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Pharrell Is Opening a Private School for Low-Income Students in Virginia

After just announcing his partnership with Chanel to support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, Pharrell Williams is further exploring his philanthropy through the education arm of his non-profit organization, Yellow, with the goal of launching a handful of private schools in Virginia – exclusively for low-income students.The first school, named Yellowhab, is due to open in the Ghent neighborhood, near Pharrell's Virginia Beach hometown of Norfolk. It will be available for students from grades th...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Tue, 15 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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Blue Origin Sells a Seat on Its First Flight to Space for $28 Million USD

Blue Origin, the commercial spaceflight company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, sold the first seat on its maiden voyage for $28 million USD at auction. The anonymous winner -- whose identity will be revealed in the coming weeks -- will join Bezos and his brother, Mark, on the landmark flight next month.Last week, the Amazon executive announced that he and his brother will occupy two seats on Blue Origin's inaugural spaceflight on the New Shepard, a suborbital rocket that holds six people. ...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Mon, 14 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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Comedian Quinta Brunson Memes Well, We Swear

Quinta Brunson is everybody’s best friend -- at least on the Internet. After becoming a digital sensation with her viral Instagram video series, “The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date,” Brunson’s career trajectory has not slowed up in the slightest. From working as a producer and development partner at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, to being a featured actress on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, it’s incredible how Brunson has the time to create content, stay hydrated, keep her mental...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Mon, 14 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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NASA Will Send the First Spacecraft to the Dark Side of the Moon

Making history once again, NASA has announced that it is planning a mission to the dark side of the moon.Three commercial delivery missions will be sent to the moon's surface, which will be spread out across multiple trips per year. The first two payload suites have been assigned to the Schrödinger basin, the far side of the moon, also known as "a large impact crater on the far side of the moon near the lunar South Pole," according to NASA.One of the payloads will contain two seismometers – t...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Mon, 14 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE