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CORE’s 2008
KING HOLIDAY
CELEBRATION
The
President and Chief Operating Officer of Moneytree, Inc.
will receive the organization’s community service award
for his commitment to consumer education in the area of
alternative financial options and for his support of
fair lending and best practices policies.
Actress, Lynn Whitfield  will
serve as Mistress of Ceremonies and Fox News Channel
host, Shawn Hannity will be the “Toastmaster”.
More than 1,500 people are expected to attend including
celebrities, business, Civic and political leaders, as
well as Ambassadors from countries around the world.
Chairman for the event will be Darrin Andersen,
President of the Community Financial Services
Association of America (CFSA), an industry watchdog
group that monitors sub-prime lenders and other
financial companies.
Last year’s event was a huge
success. Honorees included: Woman’s rights activist and
former member of the Dutch Parliament, Ms. Ayaan Hirsi
Ali; Crenshaw Christian Center founder, Dr. Frederick K.
C. Price; The oldest and largest African-American
Fraternity—Alpha Phi Alpha, and the Calypso King of the
World, “The Mighty Sparrow”.
(l-r) Alpha Phi Alpha President,. Darryl Matthews; Drs.
Frederick K.C. and Betty Price; CORE Chairman Roy Innis,
Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Calypso King, “The Mighty
Sparrow”.
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One of the many
highlights of the evening was a special performance by the cast of
Oprah Winfrey’s hit Broadway Musical “The Color Purple”
Cast members from the hit Broadway
Musical performed at CORE's 2007 King Holiday Celebration (l-r)
Brandon Dixon (Harpo); Felicia Fields (Sophia); Angela Robinson (Shug
Avery) and Jeannette Bayardelle (Celie) with CORE Chairman Roy Innis
(cebter)
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CORE’s 2007 Times Square Health Festival
1/2 million turn out
for annual event
CORE held is annual Healthcare Festival in New York’s Times
Square in August. According to reports, more than half-a-million
people turned out for the event—which is one of the largest street
fairs in the city.
The
event is part of CORE’s
Health Care initiative that has organized healthcare festivals in
cities across the country.
CORE Membership Chairman, Clarence Jackson said this year
was the best turnout in the 8 years that the organization has held
the event. Jackson said he was particularly pleased with the number
of healthcare agencies, hospitals, clinics, health plan,
pharmaceutical companies and government health professionals who
participated in the all day event. In addition to the many health
related booths and displays, attendees were treated to a wide
variety of international cuisine and African dance.
East African dance troupe performs at CORE’s annual Times Square
Healthcare Festival
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CORE Chairman
Roy Innis to mentor
Duane “Dog” Chapman
Famed Bounty Hunter
seeks advice after using the “N” word
CORE Chairman,
Roy Innis, has agreed to mentor TV bounty hunter, Duane “Dog”
Chapman following Dog’s use of the “N” word in a private
conversation with his son to describe his son’s African-American
girlfriend. Dog’s, son secretly taped the conversation nearly a year
ago and recently sold it to the National Inquire for $15,000.00 in
an effort to embarrass his celebrity dad.
(l-r Beth & Dog Chapman, CORE Exec. Dir. George Holmes, CORE
Advisory Board Chairman, Joe Lovece.& Chairman, Roy Innis.
In a
private meeting at CORE’s offices in NY, Dog told CORE officials
that he would forever regret using such a hateful word and would
never say it again – ever
Innis will advise Chapman “in his efforts to seek
reconciliation and atonement” for using the racially charged
language that resulted in the cancellation of his popular A&E
reality show, Dog the Bounty Hunter.
(l-r) CORE Executive Director,
George Holmes; Duane "Dog" Chapman, Beth Chapman, CORE Chairman, Roy
Innis and CORE Spokesman, Niger Innis
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