Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP AP (November 24, 2009) BALTIMORE (AP) - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
Ex-Gates Foundation exec named foreign aid chief AP (November 10, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post.
Madonna promises light for Malawian village AP (October 30, 2009) MPHANDULA, Malawi (AP) - Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two children.