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2015 South-South Awards Celebrate Sustainable Development Sep 23, 2015

The 2015 South-South Awards, the world’s foremost global development event, will feature some of the most celebrated Hollywood actors, including Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Forest Whitaker, who will be lending their voices to honor the achievements of the global South and celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations and its adoption of the new universal development framework known as the Post-2015 Development Agenda. More →

Forest Whitaker Helps Dalai Lama Celebrate 80th Birthday At Star-Studded Event Jul 7, 2015

The Peak Mind Foundation hosted His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for an event on July 4 celebrating his 80th birthday and a lifetime devoted to spreading the message of the value of peace, kindness and universal compassion throughout the world. More →

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the 2015 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 18th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More →

Celebrities Support World Refugee Day Jun 23, 2015

More than 40 high profile UNHCR supporters rallied over the past week to spread awareness around the globe about World Refugee Day and the plight of the forcibly displaced. More →

Forest Whitaker Narrates PSA Encouraging Men To Prevent Violence Jun 18, 2015

The Ad Council and national nonprofit Futures Without Violence launched a national public service campaign called #TeachEarly highlighting the pivotal role that men play in preventing domestic and sexual violence. More →

Reba McEntire To Celebrate Her Birthday At Celebrity Fight Night Mar 5, 2015

Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night is back, and will be again hosted by Grammy Award-winning superstar of country music Reba McEntire, who will be celebrating her birthday that evening. More →

Mary-Louise Parker To Host Second Annual Hope North Gala Aug 28, 2014

The Second Annual Hope North Gala will take place Saturday, November 1, at City Winery in Manhattan. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Returns To TV In 2014 Jul 10, 2014

Building on three historic fundraising telecasts in 2008, 2010 and 2012, the groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 8 pm ET & PT / 7 pm CT. More →

Anthony Anderson Hosts 45th NAACP Image Awards Feb 25, 2014

Winners of the 45th NAACP Image Awards were announced this weekend with two festive events. More →

Michael Buble And Kenny Rogers To Perform At Celebrity Fight Night Feb 19, 2014

Celebrity Fight Night, one of the nation’s most impactful charity events held each year in honor of featured guest Muhammad Ali, will mark its 20th anniversary on Saturday, April 12 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. More →

Forest Whitaker Narrates Sewing Hope Film Feb 5, 2014

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a Ugandan educator and CNN Hero, will attend the Chicago debut of “Sewing Hope,” a film that documents her work restoring the lives of women and girls brutalized by Joseph Kony’s rebel army. More →

Lion Ark Nominated For NAACP Image Award Outstanding International Motion Picture Jan 23, 2014

Lion Ark, the feature length documentary about the rescue of 25 lions from cruel circuses in Bolivia, has been nominated by America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP, in their Outstanding International Motion Picture category for the 45th NAACP Image Awards. More →

Forest Whitaker To Be Honored For Charity Work At Critics' Choice Movie Awards Jan 15, 2014

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced that it will be honoring Forest Whitaker with the Joel Siegel Award at the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, to be presented to him by his co-star in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” Oprah Winfrey. More →

Stars To Help At Los Angeles Mission On Christmas Eve Dec 23, 2013

The Los Angeles Mission Christmas Event will provide real relief for families and children with generous donations of thousands of toys and goodies. More →

Artists For A New South Africa Remember Nelson Mandela Dec 8, 2013

Artists for a New South Africa is mourning the death of Nelson Mandela, and has released the following statement. More →

Hope North's First Annual Gala To See Stellar Celebrity Line-up Sep 9, 2013

Hope North's inaugural gala is set to impress on Wednesday, September 18th, at the intimate and hip City Winery in Manhattan. More →

Susan Sarandon To Be Honored At Heifer International Gala Aug 23, 2013

Heifer International will host the 2nd Annual “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” gala event on September 19, 2013 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Stars Help Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrate Annual Gala Aug 9, 2013

The Starkey Hearing Foundation celebrated its annual Hear The World Awards Gala late last month. More →

Mary-Louise Parker To Be Honored By Hope North Jul 30, 2013

Hope North will hold its first ever gala on September 18 at City Winery in New York City, where it will honor Mary-Louise Parker with an evening of spectacular live music, food, drinks, and a silent auction. More →

Susan Sarandon And Forest Whitaker To Host Hope North Gala Jun 27, 2013

Susan Sarandon and Forest Whitaker are to host the first annual Hope North Gala on September 18 in New York City. More →

A Sneak Peek At This Year's Celebrity Fight Night Auction Mar 1, 2013

Celebrity Fight Night, one of the nation’s most significant charity events, is offering a sneak peak at six of its exclusive live auction packages. More →

Jennifer Lopez To Perform At Celebrity Fight Night XIX For Charity Feb 4, 2013

Celebrity Fight Night, one of the nation’s most significant charity events, announces that international superstar, Jennifer Lopez is scheduled to perform at Celebrity Fight Night XIX on Saturday, March 23 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. More →

Maggie Q Goes Naked For PETA Jan 28, 2013

With climate change on everyone’s mind, Maggie Q is challenging people who have resolved to “go green” in 2013 to fight one of the leading causes of climate change – factory farming – by baring her body for an edgy new PETA ad that features the Nikita star naked and painted like the Earth next to the words “Fight Climate Change With Diet Change. Go Veg”. More →

ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood: The Power Of Our Presence Jan 16, 2013

ESSENCE, the preeminent brand for African-American women, will recognize the extraordinary achievements of Black women in film and television with its 6th annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, taking place on February 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. More →

Mike Tyson Meets With Bright Future International Jan 14, 2013

Last week, co-founder of Bright Future International Anthony Melikhov attended a private luncheon hosted by music producer Damon Elliott with former Boxing World Champion now philanthropist Mike Tyson. More →

Placido Domingo Named As UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Nov 22, 2012

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, appointed world-famous tenor and conductor Placido Domingo as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador at last night’s Education For All event. More →

Stars Go Beyond Hunger For Heifer International Sep 18, 2012

Heifer International will host “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” on September 21, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Star-Studded Auction To Benefit Russell Simmon's Art For Life Jul 25, 2012

This weekend, A-list artists and entertainers will once again descend on Russell Simmons' Hamptons estate for the 13th Annual Art for Life East Hampton Benefit to celebrate the creative energy of NYC youth and honor individuals in the community for their philanthropic work. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Returns In September Jul 11, 2012

Building on two historic fundraising telecasts in 2008 and 2010, groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT). More →

Michael Clarke Duncan Appears In PETA Vegetarian Ad May 14, 2012

Three years ago, Michael Clarke Duncan, star of The Green Mile and The Finder, was eating a lot of meat—and he was feeling very sick. So when he turned 51, Duncan decided to try going vegetarian. He was so impressed by his improved health—and his lighter conscience—that the decision stuck. And now, Duncan is showing off his stronger-than-ever physique in a new ad campaign for PETA that proclaims, “I Am Michael Clarke Duncan, and I Am a Vegetarian.” More →