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Cordae dreams of opening a school in his hometown

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Two-time Grammy nominee Cordae is dedicating his career to inspiring people to lift up their neighborhoods.

“Community involvement is important to me because I think that’s the foundation of every successful society, group of people, is through community. It’s just a sense of togetherness,” the rapper tells People.

“I feel like now, because maybe it’s post-pandemic, maybe it’s the social media age we live in, but everybody’s just super to themselves. Everybody is kind of team me, and team me and mine versus team togetherness,” Cordae continues.

This Saturday, September 10, he hopes to inspire togetherness in his fans in Los Angeles when he performs at the Inner-City Arts Summer on Seventh event, raising money for arts education.

“The sense of community is just bringing everyone together, giving back in whichever way I can,” Cordae says. “And this is applying to me specifically, because no matter if you have a platform or don’t have a platform, or whether you have a lighter or you don’t have a lighter — you should always try to be a light and pay it forward in whichever way you can.”

Cordae was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his dream is to provide a learning facility for youth in his hometown.

“My ultimate goal is to open up a school one day, man, open up a full school, open up a rec center, just a house for creatives,” he says. “Also, open up a rec center so that kids where I’m from can go play whatever sport they want.”

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Scoreboard roundup — 9/7/22

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE

Atlanta 7, Oakland 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NY Yankees 5, Minnesota 4

NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 1

Chi White Sox 9, Seattle 6

Detroit 5, LA Angels 4

Tampa Bay 1, Boston 0

Toronto 4, Baltimore 1

Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1

Houston 4, Texas 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NY Mets 5, Pittsburgh 1

NY Mets 10, Pittsburgh 0

Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4

LA Dodgers 7, San Francisco 3

Philadelphia 4, Miami 3

Cincinnati 7, Chi Cubs 1

St. Louis 6, Washington 5

San Diego 6, Arizona 3

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1 (Tie)

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Frances Tiafoe slams into US Open semifinals

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(NEW YORK) — With an impressive and powerful performance at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Wednesday, Frances Tiafoe is smashing his way through the U.S. Open tournament, proving it’s his time to shine — and making history in the process.

Tiafoe’s fast and furious play saw him finish his latest match with 18 aces and a roaring crowd as he defeated the No. 9-seeded Andrey Rublev in straight sets 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 in the men’s quarterfinal. The 24-year-old advances to the semifinals, ending a 16-year drought for American men’s tennis in the U.S. Open semifinals.

The last time an American men’s tennis player reached the semifinals was Andy Roddick in 2006. (Roddick made it to the finals but was defeated by Roger Federer.) Following two significant upsets in the tournament so far, Tiafoe is also the first Black man from the U.S. to reach the semifinals since Arthur Ashe in 1972.

“The training is paying off,” Tiafoe said during a post-match interview with ESPN. “I’ve been putting in the time, and it’s starting to show.”

Tiafoe, wearing Serena Williams’ GOAT sweatshirt following his dominating defeat, is proof that the Williams sisters’ impact goes far beyond the next generation of Black female tennis players, but also has an inspiring effect on young Black men, as well.

Tiafoe, currently the No. 22 seed, had a shocking and emotional upset against the No. 2-ranked superstar Rafel Nadal, abruptly ending the veteran’s run in the fourth round on Monday.

But the journey to center court was no small feat for the 24-year-old.

A son of Sierra Leone immigrants who fled home from a war in the 90s and laid roots In Maryland, Tiafoe’s father worked as a maintenance man at the College Park’s Junior Tennis Champions Center in Maryland, converting an office into a home for Frances and his twin brother Franklin. This gave Frances access to the tennis facility and coaches — a place where Frances found his opportunity to play and love the sport.

Now a fan favorite, Tiafoe awaits his next opponent, either Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz; they are set to face off later Wednesday evening, and one will meet him at center court in the first major Grand Slam semifinal of his career.

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Viola Davis, Magic Johnson and more will guest on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show''s first week

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The producers of The Jennifer Hudson Show have revealed the guests for the first week of the EGOT winner’s forthcoming talk show.

As reported, J Hud will reunite with her former American Idol host Simon Cowell for the first installment of the syndicated program, airing on her 41st birthday, Monday, September 12.

However, it has just been announced that NBA legend Magic Johnson will grace the second episode on September 13, as will country star Mickey Guyton, who will also perform.

September 14 will see comic and Insecure star Yvonne Orji join the newly minted talk show host; September 15 will feature Emmy-wining Ted Lasso lead and Hocus Pocus 2 star Hannah Waddingham; and the first week will wrap up with The Woman King lead Viola Davis.

Incidentally, Hudson only has one trophy on Davis in the EGOT category; the Fences actress has an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony Award, but — as of yet — no Grammy on her mantel.

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