Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will receive the Clarence Jacqueline Avant Humanitarian Award at the HollyRod Foundation’s annual gala. Past humanitarian award honorees include Naomi Campbell, Viola Davis, Don Cheadle and Bridgid Coulter. Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL player Rodney Peete, founded HollyRod in 1999. The foundation, celebrating 27 […]
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson to Receive the Clarence Jacqueline Avant Humanitarian Award at HollyRod Gala (EXCLUSIVE)
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