Clyde Stubblefield is a funk drumming legend whose sampled beats, from his creative recordings with James Brown, have been used for decades by rappers and hip-hop groups, giving shape to the sound of drum & bass and hip hop music. Born in 1943, Clyde suffered kidney failure in July 2009
Susanna Schick Hit and Run Fund – Crowdfunding Campaign
On Friday 6, 2012, there was a hit and run assault against a cyclist, Susanna Schick, in Downtown Los Angeles. However, the police claimed that the incident involving the 42-year old woman and the driver of a white Lexus was not a road rage Hit-and-Run as earlier alleged. Rather, Lt.
Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support – Crowdfunding Campaign
Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support (JEARS) was founded on March 13th, 2011 as a Rescue and Education type of organization. JEARS is a collaboration of three registered, no-kill animal-rescue non-profit-organizations (NPOs) in Japan, namely: The four founders and their groups put aside their own challenges to create JEARS with
Café Racer Love – Crowdfunding Campaign
On May 30, 2012, a solo gunman started a shooting spree at Café Racer, a local Seattle artist refuge, killing five people and injuring others. Following the disaster, the Café Racer Love campaign was created on Chip In, alongside other fundraising activities, to raise funds to support the survivor and