated 2018 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Recipient for his leadership and philanthropy. The 16 time WWE champion has been more active out of the ring by working closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where he has granted 600 wishes, the most of any WWE superstar.The philanthropy doesn’t stop there. Cena is also an advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness and early detection. Cena took to his Twitter account to express how he felt about this honor.https://twitter.com/JohnCena/status/1068279663389224965As reported in Sports Illustrated, the company’s Executive Editor, Stephen Cannella, explained why they chose Cena to be this year’s recipient.”From his unparalleled work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to his support for a wide range of causes ranging from activism for military families to cancer research, John has made personal outreach and generosity of time and spirit his calling cards.” He continued, “He might just be the most charitable person in sports, and his dedication to philanthropy richly reflects the spirit of the Ali Legacy Award.”This legacy award was created in 2008 but was named after Ali in 2015 after being recognized for his own work as a civil rights activist as well as a legendary boxer. John Cena joins the list of those who received this award in previous years such as Colin Kaepernick, Bill Russell, Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson, and many others.The ceremony for this award will take place on December 11th at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles.
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Lend a Hand: Places to Donate Goods to in Trinidad
For the past couple of days the country of Trinidad has been hit with severe weather conditions, leaving huge parts of the island flooded. Many residents had to evacuate or is in the process of being evacuated.
This island is calling for and depending on others to help them out in their time of need. There are a lot of people who rallying together to donste what they can to this island. Bottled water, nonperishable foods (canned goods), toiletries, clothing, baby food, etc,are being asked for. Below is a list of places that you can donate to.Red Cross Trinidad and TobagoCloset Red Plus Size BoutiqueArima Town HallPeople’s National MovementScouts Association of Trinidad and TobagoWoodford CaféTo get the full list, you can visit www.looptt.com.This list will be updated as the story goes along. -
Kishawna Faulkner, Budding Entrepreneur Focuses on Helping Others.
Kishawna Faulkner wearing a yellow shirt, a blue and yellow skirt, holding flowers and a microphone.
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The Kids wearing Heart of a Lion. Pic Cred|Tiana Palmer/Complex Visuals
Have you ever heard of the saying,”it’s better to give than to receive?”, well for Kishawna Faulkner, this more than a saying to her, it’s her mantra.Kishawna Faulkner, a Brooklyn native, states that she loves helping others in a positive way. Wanting to more than she does, she decided to brand herself as an entrepreneur and in doing so, she came up with the company, R.O.A.D.S.R.O.A.D.S, which stands for Reaching Our Aspirations Dreams and Success, is an organization that plans events for up and coming entrepreneurs.Since the start of this company in March 2018, Faulkner has put together pop-up shops, bar-be-ques, and baby showers. Her biggest event to date, took place this past Saturday, August 18th, 2018 in Bushwick at 100 Bogart Street. She put together a fashion show that featured only up and coming fashion designers.The show had a total of five designers, including Anisupe Clothing, RSC, and Heart of a Lion. It also showcased models from kids to teenagers to adults.The show also included a phenomenal dance break by the dance duo Olasheni Emonni Odey.There was also a musical performance by up and coming artist Yung Quinc.For many of the designers, this was their first fashion show and there was a mix of emotions running through their minds from beginning to end.”It was very eventful. At first, it was nervewracking, not knowing what to expect,” said Korey Browne, owner of Heart of A Lion. He continued ” I think after going through it the first time, I think that the other venues are just going to be better and better. Seeing the reception that they were so interested and wanting to know more about the line, it encouraged me to keep pushing forward.””I feel like it was a huge success. I plan on doing a lot more fashion shows, and pop-up shops and other events down the line because today was a success and it shows what I can do with my clothing brand”, said Robert Henry, founder, and president of Anisupe Clothing.Faulkner also shared how she felt about the show. “I feel like I can breathe. I can smile now, I can laugh with everyone, I’m relaxed everything went well. All of the stress, frustrations, and tears were all worth it”. She continued, “I learned that you always have to have a back up for your back up”.
