Following her recent Twitterversy, Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia, distributed school supplies during the 1st Annual Julian D. King Gift Foundation Hatch Day Celebration at De La Salle Institute in Chicago on Sunday.
The event is named in honor of Julia’s 7-year-old son who was shot to death along with his grandmother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, and uncle, Jason Hudson, in October 2008.
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A slew of celebrities came out for the 33rd Annual United Negro College Fund’s Evening of Stars fundraising ceremony in Pasadena, California (August 14). The annual event celebrates current and future college students who have attended or with to pursue a bachelors degree at a historically black college. Erykah Badu, Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott were among to hit the stage with a performance.
Check out some photos from arrival photos from the red carpet below.
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Kelly Rowland attended The Boys & Girls Club of America Back-to-School Kick-Off event in New York City’s Union Square on Thursday morning (August 4). The 30 year-old singer took part in the event in an effort to motivate students to set their educational goals in graduating high school. In an interview with Fox’s Good Day New York, Kelly shared why she decided to get involved:
More than a million young people last year failed to graduate with a high school diploma. For me, it’s about really motivating kids to go out there and seize the opportunity for education. We need education in our lives, when we’re walking down the street, when we’re going in for job interviews, when we’re trying to figure out contracts, when we’re going over taxes – you need it for your everyday life. The habits that you set up for yourself in high school are the habits that you have in life. Laziness should never be an option. I think it’s so important for parents to be involved with their children’s education.
Speaking of parents, later on in the interview, Kelly talked about her relationship with her parents and mentioned that she will soon have a “possible meeting up with” her estranged, biological father! Peep the entire interview and pics from the event below.
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Actress Holly Robinson-Peete and husband former NFLer Rodney Peete with their children Ryan Elizabeth, Rodney Jr., Robinson and Roman at The Hollyrod Foundation’s 2nd Annual ‘My Brother Charlie’s Family Fun Festival’ at Culver Studios on Sunday (July 24) in Culver City, California.
Holly’s son Rodney Jr. (pictured below) has autism and the proceeds benefit Autism and Parkinson’s disease research. For more info visit: HOLLYROD.ORG.
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