Ashanti unveiled a new billboard featuring her childhood photo as part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s” BE GREAT” campaign on Tuesday morning at Duffy Square in New York City.
The singer attended the Boys & Girls Club as a young girl and joins the likes of Denzel Washington, Shaquille O’Neal, and Usher as part of BGCA’s new advocacy campaign, featuring successful Boys & Girls Club kids and encouraging every American to help young people be great.
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1st…She looks fabulous!!!
She has slimmed down and she is looking great. That kid photo is adorable too. Good Cause
she looks good
Ashanti looks damn FAB!
Wow, she looks very nice – especially in red!
Love her and Nelly!
ASHANTI IS SO PRETTY AND SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE! MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY FOR RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL PURPOSES, BUT EDUCATIONAL AS WELL. I LOVE IT!
Shani looks hawt! Great cause
I FEEL SO HORNY RIGHT NOW, DAMN.
Aww, I like that she is doing something positive
Is it just me or are tina’s toes smashed in those shoes? Get a size bigger hun!!
Shan looks good though.
What is up with her momma’s toes??? LOL
LAUGHIN AT THAT KID STANDING BEHIND ASHANTI IN THE FIRST PIC…ALL UP IN HER A$$, I WOULD BE TOO
Her hair look like it was done in london, stink and ugly oh and cheap looking…….only black insecure women
she looks pretty.
SHE LOOKS NICE IN RED BUT WEN SHE GNNE PUT SUM MUSIC OUT.. I CNT MEMBA THE LAST TYM I HEARD A SOLO SONG FRM HER!!
Man, I miss seeing Ashanti out and about, doing her thing.
I’m so sick of seeing the same ol same, same ol lames in my face, CONSTANTLY!
Anyway, good job shanni!!!
I’m very proud of Y.O.U!
she looks beautiful! and that baby pic is so cute (:
awwww looking ridiculously FAB… she lost so much weight…
good cause shanti.. keep doing you
Ashanti looks nice, I love the dress and that her toes are covered for the most part.
@ number 10, no it’s not just you..i caught that too
ASHANIT GIRL LOOKING GOOD!! TELL IRV GOTTI TO GET OFF YA FOR NELLY SLAP HIS ASS!!!!
Ashanti looks beautiful and it is great she is doing something positive for the kids.
Now, here is an example of a charitable cause that treats its celebs like decent humans rather than like a piece of Nia meat. Ashanti is getting exposure just like Ms. Long, with one difference…she fully dressed. You would never see certain celebs bare all for the cause.
Now, I know Judah will say, “yeah, but she’s wearing red and sending out a subliminal message to the devil”. But that’s alright as long as the world can’t see images of her private parts.
This is the way to be a celeb in the off season. Do something decent and humble until the next gig or until God decides to bless them again.
she is so sweet n pretty..uh, but her mom has an overbight in them shoes! im just sayn…
@ 13, then you must be referring to your ignorant and insecure azz kmt
Ashanti looks beautiful
Lmao @ Meat. Stop, please just stop, lol.
Ashanti looks really good. Great cause as well.
She looks pretty.
#12, lmao that is funny! That boy lookin’ like dayuuuummm.
Why aren’t her and Nelly married yet? They’ve been dating since like 03 WTF!
Congrats to ashanti, always doing something so positive in the hood. always staying very occupied no matter what the haters say! she goes beyond music and gets credit from other ventures
she looks like when she first came out.
i feel like as an artist ashanti never improved or showed growth.
she the same aww baby hey baby baby baby doing the hip motion with her hands swimming in the air paddling with her mouth open wide
i mean come on why is her mouth always open?
and why does it seem like no one even notices she being/standing there?
#13 LMFAO! Your so insecure about your own self that you try to bring others down because your not attractive? ::Shrugs:: Figures. . . Well stay “natural” or whatever the hell shade you tryna throw.
Shan looks Amazing just like her ad IN TIMES SQUARE!!!! I’m so proud. She came far and have no plans of slowing down. I love that she has her own lane and never try to be like the rest.
BELLE
YOU KNOW ITS TRUE YOU BLACK FOLK ALWAYS BE UP IN YOU’RLL BALD HEAD, CANT YOU GUYS GO NATURAL, ALWAYS GOT ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON YOUR’LL HEAD WEN U GUYS DAN KNOW URLL BE LUKIN LIKE DOG UNDER THERE.
I MEAN U BARELY SEE WE WHITE FOLKS GOT ON SYNTHETIC FLAMMABLE HAIR. ITS TRUE, SORRY TO OFFEND YOU GUYS.
This comment is for poster 13, I dare you to walk up to a black woman and talk your trash and I betcha you will get the beatdown of your life, Ashanti is pretty and looks flawless in this pic and you are just HATING!
she loooks soo pretty!
-finally
I NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO OFFEND ANYONE ALL I WAS SAYING IS YOU BLACK WOMEN SHOULD LEARN TO APPRECIATE YOURSELVES RATHER THAN WEARING THIS NONSENSE IN YOURLL HAIR, IS IT THAT SERIOUS,
broad looking like she stinks of nacho cheese.
THE BILLBOARD IS CUTE.
I’M SICK OF ALL THE WEAVE TOO. (ON ALL OF THESE CELEBS) THAT DOESN’T MAKE ME A HATER.
I wish the blogs start posting the celebs stylist…I bet they start styling ppl better. Her “Style Team” should be fired for dressing her as if she’s going to the prom.
Wendy give that same advice about wearing weaves to Britney Spears, Christina A., Paris Hilton and the rest of the white girls rocking weaves in Hollywood.
ASHANTI LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FABOLOUS!!!
She looks good.
Wendy you need to get slapped! Like Shay said there’s TONS of white chicks that wear weave. So gtfoh with that!
ashanti looks great…she was such a pretty child..still look the same
Wow I never knew how good she looks in red! Love it!
wendy why are you on this site?????????
tmz iz a click away so gtfoh ASAP
if you’re black: YOU DESERVE TO BE SHOT. ignorant mofo
TRUTH HURTS
Lol @ barely see white people with fake hair. ALL of your WHITE CELEBS wear WIGS.
Ashanti looks nice… just keep her from singing
i like my sisters and all but as a white woman i just want you all to know that you all can be beautiful also
i think she looks great – many of these trends WE started and the way I see it as long as she’s got the money and she’s not hurting anyone let her do what she dam well pleases with her own dam head. I think we are a very versatile group of people which is why more and more you see the long hair, the short, the shaved, the gumbi, whatever someone likes. I personally think she looks nice, although she does look like she’s going to prom — however I’m sure her “prom” outfit costs more than anything I own for damn sure. What a great cause too! Go Ashanti, love the positivity.
Wendy uu must be VERY concerned
about black culture to be on an black-orientated
website huh? WATEVERRRRRRRRR
shanti looks nice do your thingggg mama
P.S WHITE CELEBRITIES SCRATCH THAT
95 % OF ALL CELEBRITIES WHERE WEAVES/WIGS/EXTENSIONS
HELL EVEN BRETT MICHEALS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE GIRLS
ON HIS SHOW DID – DONT HATE!
Wendy…..STOP IT
LOL @ #49 Wendy, thank you so much. I’m so glad you see our potential…*eye roll* See, black women are the CENTER of this universe and WE determine many of the beauty trends, which is why you lack pigment, but give yourselves cancer trying to get what we have naturally, buy products to plumpen your lips and flat asses – things that we women of color already have. We can rock a weave or chop our shit off to the skin and we are beautiful, our dance moves are often imitated, but never duplicated and our lovemaking is something you white girls just DON’T have the body or the rhythm for.
Love ya too
naturally beautiful that is. yah feel me……..lol
@slimgoodz LMBAO!!!! its so true tho lol…. i have better hair then some of those people lol…..
Wendy…you really think I can beautful too!!!!
Oh Massah, you are too kind!!!
I’m glad celebs are bringing attention and trying to show everybody how big of an impact the Boys and Girls Club can have on kids….volunteering at the one in Tallahassee when I attended Florida State inspired me to change my major and become a teacher….and I LOVE IT! Go Ashanti!
WENDY im shocked by your comments (this is coming from the originals of fakeness whites) the only thing black people do is FAKE HAIR what about you WHITE FOLKS “everything is FAKE” about ya’ll. you guys are the QUEENS and KINGS of “PLASTIC SURGERY” white people have no lips, black people we have natural LUSCIOUS LIPS,NICE SHAPE,we don’t AGE quick like ya’ll,nice skin, high cheek bones, plus “BOOTY” not ya’ll flat bums, plus you guys GROW hair on your face as well you have to shave/wax it. honey I dont grow hair on my body i have natural smooth skin that all my white friends ENVY plus i don’t have to TAN i have gorgeous natural brown skin.
you guys get lip injections,face plastic surgery,eyes, ugly noses,PLEASE BITCH SHUT THE F—-K UP.
Ashanti always looks great & you gotta love her positivity
Yall do realize that “Wendy” prolly ain’t even really white or is just on here to stir up shit. Everyone knows there are plenty of white celebs male and female who wear wigs/extensions/hair pieces so its whatever. just ignore.. don’t feed into the foolishness.