Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category

Sounds like this should be more successful than Detroit's attempt to get a Robocop statue erected. Ha!

Marcus Mitchell and Steve White of Armdeonce Ventures are currently seeking out private donors to help them build a monument for Beyonce in Houston, Texas…and we're hearing that the city is supporting them!

Here's what Marcus had to say about it:

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And people think the internet is evil.. pshhh..

Meet Omari (above, obvs). His mother cares for 25 orphans at an orphanage in Kenya.

When a gang of thugs decided to creep on up to attack the place, Omari acted as their white knight, protecting them from the evils of the world.

Unfortunately, he got a boo boo in the fight. They sliced his face open with a machete. As you can see in the photo though, he is well on his way to recovery thanks to some awesome doctors with stitches.

Even more unfortunate is the fact that gang attacks are very common, and Omari feared it wouldn't be his last.

So what does the internet do? It posts a pic of Omari and the story to ask for donations. If they can just build a strong enough wall around the land, they could live in peace.

They needed $2,000. They got $65,000.

Wow. We are in awe. It's so wonderful knowing how compassionate the power of the internet can be.

Omari and the children will use the extra money for food and supplies. We think they might just be the richest orphanage in Kenya now,

Wouldn't it be cool if they bought walls for other orphanages too??

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So incredible to see these people persevering after such tragedy!

Check out this wonderful preview clip from Oprah's Next Chapter, during which she visits the devastated country of Haiti alongside Sean Penn to see how its people are still re-building their lives so they can find work and build homes (above)!

Truly powerful stuff here.

We can't imagine how difficult this all must be, but glad to know that people like Oprah and Sean are there to continue to provide them with relief!

AWWWWWW!!!!!!

We are so inspired by this!!! It's the happy buzz of the day, LOL!!

As we were watching the clips from American Idol, we came across one with a man born without ears. We were like, well that's a first!! Ha!

But then

Oh man! How can we get a ticket to this!

On March 10th, New Orleans will be the place to be as every major star of music, TV and movies will be out in force for Brad Pitt's charity gala. Ever since Hurricane Katrina, Brad has been lending a helping hand to the community in anyway he can and this gala is just one of the BIGGER ways he is hoping to raise money for the city

Brad will be co-hosting the event with Ellen DeGeneres, while Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, the Neville Brothers and Seal will perform for such guests as Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Spike Lee, Blake Lively, Bennett Miller and Djimon Hounsou.

Wow! Now that's a guest list! No doubt they're going to raise tons of money for Brad's charity and have a swell time as well!

Wonder what Angie is going to wear???

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This is how politics should be run!

Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren chronicles her experiences witnessing bullying as a schoolteacher.

In her It Gets Better video, she encourages LGBT youths to contact The Trevor Project to find comfort against bullying. She makes an effort to reach out to the troubled youths.

What an inspiration!

The It Gets Better Project is a campaign started by Dan Savage and his husband in 2010.

Savage started the project after hearing the appalling numbers of suicides related to bullying.

Warren also wants to repeal the Defense Against Marriage Act if she is elected as well.

The candidate said the following on the matter:

This girl is SO caring!

Selena Gomez is headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help the war-torn country.

The starlet says that her previous trips to Ghana and Chile were EASE her into her humanitarian work.

UhMAZing!

Selena has been a UNICEF ambassador for two years and her benefit concert at The House of Blues raised $200,000.

So what

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So inspiring!

Check out the latest It Gets Better video (above), which was released by active-duty U.S. soldiers!

We cannot thank these troops enough for putting together such a wonderful video, with such an important message!

We've lost far too many teens and young adults to bullying and hate. We hope that people will continue to send out messages of hope such as this one! The violence and hatred must end!

It does get better, and it WILL get better!