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Usher To Host Third Annual World Leadership Conference   May 16, 2012

  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes

Usher’s New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Usher Raymond IV, will host the third annual World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University from June 19-22, 2012.

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Exclusive: Young People From Usher's New Look Foundation Have Their Say   May 9, 2012

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

In 1999, superstar Usher established the Usher’s New Look Foundation to empower young people from under-served communities around the world. LookToTheStars.org is proud to share some of the stories of the kids he has helped.

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Photos: Usher Talks Public Service At CGI-U   Apr 2, 2012

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters

On Friday, March 30, Usher Raymond IV spoke on a panel at the CGI-U Opening Plenary alongside Former President Bill Clinton, and other notable panelists about public service.

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Jon Stewart To Host Conversation With Bill Clinton At CGI University Event   Mar 30, 2012

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Biz Stone's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes

President Bill Clinton has announced the program and speakers for the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), which will be held March 30 – April 1, 2012 at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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Usher's New Look Foundation To Train And Certify 75 DC Teens   Mar 27, 2012

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters

Usher’s New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by superstar Usher Raymond IV in an effort to empower young people from underserved neighborhoods around the world to create change in their communities, will host the first Washington D.C. Powered By Service training on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

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Stars Donate To Grammy Charity Online Auctions   Feb 9, 2012

  • Def Leppard's charity work and causes
  • Kathy Griffin's charity work and causes
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Katy Perry's charity work and causes
  • Tom Petty's charity work and causes
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers's charity work and causes
  • Slash's charity work and causes
  • Adele's charity work and causes
  • Jay-Z's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Dolly Parton's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Vedder's charity work and causes
  • MusiCares's celebrity supporters
  • Grammy Foundation's celebrity supporters

In celebration of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Charity Online Auctions are open now through Feb. 23.

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Grammy Nominees Album To Benefit Charity   Dec 2, 2011

  • Grammy Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • MusiCares's celebrity supporters
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Ludacris's charity work and causes
  • Rihanna's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes

The Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Recordings and Universal Republic Records have joined forces to release the 2012 GRAMMY Nominees album on Jan. 24, 2012.

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Stars Loosen Their Ties For Charity In Scotland   Nov 25, 2011

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bruno Mars's charity work and causes
  • Kevin McKidd's charity work and causes
  • Cahonas Scotland's celebrity supporters
  • Kenny Logan's charity work and causes
  • James Gandolfini's charity work and causes

Ricky Gervais, Scarlett Johansson, Usher, Bruno Mars, Kevin McKidd and other great celebrities are “loosening up” and ditching their ties in aid of Cahonas Scotland’s celebrity e-bay auction helping in the battle to raise awareness of Male Cancers.

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Justin Bieber's Under The Mistletoe For Charity   Oct 18, 2011

  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Pencils of Promise's celebrity supporters
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • DoSomething.org's celebrity supporters
  • Mariah Carey's charity work and causes
  • Boyz II Men's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Chris Brown's charity work and causes

A portion of the proceeds from Justin Bieber’s new Christmas album will benefit charity.

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Alicia Keys To Honor George Harrison At Celebrity Charity Concert   Oct 11, 2011

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Alicia Keys will host her annual Black Ball for charity in New York next month, in honor of former Beatle George Harrison.

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Meet Bill Clinton And Play Presidential Golf For Charity   Oct 5, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes

A new celebrity charity auction will give one person the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and take a photograph with Bill Clinton as well as play in the exclusive Presidential Golf Tournament on Oct. 16, 2011, in Los Angeles, CA.

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Bill Clinton To Celebrate Charity Anniversary With U2 And Lady Gaga   Sep 14, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes

Bill Clinton will celebrate 10 years of his William J Clinton Foundation next month with a special celebrity charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Usher Honors Ted Turner For Charity   Jul 27, 2011

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Ted Turner's charity work and causes
  • United Nations Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Nothing But Nets's celebrity supporters
  • John Rich's charity work and causes

Usher presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday’s World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, hosted by Usher’s New Look Foundation.

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Alicia Keys Announces Celebrity Charity Black Ball   May 26, 2011

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Mark Ronson's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Adele's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Hudson's charity work and causes
  • Emmanuel Jal's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • June Sarpong's charity work and causes
  • Thandie Newton's charity work and causes
  • Bryan Ferry's charity work and causes
  • Kasabian's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Sade's charity work and causes
  • David Bowie's charity work and causes
  • Youssou N'Dour's charity work and causes
  • Gwen Stefani's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes
  • Justin Timberlake's charity work and causes
  • Jay-Z's charity work and causes
  • Chris Martin's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes

Alicia Keys and Mark Ronson will join forces in London next month to host the annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball.

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Boyz II Men Sing Happy Birthday For Charity   Apr 5, 2011

  • American Cancer Society's celebrity supporters
  • Boyz II Men's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Martin's charity work and causes
  • Rihanna's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Sean Kingston's charity work and causes
  • Darius Rucker's charity work and causes
  • Jordin Sparks's charity work and causes
  • Gloria Gaynor's charity work and causes

The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, has announced that R&B group Boyz II Men is joining the movement for more birthdays during Minority Health Month by singing their own special rendition of “Happy Birthday.”

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50 Cent Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity   Mar 11, 2011

  • 50 Cent's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Nelly Furtado's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes

Rapper 50 Cent is the latest star to donate money earned from a performance for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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Usher Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity   Mar 7, 2011

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Nelly Furtado's charity work and causes
  • Beyoncé Knowles's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Mariah Carey's charity work and causes

Usher is the latest star to confirm that money raised from performances for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been donated to charity.

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Get Tickets To See Usher Live In New Zealand Earthquake Charity Auction   Mar 2, 2011

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • All Blacks's charity work and causes

Here’s your chance to see Usher up close and personal in New Zealand while benefiting victims of the devastating Christchurch earthquake.

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Usher Brings Charity To London   Feb 22, 2011

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters

Usher was in London recently for sold-out shows at the O2, but he spent time in between concerts to meet young people and discuss how to beat knife crimes.

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Alicia Keys Urges Celebrity Friends To Sacrifice Digital Life For Charity   Nov 29, 2010

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Justin Timberlake's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Swizz Beatz's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Hudson's charity work and causes
  • Kim Kardashian's charity work and causes
  • Khloe Kardashian's charity work and causes
  • Ryan Seacrest's charity work and causes
  • Elijah Wood's charity work and causes
  • Serena Williams's charity work and causes

A number of celebrities are giving up their Facebook and Twitter accounts as part of a new charity initiative for Alicia Keys’ Keep A Child Alive.

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Rihanna Wants More Birthdays For Charity   Nov 22, 2010

  • Rihanna's charity work and causes
  • American Cancer Society's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Lady Antebellum's charity work and causes
  • Keith Urban's charity work and causes
  • Jack Black's charity work and causes
  • Whitney Port's charity work and causes
  • Gloria Gaynor's charity work and causes
  • Colbie Caillat's charity work and causes

Award-winning singer Rihanna is doing more this week than launching her new album, LOUD, and kicking off the American Music Awards. She’s also lending her time and talent to help the American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

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Alicia Keys: 8th Annual Black Ball For Charity   Oct 5, 2010

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Beyoncé Knowles's charity work and causes
  • Jay-Z's charity work and causes
  • Swizz Beatz's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Hudson's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Whitney Houston's charity work and causes

Alicia Keys held her 8th annual Black Ball to benefit her charity, Keep A Child Alive, last week.

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Good Morning America Launches Summer Concert Charity Auction   Sep 7, 2010

  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Jonas Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Demi Lovato's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Lady Antebellum's charity work and causes
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • Sarah McLachlan's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • Bret Michaels's charity work and causes
  • John Legend's charity work and causes

“Good Morning America’s” 2010 Summer Concert Series returned for the second straight year to the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, where music’s biggest names performed live every Friday, from May 21 through August 27. And now you can bid on some special items signed by the bands that took part to benefit Stand Up To Cancer.

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Justin Bieber Joins Usher's New Look For Charity   Aug 20, 2010

  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Pencils of Promise's celebrity supporters
  • Ciara's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

Earlier this month, teen star Justin Bieber took time out of his busy schedule to lend support to Usher’s New Look Foundation’s first World Leadership Awards in Atlanta.

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Usher And Justin Bieber To Join Bill Clinton For Charity Event   Jul 28, 2010

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes

Usher and Bill Clinton are teaming up as co-chairs for the Usher’s New Look Foundation’s inaugural World Leadership Awards in Atlanta on August 6.

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Jennifer Lopez Tells Kids To Be Great For Charity   Jun 11, 2010

  • Jennifer Lopez's charity work and causes
  • Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America's celebrity supporters
  • Denzel Washington's charity work and causes
  • Martin Sheen's charity work and causes
  • Shaquille O'Neal's charity work and causes
  • Bill Cosby's charity work and causes
  • Muhammad Ali's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.'s charity work and causes
  • Michael Jordan's charity work and causes
  • Queen Latifah's charity work and causes
  • Mario Lopez's charity work and causes
  • John Mellencamp's charity work and causes
  • Smokey Robinson's charity work and causes
  • Ruben Studdard's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Mark Wahlberg's charity work and causes
  • Kerry Washington's charity work and causes

Jennifer Lopez was in Times Square yesterday, June 10, to unveil a billboard as part of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of America’s (BGCA) Be Great campaign.

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NBC Nightly News Features Stars Who Make A Difference   May 19, 2010

  • Sally Field's charity work and causes
  • Vital Voices's celebrity supporters
  • Ben Affleck's charity work and causes
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • Eva's Heroes's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Will Ferrell's charity work and causes
  • Mariska Hargitay's charity work and causes

Every night this week, NBC Nightly News is featuring a celebrity who is making the world a better place.

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Celebrity Fitness Trainer To Lead Charity Run   Apr 23, 2010

  • Tony Horton's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Tom Petty's charity work and causes
  • Billy Idol's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Rob Lowe's charity work and causes
  • Sean Connery's charity work and causes
  • Shirley MacLaine's charity work and causes

Online registration is now open for the “National Press Club 5K: Beat the Deadline” race in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2010. The Press Club’s 13th annual run/walk will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the corner of 14th and F Sts. NW, outside the historic National Press Building, “the place where news happens.”

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Stars To Attend Clinton Global Initiative Meeting   Apr 8, 2010

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Kenna's charity work and causes
  • Heather Graham's charity work and causes

Former President Bill Clinton will host the third Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting from April 16-18, 2010 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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We Are The World: Coca-Cola Joins Celebrities For Charity   Feb 14, 2010

  • Quincy Jones's charity work and causes
  • Lionel Richie's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Jason Mraz's charity work and causes
  • Akon's charity work and causes
  • Wyclef Jean's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Pink's charity work and causes
  • Céline Dion's charity work and causes
  • Natalie Cole's charity work and causes
  • Jonas Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Tony Bennett's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America's celebrity supporters
  • Special Olympics's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters

Twenty-five years ago, the iconic recording, “We Are The World” generated millions of dollars to help ease suffering in Africa. With a contemporary version of the song being released today to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, Coca-Cola will be doing its part to support the cause.

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