Most Inspirational Stories of 2013

Take a look at stories of hope that made top news this year.

Mother and Son Get Ph.D.s Together - Stories of the less fortunate being helped by successful online fundraising efforts and parents graduating from college with their children have all made top news this year. BET.com takes a look at some of the most inspirational stories this year. – Natelege Whaley (@NateIege)  Dr. Vickie McBride and her son Dr. Maurice McBride of Georgia defied the odds to earn their Ph.D.s from Capella University on the same day in August. Dr. Vickie McBride had her son at 13 and continued her education. As a teen, Maurice McBride went through juvenile detention but turned his life around after picking up the Bible.    (Photo: Capella University via Twitter)

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Mother and Son Get Ph.D.s Together - Stories of the less fortunate being helped by successful online fundraising efforts and parents graduating from college with their children have all made top news this year. BET.com takes a look at some of the most inspirational stories this year. – Natelege Whaley (@NateIege) Dr. Vickie McBride and her son Dr. Maurice McBride of Georgia defied the odds to earn their Ph.D.s from Capella University on the same day in August. Dr. Vickie McBride had her son at 13 and continued her education. As a teen, Maurice McBride went through juvenile detention but turned his life around after picking up the Bible.   (Photo: Capella University via Twitter)

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Father Graduates With Son From Morehouse - Dorian Joyner Sr. and his son Dorian Joyner Jr. both graduated from Morehouse College together this year. Joyner Sr. decided it was time to complete his degree three years ago when his son was a freshman. "We're Morehouse brothers," the two said proudly. (Photo: Courtesy of Morehouse College)

Game, @thegame - Tweet: "Kim & Kanye are 2gether, they have a beautiful baby, Let em live. Me & Khloe just kool, let her live. Creating lame s--t to drive blogs SMH"Word on the grapevine is Game is dating Khloe Kardashian and he bagged and bedded Kim long before Kanye put a ring on it. Although he's been spotted doing a lot of chilling with Lamar's ex-wife and admitted to briefly "dating" Yeezy's future bride in the past, the Compton rapper tells blogs to stop making the situation bigger than what it is. #CanTheyLive? (Photo: WENN.com)

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The Game Gives Back $1 Million to Everyday People - Rapper Game gave an African teenager in Australia a $20 bill after learning of his hardship. He decided he would give away $1 million of his own money to those in need across the world — all by Christmas. The Robin Hood Project is the official name of his big-hearted effort. He’s also paid for funerals and hospital bills for people in need.

Homeless to Howard - James Ward became an Internet sensation for his “Homeless to Howard” Tumblr crowdfunding campaign. He used the site to help fund his college education at Howard University. Ward raised $12,000 from various donors, which is enough to cover his first-year expenses that aren’t covered by loans or grants.(Photo: Homelesstohoward.tumblr.com)

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Homeless Student Crowdfunds His Way to Howard - James Ward’s dreams came true when generous strangers donated more than $12,000 to the freshman at Howard University. After being accepted and covering 75 percent of the costs through grants and loans, his mentor launched a successful online fundraising effort that covered the rest of his expenses for his first semester. Ward has been homeless since he was 14 in California. (Photo: Courtesy of Homelesstohoward.tumblr.com)

Georgia Family Donates Canceled Wedding's Reception to Homeless - Willie and Carol Fowler's only daughter canceled her wedding 40 days before she was set to get married in September. It was too late to cancel on the venue, food and entertainment, so instead of wasting their money, the family used the reception to feed 200 homeless people.(Photo: Courtesy of Hosea Feed the Hungry)

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Georgia Family Donates Canceled Wedding's Reception to Homeless - Willie and Carol Fowler's only daughter canceled her wedding 40 days before she was set to get married in September. It was too late to cancel on the venue, food and entertainment, so instead of wasting their money, the family used the reception to feed 200 homeless people.(Photo: Courtesy of Hosea Feed the Hungry)

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Homeless Man Who Returned Diamond Ring Gets a New Home - A Tennessee waitress receives tip receipt with the n-word written on it, an Oklahoma school says girl’s dreadlocks are not “presentable,” plus more news. – Natelege Whaley Billy Ray Harris of Missouri returned a diamond ring to a woman who mistakenly dropped it in his change cup. The woman and her husband organized a fundraiser for Harris and collected more than $190,000. He now owns a car, put a down payment on a home and hopes to launch a house painting company. (Photo: Courtesy of KCTV)

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Homeless Man Who Returned Diamond Ring Gets a New Home - Billy Ray Harris of Missouri returned a diamond ring to a woman who mistakenly dropped it in his change cup. The woman and her husband organized a fundraiser for Harris and collected more than $190,000. He now owns a car, put a down payment on a home and hopes to launch a house painting company. (Photo: Courtesy of KCTV)

Boy Writes Book After Father Dies of Gun Violence - A former African-American waitress says Hooters fired her for wearing blonde highlights; a man was arrested after his daughter fatally shot herself with a gun; plus more news. — Natelege WhaleyKeith Whitted Jr. of Chicago lost his father to gun violence when he was five. His grandmother encouraged him to channel his anger and hurt into writings, which his family turned into a book called Kevin's Heart. "I wanted to write the book so I can teach people not to kill nobody no more,” said Whitted. (photo: courtesy of NBC)

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Boy Writes Book After Father Dies of Gun Violence - Keith Whitted Jr. of Chicago lost his father to gun violence when he was five. His grandmother encouraged him to channel his anger and hurt into writing, which his family turned into a book called Kevin's Heart. "I wanted to write the book so I can teach people not to kill nobody no more,” said Whitted to NBC News in October. (Photo: Courtesy of NBC News)

Nas Helps Raise Money for Homeless DC Family - Stanley Young, an unemployed construction worker, and his eight children will receive more than $60,000 from generous strangers who contributed to online fundraising efforts led by rapper Nas. The hip hop artist was emotionally moved after seeing a news report about the single father and his family who were left homeless after a fire destroyed their home in Washington, D.C. (Photo: ABC News 7)

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Rapper Nas Raises More Than $60,000 for Homeless Family - Stanley Young, an unemployed construction worker, and his eight children received more than $60,000 from generous strangers who contributed to online fundraising efforts led by rapper Nas. The hip hop artist was emotionally moved by the single father and his family who were left homeless after a fire destroyed their home in Washington, D.C., in August. (Photo: ABC News 7)

15-Year-Old’s Tech Business Worth Millions - George Zimmerman is stopped for speeding again, a California yoga studio sparks outrage for holding a "ghetto fabulous" class, plus more news.  – Natelege Whaley  Jaylen Bledsoe, of Hazelwood, Missouri, started Bledsoe Technologies when he was 13, specializing in web design and IT services. Now the company is worth $3.5 million and has grown from two to 150 employees. (Photo: Courtesy of Jaylen Bledsoe)

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Jaylen Bledsoe Is a Teen Millionaire - Jaylen Bledsoe, of Hazelwood, Missouri, started Bledsoe Technologies when he was 13, specializing in web design and IT services. As of 2013, his company is worth $3.5 million and has grown from two to 150 employees. He does all this while remaining involved as the president of his school’s student council. (Photo: Courtesy of Jaylen Bledsoe)

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Boy Wants a Family, Gets Outstanding Response - Davion Only, 15, an orphan since he was a baby, had a dream of finding a family of his own and went in front of a church to make a plea for someone to adopt him. Davion will be spending Christmas with a prospective family. In October, his story went viral, and there have been nearly 1,000 inquiries about adopting Davion. (Photo: Courtesy of ABC News)

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