Miami Heat all-star LeBron James was honored with the Champion of Youth Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), and was presented with the prestigious title by award-winning actor Denzel Washington, the club’s national spokesman.

About a year ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kept his haters at bay with the announcement of an extremely generous $100 million gift to the Newark, NJ school system. Now the foundation that manages the donation has announced that the two-year program will also provide $10,000 grants directly to teachers or groups of teachers who create innovative classroom plans.

For San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker’s latest project, he traded in the court for the kitchen. Although the NBA star did spend some time playing in an Olympic qualifying tournament this summer, he also took on the role as the new face of Toupargel, a French food home delivery program.

Jennifer Lopez – fresh off the release of her fashion collection – is now the new face of the stylish Fiat 500, which recently made its debut in the U.S. The premier TV commercial for the slick new auto is a music video-like ad featuring none other than the equally stylish Lopez.

World-renowned pop artist Romero Britto will be holding an exclusive exhibition – with the entire collection available for acquisition – in Houston’s Off the Wall Gallery at the Galleria. The self-taught Brazilian artist is based in Miami but is bringing an incredible collection to Texas for his solo exhibition with a portion of all proceeds to benefit the Show Your Hearts organization.

Gloria Estefan was the guest of honor at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (USHCC) 32nd Annual National Convention & Business Expo at Miami Beach’s luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel this Monday, Sept. 19. The seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter was in attendance as the recipient of the USHCC’s 2011 Ultimate Latina Award, which honors exceptional Latina women across the nation.

In an attempt to draw budding entrepreneurs to Facebook and to throw a bone to the little guys, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced that the social networking site would be offering small business owners a free $50 advertising credit to boost their sales and exposure.

Renowned architect Frank Gehry’s first residential project in Asia – Hong Kong, to be exact – is finally nearing its completion. Opus Hong Kong is an aesthetically stunning 12-story residential building built in a highly exclusive neighborhood on The Peak, a 552-meter high mountain with breathtaking views of Victoria Harbour.

Expectant mother Beyoncé and her own mother, Tina Knowles, were in London on Saturday, Sept. 17 for the launch of the mother-daughter pair’s joint fashion label, the House of Deréon. Although the line has been available in the U.S. for quite some time now, this past weekend’s event marked the label’s debut in the U.K.