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BAISDEN, JOYNER HELP VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE: Baisden's 'Enough' benefit to aid Legal Defense Fund; Joyner to assist Genarlow Wilson.
*The Michael Baisden Foundation is hosting the “Enough is Enough” benefit reception and concert in Atlanta today and tomorrow to raise money for the “Un-Equal Justice” Legal Defense Fund, which assist families in need of financial support for their legal defense.
“I receive hundreds of emails weekly asking for help with their legal cases, people wanting financial assistance, attorney referrals and simply needing to talk to someone as they have reached rock bottom," says Baisden, nationally syndicated radio personality and host of TV One’s Baisden After Dark. "So I felt it was time that someone took action and that someone is me.”
The National Bar Association led by attorney Daryl Washington will serve as the central processing hub, which will qualify cases and designate recipients/causes for these funds.
The public is invited to support the fundraiser by attending the reception tonight at 8 p.m. at Atlanta's Hyatt Regency Hotel (265 Peachtree Street, NE); and concert tomorrow (Nov. 10) at 8 p.m. at the Atlanta Civic Center (395 Piedmont Ave.). Performers include: Baisden After Dark Band, Jasiri X, Michael Cooper & Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun, Conya Doss, N’Dambi, Donell Jones, Chrisette Michelle, Leela James, The Legendary Chubb Rock, Kurtis Blow, Gordon Chambers and Elisabeth Withers.
Tickets to both events are available at ticketmaster.com or by calling 404-249-6400 or go to www.michaelbaisden.com.
Meanwhile, syndicated radio host Tom Joyner announced this week that his foundation will offer financial aid to the college pursuits of Genarlow Wilson, the 21-year-old who served nearly three years in prison for consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl until being freed by the Georgia Supreme Court on Oct. 26.
The Tom Joyner Foundation said it would pay for anything needed by Wilson after he seeks financial aid from other sources, said his lawyer, B.J. Bernstein.
"It's wonderful for the Tom Joyner Foundation to step forward," she said. "Genarlow is intent on not letting them down.
Wilson, 21, said he was interested in pursuing a degree in business or sociology. Bernstein said he's currently in the early stages of applying to colleges.
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