Russell Simmons

David Archuleta of American Idol Woos Washington

source: U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report, DC What the rest of the country saw on Fox last year, he brought to town to help draw attention to the fourth annual Keeping the Promise to Our Children conference, sponsored by hip-hop's Russell Simmons and Hollywood philanthropist, moviemaker, ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Hollywood Turns to DC to Help Kids

source: U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report, DC Now hip-hop king Russell Simmons and Hollywood philanthropist, punk producer, and film exec Daphna Ziman see Washington as their base to help kids. After shunning the city for years, the celebrity do-good industry is storming Washington, inspired by a ...

Published Sat, Jun 6

UN Launches Trust Fund for Slavery Memorial

source: sflcn.com

 FL A ceremony was held recently at the UN headquarters in New York to launch the Permanent Memorial Trust Fund and to announce the appointment of hip-hop pioneer and philanthropist Russell Simmons as Goodwill Ambassador for the project. ...

Published Mon, Jun 1

UNITED NATIONS TO APPOINT RUSSELL SIMMONS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR ...

source: Seattle Medium

 WA by Seattle Medium New York, NY - American entrepreneur, hip-hop and fashion pioneer, Russell Simmons was appointed as the “Goodwill Ambassador For The Permanent Memorial To Honor The Victims Of Slavery And The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade” last week at ...

Published Wed, May 27

Multi-million dollar slavery memorial underway in New York

source: afriquejet.com

 Mali The move to establish the memorial was made known on Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York, at the investiture of US hip-hop pioneer, Russell Simmons, as the UN Goodwill Ambassador to promote a permanent memorial for victims of slavery. ...

Published Fri, May 22

Russell Simmons Named UN Goodwill Ambassador

source: PerezHilton.com

 CA Russell Simmons was appointed to be a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Wednesday in NYC. The hip hop impresario's duties will include raising awareness of global slavery. A trust fund has been launched to contruct a Permanent Memorial honoring the ...

Published Thu, May 21

Hip-hop ambassador

source: UN Dispatch

Meet the UN's next Goodwill Ambassador: hip-hop legend Russell Simmons. His role is to promote the Permanent Memorial for the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. And he gets a new hat. by Ken Bacon When Refugees International visited ...

Published Thu, May 21

HIP-HOP PIONEER TO BE CONFIRMED AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR ... - Media Newswire

source: media-newswire.com

Hip-hop pioneer and renowned celebrity Russell Simmons will be confirmed as Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial at the United Nations to honour the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade at a Headquarters ceremony at 10 am on ...

Published Wed, May 20