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A Mind is A Terrible Thing to Waste: The Ossie Davis Endowment

Posted 02/26/2008 at 2:50 AM  |  Comment?

Ossie Davis moved on up a little higher in 2005 and his widow, the immense talent Ruby Dee, was rightly overlooked in a throwaway role from an underwhelming movie this past Oscar ceremony, but for those of you who took inspiration from the two activist artists and life partners, take a moment to demonstrate your respect for them by donating to the Ossie Davis Endowment. The endowment will fund a program of the vital and ever laudable UNCF. Per the endowment web site:

Ossie Davis Scholars are African American students who demonstrate a commitment to applying their careers as vehicles of activism to assure equal justice and opportunity, as Ossie did. The endowment will be administered by the United Negro College Fund, a 501(c) 3 charitable organization. Campaign donations to raise the endowment are being accepted by the National Heritage Foundation, also a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization.

Last check, the endowment was nearing half a million, a good chunk of change but nowhere near the 5 million dollar goal. If you believe in educational freedom, you'll make a donation.

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