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EVENT CALENDAR: Tiki’s SCD fight; Trick’s ‘Kids’ event; MV Film Fest; Stedman at Spaulding reunion; Soul Music Summit in ATL.
*New York Giants running back Tiki Barber kicked off a new national education campaign to promote awareness of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a serious, life-long blood disorder that can increase a child's risk for stroke and affects an estimated one in 500 African Americans. Under the campaign Be Sickle Smart: Ask Tiki about Iron, the athlete is partnering with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to educate patients and their families about SCD and iron overload, a consequence of repeated blood transfusions that are a standard treatment to help reduce the complications of SCD in some patients. For more information, visit Go to www.AskTiki.com or call 1-877-SCD-TIKI (723-8454) to request free information.
*Trick Daddy’s non-profit Trick Luvs Da Kids Foundation is teaming with the Florida Marlins and radio station 103.5 The Beat for the 3rd Annual Trick Luvs Da Kids Back to School Family Fun Fest, to be held tomorrow (7/29) at Virrick Park in Miami (3255 Plaza Street in Coconut Grove). “We want to encourage students to do their best in school," Trick Daddy said in a statement. "South Florida schools are among the lowest schools in the state with low FCAT [Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores.] We want students to be excited about learning.” For more info, visit www.trickdaddydollars.com.
*The Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, hosted by Run & Shoot Filmworks, will be held Aug. 10-13, in Vineyard Haven, MA. Thirteen finalists of the group’s film competition will be showcased during a ceremony on Aug. 12 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs. HBO, the official award sponsor, will present cash prizes to the top winners in three categories: Best Short ($1,000), Best Documentary ($500) and Best Feature ($500). “As a first-time sponsor of the MVAAFF, we’re very pleased to be a part of the festival’s events honoring independent and established filmmakers,” said Lucinda Martinez-Desir, vice president of market development at HBO. “We applaud the festival’s efforts and look forward to seeing the ‘best of the best’.”
*Oprah Winfrey’s boyfriend Stedman Graham is scheduled to attend a four-day health symposium at Duke University Medical Center for the Spaulding Family Reunion. Over 500 family members from around the country attend this bi-annual event, which is currently being held through Sunday (July 30) at Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes. The highlight of the reunion will be a Scholarship Award Gala at which six students will receive $2,000 scholarships from the Spaulding Scholarship Foundation. The Spaulding Family, with deep roots in North Carolina, has a rich history in business through the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, established in 1898, and the Mechanics and Farmers bank founded in 1907.
*Satellite Radio's Terry Bello is behind International Soul Music Summit (SOS: Save our Soul), to be held Aug. 11-12 in Atlanta at The Marriott Atlanta (Downtown). The event’s goal is to “address the state of today's music and how to keep positive music alive” via panel discussions, performances and networking sessions. Panels will feature representatives from Sirius Radio, BET, Interscope/Geffen and Creative Loafing. Confirmed artists include Jaguar Wright, Peven Everett, Algebra, Gordon Chambers, Eric Roberson and more. For more information, including hotel accommodations and complete summit schedule, visit www.soulsummitonline.com.
