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28 Jun

Born x Raised Cofounder Chris ‘Spanto’ Printup Has Died

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Born x Raised cofounder Chris “Spanto” Printup has died. The streetwear label issued a press release on Wednesday confirming Printup’s passing, stating the designer, 42, was involved in a automobile accident on Sunday in Albuquerque, Latest Mexico. The statement read partially: “[Printup] leaves behind his wife Anna and three children, Marilyn, Carter and David, a sister, three brothers, his mother, stepmother and stepfather, his beloved grandparents, his family at Born x Raised, his prolonged native family, the town of Los Angeles that he loved and championed and an intensive network of true friends.” Printup was best known for launching and operating his popular Los Angeles-based streetwear brand, Born x Raised, since 2013 with cofounder Alex “2Tone” Erdmann. The brand takes inspiration from the...
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11 Jun

Born X Raised Collaborates With Levi’s 

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Born X Raised designer Spanto is using his upcoming collaboration to pay homage to his Indigenous roots and honor his late father. The Los Angeles-based streetwear label is joining forces with Levi’s on an apparel collaboration that provides Spanto’s tackle popular Levi’s styles, including the Levi’s 501 jeans. Spanto took inspiration from his half-Apache, half-Seneca heritage for the gathering, using his late father’s belongings as sources of inspiration. Spanto also referenced his upbringing visiting his father and his relatives in White River, Arizona.  The gathering offers versions of Levi’s 501s, Levi’s Trucker jacket and a graphic T-shirt which are designed with graphic images of angels. On the Levi’s 501 light wash styles, the angel motif is featured on the back and front of...
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25 Dec

Over$200k Raised For Burger King Worker Who Got A

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Kevin Ford/ Facebook.com Kevin Ford, a Burger King worker, has received over $199,000 in donations on Go Fund Me after a video of a goodie bag he received on his twenty seventh work anniversary went viral on Twitter. In keeping with the video posted earlier this month, Ford has worked as a cook and cashier at a Burger King within the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport for 27 years without missing a day. He received a Starbucks cup, some candy and a single movie ticket in a transparent plastic backpack from the burger chain’s parent company HMS Host, to point out appreciation for his years of service. View this post on Instagram ...
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17 Dec

Famed Mystery Author James Patterson Gives Hundreds of thousands

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James Patterson has gained wealth and fortune creating tales of suspense. But it surely’s no mystery that the author’s latest move is geared toward the greater good of BIPOC communities. It was recently reported that Patterson donated $1.3 million to Howard University for 12 James Patterson Author Education Scholarships, price $10,000 each for the current academic 12 months, and to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop for 14 fellowships allocated to 11 fiction writers and three poets. “I used to be brought up to present back — so my mother and grandmother should get the praise here,” Patterson said in an announcement as reported by USA Today. “I’ve dedicated my profession to getting as many individuals to like books as possible. I...
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