March 15, 2007 @ 10:19 am
Russell Simmons, Ludacris Honored for Nat'l Poetry Month
The two will be honored for their philanthropy and encouragement of spoken word.
America SCORES, a group that uses art to empower students in urban communities, is honoring Russell Simmons and Ludacris for their encouragement of spoken word and the performing arts. They will be honored in a ceremony on April 30 at the HBO Theater in New York City, an occasion will also signify the end of national poetry month.
For the past three years, a joint grant initiative between Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts and the Ludacris Foundation (along with the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and Pepsi), have donated to America SCORES; most recently, they enabled 30 young poets to participate in a National Poetry Slam.
The ceremony will include the America SCORES National Poetry Slam!, and a meet-up with the participating young poets and their coaches. Benefit tickets are available for $1000 by calling 646-660-0407.
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Comments
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waza evans says:
eeh thats great coz i'm a typical african and i appreciate a lot what these guys are doing.
Cheers !
July 18, 2007 at 7:41 am
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franciskadangwe says:
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July 17, 2007 at 7:35 am
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Victoria Muhammad says:
As a the Oakland Program Director for America SCORES - Bay Area, CA, thank you so very much VIBE for pumpin' up our awesome program and Natl Poetry SLAM. And of course a BIG thank you to Russell Simmons and Ludacris for their support in spoken word in urban public education!
March 15, 2007 at 1:21 pm