BET UNCF An Evening of Stars - TV
By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
BET Presents
UNCF An Evening of Stars!
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Courtesy of BET UNCF
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| Usher Presenting |
The BET Networks will air the UNCF (United
Negro College Fund) 34th annual “An Evening of Stars” this Saturday,
January 26 and Sunday, January 27, 2013, 10PM ET/PT and 9PM C or check your
area local listing for times. The show was taped in front of a live audience on
December 1, 2012 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The entire evening from the
red carpet arrivals to the performances was indeed “magical!” This event was formerly known as “The Lou
Rawls Parade of Stars” which first aired in 1979. During its 34 year history,
the show has raised over $200 Million dollars that has helped hundreds of
thousands of students attend college and has an astonishing 90% graduation rate
among the recipients.
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Anthony Anderson Host
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Actor Anthony Anderson brilliantly hosted
the broadcast and kept the live audience in stitches laughing.
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Tatyana Ali and Keke Palmer Presenters
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The presenters
included Tatyana Ali and Keke Palmer.
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| Keenen Ivory Wayans Kim Coles Presenters |
Also Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Coles, Laz Alonso,
Loretta Devine, Shaun Robinson, Sheryl Underwood, Terrence J,
Tracee Ellis Ross, Usher Raymond, Wayne Brady and the President/CEO of UNCF, Dr.
Michael Lomax.
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| Dr. Michael L. Lomax UNCF Pres & CEO |
Dr. Michael L. Lomax is the President and
CEO of UNCF and was beaming with well earned pride on the star studded arrivals
Red Carpet. When asked if the scholarship need increases every year, Dr. Lomax
responds, “The need does get bigger. We’ll award 13,000 scholarships this year
and we’ll have to turn down 100,000 people because we can’t support all of them
who are worthy.” We are really trying to talk to other young people because we
want them to get on the same journey that the young people are on that we are
giving scholarships to hear. We make it real for the young people who will tune
into this program that if they will get on this journey, make the sacrifices
and work hard, that there will be people who support them.”
For those high school and even middle
school students who want to get involved with UNCF to assist in their college
educational career where ever they may live in the country, Dr. Lomax expresses,
“We are going to have a very active social network opportunity with this
broadcast. So young people can decide that they want to be on the show next
year and they want to receive a scholarship. They’ll be able to apply and tell
their stories. There will be avenues for them. We want this show to help us
build the show for next year. We will be taking our ‘Empower Me Tour,’ we will be having our website and there will be
all kinds of ways for young people to get to know us over the course of the year
and for us to get to know them and to help them get on the journey and
hopefully bring a bunch of them to ‘An
Evening of Stars’ next year. To financially support this most worthy cause
with your tax deductible donations call the UNCF at 202-810-0200 or go to their
website www.uncf.org to donate on line.
© 2013 Rych McCain
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