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Pa&c 82_____________ ______________ ^Jortlanb © hseruer July 20. 2005 Focus Freedom Awards Given to Winfrey, Rusesabagina Humanitarians recipients of top civil rights honor (AP) - Oprah Winfrey and Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroism in the face of genocide inspired the movie "Hotel Rwanda," were an nounced last week as recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's top honors. The museum, built around the former Lorraine Motel where Mar tin Luther King Jr. was assassi nated in 1968, said Winfrey and Rusesabagina will receive its 2005 Freedom Awards. Winfrey, who runs a media com pany that includes her television show, is being recognized for work ing to improve the lives of poor children in Africa and helping cre ate a U.S. database of convicted child abusers. She will receive the museum’s National Freedom Award in No vember. Past recipients include King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and former Presidents Clinton and Carter. Rusesabagina will receive the International Freedom A w ard, which also has been given to Nelson Mandela and Bono. The museum said a new Lifetime Achievement Award for civil rights activism will be given to actress Paul Rusesabagina (Portrayed in "Hotel Rwanda ") Ruby Dee and her late husband, Ossie Davis. Oprah Winfrey (right) arrives at the None of the recipients were at Legends Ball, an award ceremony hosted the announcement. by Winfrey honoring women who paved Rusesabagina was managing a the way in arts, entertainment and civil Belgian hotel in Kigali, the Rwandan rights in this Saturday, May 14, 2 0 0 5 capital, when civil war broke out in photo in Santa Barbara, Calif. Gripping Suspense Novel thing is missing - a Brandon M assey's sp e c ia l perso n to entrancing ability to share it with. Then capture true suspense one day he m eets has earned him a Gold so m eo n e new , a Pen Award. His new woman who seems al thriller, "W ithin the most too good to be Shadow s,” confirm s true. his growing reputation Beautiful, smart, as a master of the genre. and so p h isticated , It’s the page-turning Mika Woods is ev story of a young man erything that Andrew who gets just what he Brandon Massey has ever wanted and w ish es fo r— and comes to regret the deadly conse more - at first. After one night of passion, Andrew soon discovers quences. At just 31, Andrew Wilson has it that Mika isn’t quite who she ap all: close friends, a great house in an pears to be. For more information, visit Atlanta suburb, and a successful career as a mystery writer. Only one www.brandonmassey.com. I M t a i J S e r v ic e Residential- Offices “Cleanliness is next to Godliness“ Spring Cleaning Special call me Linda J. Scott Owner l_ Insured - Bonded 1994 between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups. An estimated600,000 to 800,000people were killed, most o f them Tutsis. He hid more than 1,200 people in the hotel for over three months to prevent their slaughter by Hutu militias. M useum D ire c to r B ev erly Robertson described Winfrey as “a great humanitarian” who has used her Oprah Winfrey Founda tion to provide scholarships and grants to help educate poor chil dren in the U nited States and abroad. ‘‘She has provided resources and m oney to build schools for at least 50,000children in South A f rica,” R obertson said. “That is phenom enal. She doesn’t have to do that.” The museum said it also was honoring W infrey for her outspo ken advocacy of the 1993 National Child Protection Act. 503-249-0081 Coupon 10% off on first cleaning Usher Opens Camp fo r Young Performers (AP) - Usher, who began singing at age 6, has opened a summer camp to help some other prodigies-in- training. U sher Raym ond, the 26-year- old R&B star, dropped by for the first day o f Cam p New Look, an A tla n ta p ro g ra m he re c e n tly started for m inority youth in his home city. 150 cam pers aged 8 to 18 hole up at C lark A tlanta U ni versity for tw o w eeks, honoring their specialties - either singing, dancing, or basketball - and learn ing about the respective indus tries. ‘‘This is truly about learning the business side,” U sher said M onday. “ Y ou’re not going to learn it all overnight, but maybe, ju st m aybe, yo u ’ll learn enough to change your life.” The children also sit in on panels and d isc u ssio n se ssio n s w ith Usher Raymond, the 26-year-old R&B star and Atlanta native, speaks to kids at his Camp New Look on the Clark Atlanta University campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. (AP Photo) agents, managers and sports ex ecutives to learn the financial side of entertainment and sports. Guest teachers will include Denver Nug gets forward Carmelo Anthony and A tla n ta F a lc o n s c o rn e rb a c k DeAngeloHall. Their lessons will be put to the test July 23, when they are expected to coordinate a charity celebrity basketball game and headline the halftime show. The camp, Ushersaid, will be the first of many summers where kids are pushed to aim higher than just playing for a basketball team, but owning one. The singer is co-owner o f the N BA ’s Cleveland Cavaliers. Usher also asked the kids and counselors to treat him like a family member - albeit one with a burly bodyguard and a camera crew for an unnamed TV project following his every move. Murphy Joins ‘Dreamgirls’ Cast (A P ) - E ddie M urphy, the voice o f D onkey in the “ S h re k ” film s, is jo in in g the c ast o f the u p c o m in g sc re e n v e rsio n o f “D ream girls.” The film , an ad ap tatio n o f the T ony A w ard -w in n in g m usical th at first ran on B roadw ay in the early 1980s, will b e d ire c te d by Bill C ondon and also star J a m ie F o x x a n d B e y o n c e K now les. “ D ream girls” follow s the rise o f a trio o f w om en w ho form a gro u p c a lle d T he D ream ettes in the 1960s. M urphy w ill play Jam es “T h under” Early, a singer fo r w hom the D ream ettes sing backup before taking o v er the sp o tlig h t th e m se lv e s, D ream W orks said this w eek. M u rp h y ’s screen c re d its also in c lu d e “ T r a d in g P l a c e s , ” "B ev erly H ills C o p ” and “T he N utty P ro fe sso r.” He has re leased several album s o f soul and pop m usic. Eddie Murphy Come Dance to Jazz Legends and the Miss U’s W orld-renow ned ja z z m usi cians will perform at Hannah Bea's soon. From San Diego is Marshall “H aw k” H awkins, a lifelong m u sician with extensive experience in ja z z classical music. Bob Boss, a natural-born guitar player, has perform ed all over the U nited States, Europe and M exico and for over 20 years perform ed with M arshall H aw kins’ and Seahawk. T h e y 'll be p la y in g a t th e Hannah Bea’s Poundcake & More 3969 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. on Satur- C A N N O N 'S - = ^ RJB E X P R E S S ^ = - (FORMERLY CHUCK HINTON’S) For m o re in fo rm a tio n go to : N -E -P -s ty le .c o m Catering & Take-Out “ H ouse o f Peace and L ove” O r phan ag e P ro ject in D ar-es-S a- laam , T an zan ia, as a p re c u rso r to the 3rd A nnual P o rtland C hal- le n g e - S w im A c ro ss th e W illam ette R iver. 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