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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
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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
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versity for tw o w eeks, honoring
their specialties - either singing,
dancing, or basketball - and learn
ing about the respective indus
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‘‘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,
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University campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. (AP Photo)
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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
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Usher also asked the kids and
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member - albeit one with a burly
bodyguard and a camera crew for
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Murphy Joins ‘Dreamgirls’ Cast
(A P ) - E ddie M urphy, the
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