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Vic Mensa Gives Away Thousands Of Shoes
Vic Mensa and his SaveMoneySafeLife Foundation gave away thousands of free shoes in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood.
The event was held in response to local authorities planting a “bait truck” loaded with sneakers in the neighborhood earlier this month to catch people in the act of stealing.
“Last week Chicago Police escorted a ‘bait-truck’ full of shoes through the South Side of Chicago to lure poor people with FREE NIKES,” Mensa tweeted out after the news went viral. “So we’re filling a truck with shoes to give away to those who need it.” The SaveMoneySaveLife Foundations aimed to giveaway 5,000 pairs, and it looks as if their goal was fulfilled as people came out in droves to support their cause.
TELL EVERYBODY THE #ANTIBAITTRUCK MOVEMENT IS IN EFFECT TOMORROW ON 2050 W 59TH ST WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF FREE SHOES TO GIVE AWAY FROM VANS TO JORDANS TO FILAS TO YEEZYS AND AN ABUNDANCE OF LOVE. BRING YOUR MOMMA AND SISTER AND YO LIL COUSINS N THEM!!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 pic.twitter.com/N5KI5w3KzW
— vino valentino (@VicMensa) August 25, 2018
During Mensa’s “Anti-Bait Truck” event, shoes from brands such as Puma, Adidas, Nike and Converse were given away from trucks, with a portion of the donations coming from “multiple athletes and musicians who asked to remain anonymous,” according to WGN9. Check out photos from the event below.
Yes!!! What the Chicago Police meant for evil we turned around for good!
Thank SOOOOO many of you who made this possible. Yesterday thousands of students got brand new shoes because of you! pic.twitter.com/MfKyLFz6iy
— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 27, 2018
Drake is suing the woman that made false pregnancy and rape allegations against him in 2017.
According to TMZ, in the suit, Layla Lace met Drake during last year’s Boy Meets World Tour in Manchester, England, where he claimed they had consensual sex.
He claimed that when he stopped responding to subsequent messages, she allegedly began threatening to leak their correspondence, publicly claimed he had impregnated her, accused him of rape, and demanded “millions of dollars” in exchange for silence. Drake is reportedly suing for civil extortion, emotional distress, fraud, defamation, and abuse of process.
The suit claims Layla refused to take a paternity test and Layla and her lawyer went radio silent. Drake says the whole thing was a scam … “There is no credible evidence of pregnancy, nor any baby, which would have been born last Fall.”
According to the lawsuit, Layla switched tactics and went to authorities in New York and alleged Drake had raped her during their one-night stand.
The Manchester police reportedly interviewed and cleared Drake of sexual assault accusations when the case was referred to them.
Michael Jordan is donating to hurricane aid for his home state.
Jordan is contributing $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation For The Carolinas’ Hurricane Florence Response Fund. The American Red Cross is providing food and shelter to thousands of people who have been displaced by the hurricane, while the Foundation For The Carolinas’ Hurricane Florence Response Fund directs funds to nonprofits in North and South Carolina providing relief to victims of the storm.
Jordan also reportedly stressed the importance of the long-term recovery from the storm.
“People need to understand this will not be a week-long process. This is going to have a huge disruption on people’s lives – not for 10 days, but for years,” Jordan told the Charlotte Observer, adding that he hopes his donation will spur people to get involved.
Hurricane Florence made landfall over the weekend across the Eastern seaboard, leaving at least 33 people dead and causing flooding and widespread power outages in the areas hardest hit by the storm in Virginia and the Carolinas. More than 10,000 residents have reportedly been displaced amid the devastating aftermath
Will Smith is celebrating The Fresh Prince anniversary with the Jordan brand.
Today Smith revealed the “Fresh Prince” Air Jordan 5, in an unboxing video. He also revealed a second friends and family version—limited to just 23 pairs—which uses traditional shoelaces and the “Grape” accents but covers the entire upper in a gold sateen sheen.
Ahead of Smith’s 50th birthday on Sept. 25, fans can sign up at Omaze for a chance to spend the day with the Fresh Prince and take home one of the 23 friends and family Air Jordan 5s.
As for the retail version, 19,000 pairs will be released on Smith’s birthday.
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