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: jis.gov.jm

 Jamaica A ceremony was held recently at the UN headquarters in New York USA 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 Tue, Jun 2

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

Hansberry Project At ACT Presents 'the break/s: a mixtape for ...

source: Broadway World

 NY percussion, and spoken word. the break/s dramatically realizes the living history of the Hip-Hop generation through the performed personal narrative of poet Joseph, who is also the artistic director of the seven-part HBO documentary Russell Simmons ...

Published Wed, May 27

Coming-of-age tale recounts harrowing childhood in Jamaica

source: Victoria Advocate

 TX The Jamaican black and Chinese poet has roused crowds in the Tony Award-winning "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway," as well as in her one-woman, off-Broadway autobiographical show, "Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires," and on "The Oprah ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Around the bubbler: What's on tap the week of April 23

source: 77 Square

 WI Performances at the UW Memorial Union and Wisconsin Historical Society include a theatrical tribute to the music of Ella Fitzgerald; a hip-hop theater piece from poet Lemon, who was part of the Tony Award-winning "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" on ...

Published Thu, Apr 23

RushCard Unveils Industry-Leading Budget Management Tools in ... - PR Newswire

source: prnewswire.com

Through April 30 , RushCard is giving one lucky winner who direct deposits a tax refund onto their RushCard or Baby Phat RushCard an exclusive opportunity to dine with the company's creator--renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur Russell Simmons--and ...

Published Thu, Apr 16