Oscar-Nominated Actress Taraji P. Henson Lends Support to DreamKids
Avid Supporter of www.ArtCreatesLife.org
(WASHINGTON - May 21, 2009) - Last week at the DreamKids 2009 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton in DC, one of the featured honorees was Oscar-nominated actress (Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons) Taraji P. Henson. Henson, who received the President's Award, is from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Further, she is a strong supporter of a non-profit, Art Creates Life (www.artcreateslife.org).
Other stars present included keynote speaker and Essence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Susan Taylor, Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. (who received the Legacy Award), and a performance by Grammy-winning artist BeBe Winans. Also present was singer Clifton Ross, III, who led the DreamKids choir in a wonderful rendition of a popular gospel song, "I'm Walking in Authority".
Proceeds from the event, the 8th Annual Power of a Dream Gala, go to U.S. Dream Academy after-school programs currently operating in 11 communities in 10 different American cities including Washington, DC and Baltimore.
The U.S. Dream Academy was founded by world-renown singer and CEO Wintley Phipps, a man who has graced Baltimore with his presence for many years.
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Despite all that is messed up, I am taken back to grandma’s favorite hymn, #325, in the good ol’ Baptist Hymnal: “We’ll understand it better bye and bye.” I’m taken back to the praying man’s visit every Monday at 4 pm and the long, long prayers he would utter. I think of drinking tea and eating Graham crackers with grandpop before grandma got home.
Friends, it is easy to focus on the negative. It is easy to throw the towel in on life. It is easy to concede, to give up, to quit. I don’t know about you, but I refuse to do so. I just can’t. I won’t. There is a certain sense of entitlement of expanded territory that I simply demand of myself and those around me, as ordained by God. I say, mediocrity is for the lame. This kid here expects the very best that God has to offer. Come hell or high water, I’ll just have to take the hits; but progress, I insist, is imminent.
Wedding Bells for JC & MM:
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11th District Delegates report from Annapolis:
The water main break and the ensuing water crisis that struck our community this weekend are continuing to seriously impact our friends, neighbors, schools, and family members. This severe disruption to local infrastructure and quality of life has our full attention.
We understand the frustration expressed in the phone calls and emails our offices have received from those affected by the water outage. Your delegates recognize that this is a substantial hardship for families.
President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charity:
President Obama today announced the charities that will receive a portion of the $1.4 million award that comes with the Nobel peace prize.
“These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need,” said President Obama. “I’m proud to support their work.”
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