Grammy Award Winning Star Regina Belle Joins Lowery & Henley at NAACP Gala
October 29, 2009
_______SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH NAACP _
The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Grammy Award Winning Regina Belle
and Celebrity Host Barry Shabaka Henley
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP at
the San Francisco Branch Gala
and Celebrity Host Barry Shabaka Henley
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP at
the San Francisco Branch Gala
San Francisco, California - The San Francisco Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (SF NAACP) will host its Annual Freedom Fund Dinner and Gala on Saturday, November 7, 2009, Reception 6:00, Dinner 7:00 p. m. , at the Parc 55 Hotel, Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, California. Please join the San Francisco Branch in celebration of the NAACP Centennial Anniversary, 1909 to 2009, the theme is "100 Years: Bold Dreams ~ Big Victories."
One big victory for local organizers is the addition of the award-winning songstress Regina Belle to the evening's festivities. She is known for her duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World" which won a Grammy Award and "Best Song Oscar" for the movie, Aladdin. Her Platinum selling album, Passion" included "Dream in Color" and "If I Could."
Regina Belle to Sing from the Heart for the NAACP
President Barack Obama present The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
the 2009 Medal of Freedom Award.
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the 2009 Medal of Freedom Award.
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The
Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery will be the keynote speaker. Rev.
Lowery's career in the civil rights movement began in the early 1950's
in Mobile Alabama. After Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, Dr. Lowery helped
lead the Montgomery bus boycott. He headed the Alabama Civic Affairs
Association, devoted to the desegregation of buses in public places.
In 1957 along with Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
and subsequently led the organization as its president from 1977 to
1997. Dr. Joseph Lowery has received several awards. The NAACP gave
him an award in 1997 titled "dean of the civil rights movement," and
"Lifetime Achievement Award."
Hollywood Star Barry Shabaka Henley Received the "Pioneer Award"
at the 9th Annual SF Black Film Festival in 2007.
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NAACP Image Award Recipient, Bay Area Celebrity and Hollywood Star, Barry Shabaka Henley will emcee the event. Henley, who grew up in San Francisco, heralding from New Orleans, Louisiana, is currently filming the ABC Network hit show, FlashForward. Henley, who also received the "Pioneer Award" at the 9th Annual San Francisco Black Film Festival, has numerous film and TV credits including Collateral, Miami Vice, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Ali, Lackawanna Blues, Barbershop, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, and Close to Home among others and has appeared in stage productions on Broadway.
The San Francisco Branch will use the occasion to also honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of community, health and education. In addition, the organization is proud to honor the Youth Council, which has exhibited exemplary leadership this year.
Individual tickets for the Dinner/Gala are $100.00 each and sponsorship opportunities are available. For further information, please contact the San Francisco NAACP at telephone 415-922-0650; fax 415-922-3181; e-mail naacpsfbr@att.net.
For media inquiries for advance and day of interviews, contact Jacquie Taliaferro, Director of Communications, San Francisco NAACP directly at lahitznews@yahoo.com or call 415 821-1111.
ABOUT THE NAACP
Founded in 1909, one hundred years ago, in the home of William English Walling the NAACP was conceived following the lynching of two elderly black men and two days of rioting in Springfield, Illinois. During its hundred years, the NAACP has repeatedly changed America for the better, and not just for black people, but for all people. Visit www.naacp.org for more information.
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