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They tell me traveling changes a person for the better. You grow when you travel. I'm a Muslim and in the Holy Qur'an Allah encourages us to "travel the land." I am pleased to hear about the efforts of 50 Cent. It reminds me of something I heard the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan say about how you can never judge a man that still living. It's only after death, when that period is on a person's life can you begin to analyze their life and their works and their accomplishments and weight the good and bad, the plus and the minuses. 

50 Cent says in the video: "I wanna feed a billion hungry people. Let's do this."

According to Freesworld.com: 

The video details 50′s reaction to the devastation of drought and war he witnessed in Dolow, Somalia, how he wants his legacy to be meaningful, and how his musical persona doesn’t quite match up with his humanitarian mission.

CHICAGO, ILL  (February 2, 2012)  — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Cory Nettles, of counsel in the Firm's Milwaukee office, has been appointed to serve on the board of  Usher’s New Look Foundation.  Mr. Nettles was also elected treasurer, appointed to the Executive Committee, and will chair the Finance and Audit Committee.

R&B singer Usher's foundation trains and certifies youth in four leadership areas, including talent, education, career and service. As a board member, Mr. Nettles will provide his expertise to help the Foundation’s development committee reach strategic fund development goals.   

Mr. Nettles practices in the areas of corporate services and government relations. His recent work with Quarles & Brady has focused on private equity and venture capital investing, tax incremental financing, brownfields and environmental contamination and remediation, utilities, transportation, affordable housing, and minority and women owned business and supplier development and diversity matters. He is also the founder and managing director of Milwaukee-based Generation Growth Capital, Inc., a private equity fund that provides growth capital to lower middle market companies.

He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Lawrence University.