After Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson served as grand marshall for Howard Homecomings parade last week, she gave back to the DC community in a different way. The actress hosted ‘A Write to Revolution,’ a fundraiser benefiting the international non-profit, Art Creates Life at the Washington Plaza Hotel. Henson serves as Art Creates Life’s national spokesperson, and was joined by actor Lamman Rucker, WJLA’s Cynee Simpson and singer John Forte at the event.
The movement, “A Write To Revolution,” is a fight against illiteracy in urban America and the African Diaspora. This event launched Art Creates Life’s initiative to galvanize community members to stop and take action, to help a child or adult learn to read and write. All funds raised from the event will support programming in three D.C. schools, as well as their annual trip to Senegal, West Africa to participate in a literacy support project. For more information, visit http://www.artcreateslife.org/.