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Celebrity Activists Go “Red” and “Green”

While Oprah and Bono paint the town red with their “Product Red” initiative to raise money to fight AIDS in Africa, hip-hop and fashion mogul Russell Simmons announced he’s going green to raise green for the development and empowerment of Africans. Simmons unveiled his “Green Initiative” jewelry to reporters at a news conference yesterday. According to the 49-year-old musician-turned-entrepreneur, 25% of proceeds from sales will go toward the Diamond Empowerment Fund, which “will support institutions, like schools and colleges, in South Africa and Botswana and help boost economic development.” So why is Simmons who is well known for his popular … Continue reading →

Rock Star’s Global Effort To Help The Poor

By now you are probably familiar with the efforts Irish rocker Bono has made to boost aid to Africa. He’s recruited the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Ashley Judd, Penelope Cruz, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, Christy Turlington, and many other members of Hollywood’s A-list, but it seems that’s not enough for the rock star turned anti-poverty activist. Now Bono is calling on world leaders to lend a hand to people of developing countries. According to news reports, Bono spent a good part of Wednesday urging Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to keep his nation’s pledge to aid Africa and other parts … Continue reading →

Linda Blair: Child Star and Activist

Linda Denise Blair was born on January 22, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father, James, was an executive headhunter, her mother, Elinore, a real-estate agent. Linda has a brother, Jimmy and a sister, Debbie. When she was two years of age, her family moved to Westport, Connecticut, and by the time she was six, she was working both as a model and in motion pictures. . She appeared in seventy-five commercials and hundreds of magazine catalogues by the time she was twelve, and was used to being in the spotlight when out of six hundred applicants, she was chosen … Continue reading →