Event: “Healing Starts With Us” in Harlem

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The Stay Strong Foundation presents the “Healing Starts With Us” National campaign kick-off. Terrie M. Williams and featured guests:  Academy Award^® nominee Ruby Dee, John Amos, Mo’Nique, Terry McMillan, HBO’s The Wire, Jamie Hector and Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and Rev. Al Sharpton… join forces to provide a support network that encourages open dialogue about emotional distress within the community. Academy Award^® winner Denzel Washington will also pay special tribute to Malcolm X.  The staged event is being moderated by Susan L. Taylor, editor emeritus of ESSENCE Magazine and Geoffrey Canada, educator and founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone. Tuesday, March 18, 2008  6-8 pm. The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center, (formerly The Audubon Ballroom), 3940 Broadway (between 165^th & 166^th Street). New York, NY 10032.

Campaign sponsors include The Dixon Group, Inc.; Forest City Ratner Companies; Macy’s; Coca-Cola; The River Room; Columbia University Office of Government and Community Affairs; Jonathan Tisch Foundation, CareerPeeks; The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center; The Loreen Arbus Foundation; Moet Hennessy USA; The Middleton Law Group; Shabazz Fish & Grill; The Terrie Williams Agency; Bad Boy Entertainment Worldwide; Artis Connection; Planet Hollywood; BET; Sean Jean; National Cares Mentoring Movement; Alpha International Travel.  

LaVenia LaVelle, 917-858-9378 –or– Shanique Bonelli, 732-491-5504. PR@healingstartswithus.net

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