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

UN names Russell Simmons Goodwill Ambassador

source: National Jeweler

 NY Best known as a leading entrepreneur and hip-hop pioneer, Russell Simmons' groundbreaking vision has influenced music and the recording industry, fashion, jewelry, finance, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy. ...

Published Thu, May 28

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 pioneer appointed UN Ambassador to promote slavery memorial

source: Xinhua

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations appointed hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons as a Goodwill Ambassador to promote a permanent memorial for victims of slavery here on Wednesday. The memorial, projected to cost 3.5 million US dollars and ...

Published Wed, May 20

Hip-hop Mogul Appointed UN Ambassador of Slavery Memorial

source: CRI

 China The United Nations appointed hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons as a Goodwill Ambassador to promote a permanent memorial for victims of slavery on Wednesday. The memorial, projected to cost 3.5 million US dollars and is expected to be completed by 2012, ...

Published Wed, May 20