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Actor Matt Damon recently joined the fight to save a historic 12-member church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City from being sold to developers who want to destroy it to make way for a $30 million luxury condominium. Damon’s effort to save the West Park Presbyterian Church, located at 165…

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Playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry recently stepped in to help a 93-year-old South Carolina woman fighting developers for a home that’s been in her family since the end of the Civil War. Bailey Point Investment Group sued Hilton Head Island resident Josephine Wright over her home in February, arguing that her screened-in porch, shed, and…

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Amid his stellar career, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown remains humble and always gives the glory to God. Before the Super Bowl in February, Brown told Sports Spectrum how he deals with adversity. Brown said, “I had plans, and God had other plans. I try not to lean on my own understanding. I read…

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All-American, Heisman Trophy contender and Doak Walker Award finalist are excellent superlatives for any college football player. However, Michigan running back Blake Corum takes more pride in his recent accolade. Corum was among the 22 college football players selected for the AFCA Allstate Good Works team for his giving back to the community. The Wolverines…

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