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Late NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her Late NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her
Late NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her A day after learning of ballerina Michaela DePrince's sudden death, her family has revealed that her adoptive mom passed away within the following 24 hours, according to a Facebook post, and confirmed by the family to Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 14.  Elaine DePrince of Cherry Hill, NJ died "after many years of battling a hereditary disease and heart failure," as stated in the post. She passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11. She was 77 years old.  Michaela's death at the age of 29 was announced on Friday, Sept. 13 in an Instagram post, as Daily Voice previously reported. Her f…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Star NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince Dead At 29 Star NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince Dead At 29
Star NJ Ballerina Michaela DePrince Dead At 29 Michaela DePrince, a professional ballerina with roots in South Jersey and Philadelphia, has died at 29 years old. UPDATE: Late PA Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Less Than 24 Hours After Her Michaela's passing was announced in a post on her Instagram on Friday, Sept. 13, and has since been confirmed by the family to Daily Voice. The family says Michaela passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  A full statement from a representative of the family has been posted on Facebook.  OFFICIAL FAMILY STATEMENT UPDATE 9/14/24: Michaela DePrince Elaine DePrince Thank you to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Beyonce Is Paying For Five Students To Attend NJ Cosmetology School Beyonce Is Paying For Five Students To Attend NJ Cosmetology School
Beyonce Is Paying For Five Students To Attend NJ Cosmetology School Let me hear you say, "Hey, Mrs. Carter!" A New Jersey cosmetology school was one of five in the U.S. chosen for a grant by Beyonce's charity foundation, BeyGOOD. Thanks to the grant, Janas Cosmetology Academy on Blackwood-Clementon Road in Clementon, is offering five $10,000 scholarships as part of the CÉCRED x BeyGOOD Scholarship Program. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BeyGOOD (@beygood) BeyGOOD said the school's CEO, Atiya Johnson, "is all about diverse education. Her focus is to shape the lives of her students…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey 2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey
2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey The world's biggest sporting event is coming to the East Rutherford. According to multiple reports, the 2026 men's World Cup final is set to be staged at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after FIFA spurned bids from those representing Dallas' AT&T Stadium and Stan Kroenke's palace in LA.  The majority of the action will still take place in Texas, with action shared across venues in Mexico and Canada. But the Garden State drew the big straw, bringing the big event back to the area after Giants Stadium played host during the 1994 event. "While this stadium has been more used to hosti…

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by Zak Failla
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Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says
Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says Who said you need a high school diploma to earn billions? Not Jay-Z, that's who. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter and dropped out of Trenton Central High School during his sophomore year, was named the world's first billionaire rapper by Forbes in 2019. His net wealth is now estimated at $2.5 billion, the business mag said. Sean "Diddy" Combs is a distant second-place finisher at about $1 billion. Jay-Z, who is married to Beyonce, once relied on dealing crack cocaine for income, according to his lyrics and interviews. Much of his wealth comes from …

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by Jon Craig
Events
Beyoncé Heading To New Jersey Beyoncé Heading To New Jersey
Beyoncé Heading To New Jersey Beyoncé is heading to New Jersey during a stop on her highly-anticipated world tour.  The superstar will be performing at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday, July 29 as a part of her Renaissance World Tour, the singer announced on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the start of Black History Month. Queen Bey made the announcement on Instagram dressed in some of her iconic Renaissance-era imagery, sitting on a glittering mosaic horse. Beyoncé will stop at more than three dozen locations across the globe during the nearly four-month-long tour, which begins in Stockholm, Sweden in May and en…

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by Annie DeVoe
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA North Jersey native SZA won her first Grammy Award Sunday, April 4. The artist, whose real name is Solána Rowe, won the award alongside Doja Cat for their song "Kiss Me More" for best pop duo/group performance. The song was on Doja's 2021 album "Planet Her" and topped the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 3. Here are five things you may not have known about the Maplewood native: Her dad was an executive producer at CNN. She grew up Muslim and wore a hijab, but stopped after 9/11 due to bullying. She's a college dropout and attended three different schools.  Her first album, See.SZA.Run, was self…

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by Cecilia Levine