Usher Raymond IV is a global music superstar and philanthropist. He has received numerous honors for his talent, including 8 Grammy Awards and is one of the bestselling artists in American music history. In 1999 he created the New Look Foundation to empower youth from disenfranchised communities, and is an Ambassador for the Global Citizens organization, lending his voice on issues relating to the education of the world’s poor.
Harry Belafonte exposed America to world music and spent his life challenging and overturning racial barriers across the globe. Belafonte met a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on King’s historic visit to New York in the early 1950s. Belafonte and King developed a deep and abiding friendship, and Belafonte played a key role in the civil rights movement, including the 1963 March on Washington. In 1985, disturbed by war, drought and famine in Africa, Belafonte organized the Grammy-winning song “We Are the World,” a multi-artist effort to raise funds for Africa. Belafonte was active in efforts to end apartheid in South Africa and to release Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Belafonte is the founder of Sankofa.org a social justice organization that brings the power of art and celebrity in partnership with grassroots organizations to shine a light on issues that effect disenfranchised communities. He served as the cultural advisor for the Peace Corps, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was honored as an Ambassador of Conscience by Amnesty International. Recently, Belafonte founded the Sankofa Justice & Equity Fund, a non-profit social justice organization that utilizes the power of culture and celebrity in partnership with activism. It is a space for artists to contribute their talents to build awareness and confront the issues that negatively impact marginalized communities. Harry Belafonte received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in November 2014.
Mr. Belafonte is the founder of Sankofa.org a social justice organization that brings the power of art and celebrity in partnership with grassroots organizations to shine a light on issues that effect disenfranchised communities. He served as the cultural advisor for the Peace Corps, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was honored as an Ambassador of Conscience by Amnesty International. Recently, Belafonte founded the Sankofa Justice & Equity Fund, a non-profit social justice organization that utilizes the power of culture and celebrity in partnership with activism. It is a space for artists to contribute their talents to build awareness and confront the issues that negatively impact marginalized communities. Harry Belafonte received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in November 2014.
Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist, documentarian, news anchor and producer. At the forefront of the biggest breaking news stories of the past two decades, O’Brien is one of the most sought-after journalists today. In June 2013, O’Brien launched Starfish Media Group, a multi-platform media production and distribution company, dedicated to uncovering and producing empowering stories that take a challenging look at the often divisive issues of race, class, wealth, poverty and opportunity, through personal narratives.
O’Brien was the originator of the highly successful documentary series for CNN, “Black in America” and “Latino in America,” which continues to be produced under Starfish Media Group (“SMG”). Through SMG, O’Brien contributes additional programming to CNN and Al Jazeera America in the form of documentaries and feature stories
O’Brien was the originator of the highly successful documentary series for CNN, “Black in America” and “Latino in America,” which continues to be produced under Starfish Media Group (“SMG”). Through SMG, O’Brien contributes additional programming to CNN and Al Jazeera America in the form of documentaries and feature stories
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