Thanks for posting this. Finally!!! Finally the spotlight is being pointed where it should have been long ago. Some folks are more interested in bling-bling than their heritage. I'd love to see a voluntary disclosure statement by NBA athletes (or Rap artists) of their contributions. The list would be quite short.
George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Said Kakese Dibinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Black-oriented museums lacking black donors > Athletes and celebrities haven't given > > By Darryl Fears > The Washington Post > Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET Dec. 6, 2005 > > LOUISVILLE - The glamour, the popping camera lights of > the paparazzi, and an impressive lineup of movie stars > such as Jim Carrey, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Chris > Tucker gave a glitzy Hollywood feel to the grand opening > of the Muhammad Ali Center in this horse-racing town. > > Lonnie Ali, the boxing champ's wife, could barely hold > back tears as she stood in the shadow of the $75 million > center, with its soaring butterfly roof and its dozens > of exhibits, replete with LeRoy Nieman paintings of "the > Greatest" in his glory days. > > "This," Lonnie said as her husband stood by, "is the > culmination of a . . . dream." > > The dream, however, has received little financial support > from prominent black Americans. After a two-year campaign, > only one monied black contributor, ex-heavyweight champion > Lennox Lewis, who is British, gave a substantial amount, > $300,000. <snip> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
