Just Cause: Famous Men of Impact

Steve Harvey, LeBron James, 50 Cent and others give back.

BET's HIS: Men of Impact - Statistics about Black men that often don't make headlines: millions raised for under-served communities, hundreds of thousands for natural disaster relief and health awareness, thousands of youth participating in celeb-led education and fitness camps. Times are changing, however, and here at H.I.S. BET we recognize the good works of some of these Men of Impact. Included on this year's list are the most active and effective actors, musicians, athletes and executives who are also philanthropists. A special nod is given to those who took a stand and joined the "No More" campaign against domestic violence –– a major issue in the headlines in 2014 –– like Blair Underwood, Ice-T and Andre Braugher (pictured above). Read on for others.(Photos from Left: NO MORE)
Boris Kodjoe - When actor Boris Kodjoe isn't on the set of The Real Husbands of Hollywood or movies like the upcoming Addicted, he's focused on Sophie's Voice Foundation, an organization he founded with his wife, Nicole Ari Parker, dedicated to their daughter's struggle with Spina Bifida. "It's a 75 percent preventable birth defect," he told the women of The Real. Kodjoe is advocating for governments worldwide to fortify flour and rice with folic acid to help boost women's nutrition. His goal, he says, is to eradicate the disease completely in the next 10 years.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Steve Harvey - Through the Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend for Young Men, the Steve Harvey Disney Dreamers Academy and Girls Who Rule the World, actor, comedian and radio host Steve Harvey is on a mission to help groom the next generation of leaders. He and his wife run the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which this year alone raised some $700,000 at its third annual gala.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Terrence Howard on what he wants for the holidays:  - “To pay off my debt to the IRS.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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BET's HIS: Men of Impact - Statistics about Black men that often don't make headlines: millions raised for under-served communities, hundreds of thousands for natural disaster relief and health awareness, thousands of youth participating in celeb-led education and fitness camps. Times are changing, however, and here at H.I.S. BET we recognize the good works of some of these Men of Impact. Included on this year's list are the most active and effective actors, musicians, athletes and executives who are also philanthropists. A special nod is given to those who took a stand and joined the "No More" campaign against domestic violence –– a major issue in the headlines in 2014 –– like Blair Underwood, Ice-T and Andre Braugher (pictured above). Read on for others.(Photos from Left: NO MORE)

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