Rapper Nelly took daughter Chanell Haynes,15, to his fourth annual Black & White Ball on December 6, 2009 in St Louis, Missouri. Nelly’s son Cornell Haynes III, born 2nd March 1999, did not attend the event.
The Black and White Ball is an event that raises money for a scholarship program at Lindenwood University. At this year’s event, two scholarship recipients received 4-year full-tuition scholarships/grants to Lindenwood University.