Russell Simmons and his brother Danny helped raise $1.4 million for underprivileged New York area youth this past weekend during their Eighth Annual “Art For Life Not So Mellow Yellow” East Hampton fundraising gala. The star-studded event, which took place on Saturday (July 28) at Russell’s East Hampton, Long Island home, was organized by the brothers’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Attendees included Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, model Petra Nemacova, rapper Chamillionaire and music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid. Gala sponsor Land Rover provided one of their luxury vehicles for auction, and the evening’s Rush Kids Live Auction allowed attendees to sponsor individual New York City youth for one year of arts education. H3 Enterprises, headed by CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis, generously donated one million shares of the company, valued at over $170,000, to Rush Education. The funds raised will be used to support three specific youth arts programs in the New York area, Friends of Island Academy, THE POINT and Working Playground, as well as Rush Philanthropic’s own education programs. Proceeds will also help launch Rush East New York, an arts oasis the foundation is opening later this year in Brooklyn, and help support Rush Arts Gallery exhibitions showcasing works by emerging artists of color.
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July 30th, 2007
at 2:52 pm
alter negro says:
house nigga
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July 30th, 2007
at 3:44 pm
D. says:
interviewer: what’s up with the russell simmons comment?
pimp c: what about it?!?
interviewer: it’s basically saying that you’re saying he’s a faggot.
pimp c: OK!!
*room dies laughing*
^^^ ether
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July 30th, 2007
at 4:04 pm
loony T says:
i commend the good deeds but this is the same cat who wants to censor hip hop. The same cat who started Def Jam, the number one label for explicit content. Def Jam has sold more cds with a Parental Advisory sticker than any other label in history. Talk about irony
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July 30th, 2007
at 4:16 pm
Trizzle says:
thatz wus up
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July 30th, 2007
at 8:05 pm
Cuban Link says:
Gee, thanks Run.You got replaced by Danny?Psh, fuckouttahere
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July 31st, 2007
at 1:22 am
Rodjilius says:
sad thing about it is hes not changing anything kids will grow up to be what they will but at least hes trying tho
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July 31st, 2007
at 2:11 am
Russell Simmons Charity New York says:
[...] So he got some dissings over at xxlmag for his troubles. [...]
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July 31st, 2007
at 8:50 am
EReal says:
Good for the community, I’ll give him that.
LOL @ D
Pimp C: “It was ole dick in tha booty ass Russel Simmons fault, yeah, I said dick in the booty, you can get aired out too!!!”
L M F A O!
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August 1st, 2007
at 12:04 am
DARK says:
fuck russel simions he on dat suck da whitemans dick to bane explict lyric shit fuck dis house negro.
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August 3rd, 2007
at 10:15 am
Star5t says:
Its pretty disgusting that such a positive story would receive such hateful comments?? Why so much hate? I don’t think the haters realize that they raised $1.4 million!!!! for inner-city kids to receive workshops and exposure to the arts!! Its very disgusting how ignorant and brain washed the hater comments are? Read a book….!
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August 3rd, 2007
at 10:17 am
Star5T says:
slavery banned slaves from reading and learning the facts…..seems like ole Willy Lynch is still at it…..
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