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Hollywood's Brightest Stars Join Students, Educators and Parents For EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live Aug 28, 2017

Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Mahershala Ali, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Christian Slater, Common, Randall Park, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Thomas Mann, Anna Deavere Smith, Miranda Cosgrove, Melissa Rivers, Kevin Frazier and many more will participate in “EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live,” a special one-hour telecast which will invite the public to help rethink the future of American high schools. More →

Common To Host Historic Imagine Justice Community Concert In Sacramento Aug 17, 2017

Grammy and Oscar-Winning Artist and Activist Common will be joined by a number of special guests including J. Cole, Goapele, Van Jones and more on Capitol Mall in Sacramento to host a community concert, Imagine Justice, to advocate for criminal justice reform on Monday, August 21. More →

Common Joins AdoptAClassroom.org And Burlington Stores To Support Teachers And Students Jul 24, 2017

AdoptAClassroom.org, the award-winning national non-profit organization that helps teachers and students get the materials they need to learn and achieve in the classroom, is proud to announce its inaugural partnership with the national off-price retailer, Burlington Stores. More →

Common To Be Honored At Promise Night Gala Mar 27, 2017

America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, will honor five extraordinary leaders with the Promise of America Award, its highest honor, at its annual Promise Night Gala in New York City on April 18. More →

Common Joins See America In The Fight Against Preventable Blindness Mar 15, 2017

See America, Allergan’s initiative to fight against preventable blindness in the United States, today unveiled a powerful video featuring award-winning actor and hip-hop artist Common, that urges Americans to “stand in the way of darkness”. More →

Common Attends Boys & Girls Clubs Of America 50th Annual Keystone Conference Mar 6, 2017

More than 2,500 teen leaders from around the country convened in Chicago last week for Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 50th annual Keystone Conference presented by Aaron’s, Inc., a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions, and its divisions Aaron’s and Progressive Leasing. More →

Hillary And Bill Clinton Attend Event Celebrating New Documentary About Maya Angelou Feb 21, 2017

Last week, at a special preview event for the new documentary “American Masters — Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY), Dr. Maya Angelou's grandson Colin Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal of Caged Bird Legacy, LLC, presented Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bill Clinton with a plaque of Dr. Maya Angelou’s inauguration poem, “On The Pulse of Morning,” that flew on the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) December 5, 2014. More →

Giving Back Fund Presents 8th Annual Big Game Big Give Event Feb 2, 2017

The Giving Back Fund presents its 8th annual Big Game Big Give event in Houston, Texas on February 4. More →

Stars Celebrate GOOD+ Foundation 2016 Fatherhood Lunch Oct 21, 2016

Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld hosted GOOD+ Foundation's 2016 Fatherhood Lunch this week at The Palm Restaurant in Tribeca, celebrating the continued expansion and success of the program which launched six years ago. More →

Common To Host EncouragHERS Sep 23, 2016

Marriott International has announced its partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and its role as the grand opening hospitality sponsor. More →

WE Day To Be Broadcast On ABC Next Week Aug 19, 2016

WE invites Americans to tune in to the second annual US national broadcast of WE Day on August 28, 2016 at 7 pm/6 pm CT. More →

Stevie Wonder And Kai Milla To Host Their Son's 4th Annual Kailand Obasi Hoop-Life Fundraiser Aug 4, 2016

Kailand Obasi Morris, Youth Ambassador for All It Takes, along with his parents Stevland Morris (Stevie Wonder), and Kai Milla and All It Takes will be hosting the 4th Annual Kailand Obasi Hoop-Life Youth Basketball Tournament Fundraiser on August 28, 2016. More →

Common And Gregory Porter Record Song For World Refugee Day Jun 21, 2016

Released globally yesterday for World Refugee Day, Grammy award-winning singer Gregory Porter and Academy award-winning rapper and actor Common collaborated to record a song called “Running”. More →

Bradley Cooper To Executive-Produce Star-Studded Stand Up To Cancer TV Broadcast Jun 16, 2016

The Hollywood community is once again uniting to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), which will stage its fifth biennial televised fundraising special on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). More →

Common And The National Park Foundation Bring New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park To Chicago Jun 9, 2016

On June 11, 2016, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation will partner with Common to host the second event in the organizations’ Park Exchange Series, bringing the musical experience of New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park to Chicago. More →

Jerry Seinfeld Hosts GOOD+ Foundation LA Fatherhood Initiative Lunch Apr 26, 2016

On Wednesday, April 20, Jerry Seinfeld hosted the GOOD+ Foundation's second annual Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch at the Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills. More →

Stars To Inspire Americans To Make A Difference In WE Day National Broadcast Apr 8, 2016

Today, WE Day announced the second annual U.S. National Broadcast of WE Day will air commercial-free on August 28, 2016 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. More →

Stars Announced For WE Day Illinois Apr 1, 2016

WE Day, a powerful series of educational events that combines the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of extraordinary stories of leadership and change, announces the initial list of presenters, speakers and performers attending WE Day Illinois on April 28, 2016 at the Allstate Arena. More →

Stars Attend 14th Annual Night Before Fundraiser in Support of MPTF Mar 1, 2016

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on February 27th, 2016 for the 14th annual ‘Night Before’ party to benefit MPTF. More →

Stars Attend Event For Education Through Music-Los Angeles Dec 11, 2015

On December 6, Education Through Music-Los Angeles honored Paramount Pictures’ President of Worldwide Music & Publishing, Randy Spendlove, and Music Teacher (Los Angeles Unified School District) Asuncion Ojeda at the Skirball Cultural Center. More →

Keeping The Peace: Music, Art And The End Of Violence Oct 20, 2015

This year, shootings in Chicago have broken records with more than 2,300 incidents to date, exceeding those in New York and Los Angeles combined. More →

More Stars Join Host Committee For Global Citizen Festival Sep 17, 2015

Some of the world’s biggest artists, advocates and influencers will again join the Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of New York’s Central Park on September 26, with the goal to galvanize the largest movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. More →

Tune In To We Day Broadcast Aug 13, 2015

Get ready for We Day! More →

Robin Thicke, Common and Nile Rodgers to Perform at Legacy of Hope Foundation Concert Jun 29, 2015

The Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to support the building of the Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in Johannesburg, South Africa, announces a streamed concert and worldwide media event to take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. More →

Celebrites Support Youth At We Day Illinois May 4, 2015

Some of the world’s most famous celebrities participated in We Day Illinois on Thursday, the final celebration for students who participated in a year-long education initiative that encourages local and global cause inclusive action. More →

New Film Features 100 Celebrity Narrators Apr 23, 2015

Featuring an unprecedented cast of 100 celebrity narrators, the timely documentary Unity will be distributed by SpectiCast in select theatres worldwide beginning August 12. More →

World Leaders and Celebrities to Address Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day Apr 15, 2015

The Global Poverty Project and Earth Day Network have announced the list of speakers for Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day. More →

Your Guide To Earth Day Campaigns And Events Apr 15, 2015

April 22nd marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. More than 1 billion people in 192 countries will take actions on Earth Day events this year, making it the largest environmental civic action in the world. More →

Stars To Join 15,000 Local Youth For The First Ever We Day Illinois Apr 10, 2015

We Day, the stadium-sized youth empowerment event announced that it will be coming to Illinois for the first time with support from National Title Sponsor Allstate on April 30, 2015 at the Allstate Arena. More →

Common Ground Foundation Celebrates An Evening Of Glory Mar 26, 2015

Over the weekend, the Common Ground Foundation celebrated Oscar winner, activist, and musician Common at Perillo Rolls Royce in Chicago. More →