Archive for the 'Charities' Category

Rihanna & Kanye West Perform “Run This Town” At “Make it Right Gala”

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

Rihanna and Kanye West touched down in New Orleans Saturday night to attend the “Make It Right” Gala, a charity benefiting the victim’s of 2007′s Hurricane Katrina and rebuilding New Orleans 9th Ward. They took the stage to perform “Run This Town” and Rihanna later performed her own hit single, “We Found Love”. Although no [...]

Win A Chance To Meet Cee Lo For A Great Cause

Friday, February 17th, 2012

You have a chance to meet singer/songwriter, producer and NBC’s, ‘The Voice’, co-host Cee Lo Green, for a great cause. The singer, best known for hits including “Crazy” and “Forget You”, has teamed up with Charity Buzz to give one lucky fan and a friend the chance to meet him at a taping of “The [...]

Jay Z Makes History At Carnegie Hall

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Jay Z made history in New York City, last night, as the first rapper to headline a concert in Carnegie Hall. The concert was held to benefit the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. He brought along Alicia Keys and one time nemesis Nas who performed with the rapper [...]

It’s World Aids Day, Do You Know Your Status?!

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Every Dec. 1st, we take the time to acknowledge and bring awareness to the fight against HIV/AIDS. It is important to not only know your status, but that of your partner. It is not only responsible, it’s the right thing to do. Often times, we take advantage of our health and aren’t fully aware and [...]

2011 “All-In” for Kids Celebrity Poker Tournament

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Commerce Casino presents the 2011 “All-In” for Kids Celebrity Poker Tournament.Each year, City National Bank and other sponsors host a poker tournament benefiting The Alliance for Children’s Rights with prizes from the World Poker Tour. Past players include the likes of poker pro Annie Duke, actors Don Cheadle, Mimi Rogers, Nicole Sullivan, Willie Garson,  J.K. [...]

Russell Simmons Take A Stance Against Anti-Muslim Beliefs

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Russell Simmons has joined forces with the  My Fellow American project to  speak about the “I am a Muslim” day and the importance of all Americans to speak up against anti-Muslim sentiment in our country. According to its website, My Fellow American is an online film and social media project that calls upon concerned Americans [...]

Help Common Raise 50k For Charity & Win A Chance To Join The Artist In A Recording Studio

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Grammy-Award winning rapper would like you to join him in the efforts to raise 50k, by April 16th, through The Common Ground Foundation. The foundation, started in 2000, gives youth in disadvantaged communities opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have to build toward achieving their dreams. “Our foundation has grown over the years, and is very dear [...]

Keri Hilson Teams Up With H&M In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Keri Hilson has teamed up with H&M on their  H&M Fashion Against AIDS campaign bringing awareness and education to young adults around the world on HIV/AIDS prevention. Its always good to see stars using their celebrity to help others. Here’s a behind the scenes footage of Hilson’s campaign photo shoot. Tweet

Nicki Minaj Makes A Bid To Save The World

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

During last night’s Bid To Save the Earth at Christie’s Auction House in New York City, Nicki Minaj took a break off her ‘I Am Music II’ world tour with Lil’ Wayne to lend her voice for a good cause. The auction focused on raising money and bring awareness toward the preservation of the earth. [...]

Solange Knowles Brings Awareness To Music For RAIN (#MusicForRAIN)

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Solange Knowles is the latest celebrity to put their voice towards a good cause. The singer recently recorded the song “Kenya” along with Twin Shadow and CANT in hopes of bringing more awareness on the millions of Africans with little to no access to safe drinking water. More About The Cause 300 million Africans lack [...]

Taraji P. Henson Gets Naked For A Good Cause

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Taraji P. Henson has teamed up with PETA for their “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. In the “I Am an Animal” documentary shes says, “Before I saw that documentary, I would wear fur. But I saw this documentary, and I was riveted. I cried. Could you imagine somebody ripping your hair out, [...]

Halle Berry Speaks On Domestic Violence & Low Self Esteem

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

In a recent interview Halle Berry spoke with CNN about her volunteerism at Jenesse Center, a shelter for domestic violence victims. Berry who witnessed her own mother abused as a child says the experience damaged her self esteem. Tweet