EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige is a big believer in giving chances to aspiring young women.
She afforded one to Camry Rosario of New York at halftime of the New York Urban League football game between Howard and Morgan State on Saturday.
Rosario received a combined check that represented a $50,000, four-year scholarship from Blige’s charity, the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, and the Urban League.
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