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Follow on Google News | BLACK THOUGHT’S GRASSROOTS Organization to host Annual Charity ConcertQuestlove, Rich Medina, DJ Diamond Kuts and More, To Join GrassROOTS in Raising Money For Women and Girls at the legendary Sigma Sound.
By: The Nouveau Image “Let’s Move It!” Philadelphia is the first step in a 10 city initiative that will address childhood obesity in the African American community. Almost one in every three children in our nation is obese or overweight; these rates are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities were 40% of children fall into this category. While hip-hop culture has been blamed for fueling poor health choices amongst its supporters, “Let’s Move It Philly!” aims to use hip-hop as a means to spread awareness about this growing epidemic. This concert attracts a melting pot of people including professors, musicians, activists, social workers, and students who all come together to share their love of hip-hop and show their support in the fight to end childhood obesity in underserved communities. Proceeds from the 2012 concert will benefit C.H.I.C.K.S. (Creating Healthy Informed Confident Knowledgeable Selves) a GrassROOTS after school program for girls at Harding Middle School located in the Frankford section of the city. C.H.I.C.K.S. focuses on health literacy, wellness and professional skills. Let’s Move It Philly! is sponsored by, Sigma Sound, Skai Blue Media, Vitamin Water, Smart Water, Vita Coco, and Red Bull. Doors open at 8pm. To purchase tickets, please visit www.grassrootscharityconcert.eventbrite.com. GrassROOTS Foundation GrassROOTS Foundation is a collaborative effort of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, co-founder and lead MC of the Grammy Award Winning group, the Roots, and sociologist, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias. The foundation is committed to contributing to the health and well-being of vulnerable populations and disadvantaged communities. Merging the talents of socially conscious artists with those of a rigorous scientific research and creative team, the GrassRoots Foundation invests their energy into developing the capacity of community based organizations that offer educational and recreational services to disadvantaged women and girls. For more information, please visit www.grass-rootsfoundation.org . # # # The Nouveau Image is a boutique firm that specializes in web marketing, consulting, events and design. Whatever your business may need to do for exposure, we are here to help. Our 360 degree personalized marketing will help your company to grow. End
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