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Bill Cosby To Host Awards Gala Honoring Rap Moguls Russell Simmons, Diddy
Rap moguls Sean "Diddy" Combs and Russell Simmons will be honored by The Jackie Robinson Foundation next week during the non-profits awards dinner, which will be hosted by Bill Cosby.
On March 7th, Diddy, along with Ingrid Saunders Jones, Rev. Calvin Butts III and Joseph Perella, will be honored during the 2011 Robie Awards dinner to raise money for the foundation.
Combs, Simmons, Jones, Perella and others will be honored for embodying "the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson" and for raising money for the foundation.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation was established in 1973 by legendary, groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson.
The non-profit is one of the United States' premiere education and development programs, offering four-year college scholarships, grants, mentoring and other educational services.
Its ironic that Bill Cosby and Rev. Calvin Butts III will be hosting and being honored along with with Simmons and Combs.
Bill Cosby made headlines in 2004 when he criticized the parents of African-Americans.
"Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day, it's cursing and calling each other [the N-word] as they're walking up and down the street. They think they're hip. They can't read. They can't write," Cosby said, sparking an intense debate about race and education.
The comments led the Cos to deny he was "anti-Hip-Hop" and he even dropped a critically acclaimed rap album titled Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency, to make amends with the Hip-Hop community.
In the 1990's, Rev. Calvin Butts was one of gangsta rap's most outspoken critics.
In 1993, he infamously held a gathering and attempted to use a steamroller to destroy a pile of CD's.
Putting his rap beef aside, Butts has still been a champion for the rights of African-Americans.
In addition to leading the Abyssinian Baptist Church, he also heads up the Abyssinian Development Corporation.
The non-profit that has brought more than $300 million in retail development and low-cost housing to Harlem.
The 2011 Robie Awards take place on March 7th at the posh Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, from 6-9PM.
Source: allhiphop.com
On March 7th, Diddy, along with Ingrid Saunders Jones, Rev. Calvin Butts III and Joseph Perella, will be honored during the 2011 Robie Awards dinner to raise money for the foundation.
Combs, Simmons, Jones, Perella and others will be honored for embodying "the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson" and for raising money for the foundation.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation was established in 1973 by legendary, groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson.
The non-profit is one of the United States' premiere education and development programs, offering four-year college scholarships, grants, mentoring and other educational services.
Its ironic that Bill Cosby and Rev. Calvin Butts III will be hosting and being honored along with with Simmons and Combs.
Bill Cosby made headlines in 2004 when he criticized the parents of African-Americans.
"Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day, it's cursing and calling each other [the N-word] as they're walking up and down the street. They think they're hip. They can't read. They can't write," Cosby said, sparking an intense debate about race and education.
The comments led the Cos to deny he was "anti-Hip-Hop" and he even dropped a critically acclaimed rap album titled Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency, to make amends with the Hip-Hop community.
In the 1990's, Rev. Calvin Butts was one of gangsta rap's most outspoken critics.
In 1993, he infamously held a gathering and attempted to use a steamroller to destroy a pile of CD's.
Putting his rap beef aside, Butts has still been a champion for the rights of African-Americans.
In addition to leading the Abyssinian Baptist Church, he also heads up the Abyssinian Development Corporation.
The non-profit that has brought more than $300 million in retail development and low-cost housing to Harlem.
The 2011 Robie Awards take place on March 7th at the posh Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, from 6-9PM.
Source: allhiphop.com