Today’s Hot Topics, Charlotte Hornets, Nike Gives Back, DMX Update
Volunteers dropped off 300 hot meals to five YMCA centers across the area to be given to those in need. Organizers say this is a way to show they care.
The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Boston Celtics 116-86 on Sunday. It’s their lowest point total of the season. With the loss the Hornets are now in 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Malik Monk , Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball all are sidelined due to injuries. Those three account for 44% of Charlotte’s scoring.
The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire faced off against each other for VERZUZ tonight. Special guest host Steve Harvey hosted the Easter show while the two iconic groups performed their songs and told some stories.
Nike has announced that they will be opening their first first cycle of Community Grants, providing $1 million to local, grassroots organizations that are creating more equitable futures for Black Americans which is part of Jordan Brand’s 10-year, $100 million dollar commitment to social justice causes.
A longtime attorney for the rapper DMX said that he was still in a New York area hospital and on life support after suffering a heart attack from a drug overdose.
