Cedric the Entertainer, Samuel L. Jackson, Dr. J and More Head to Atlanta Charity Golf Event [Watch]

Cedric the Entertainer, Samuel L. Jackson, Dr. J among others gathered in Atlanta over the weekend for a golfing tournament for a cause.

On Friday  (May 19) at the exclusive Golf Club of Georgia, the True Colors Theatre Company hosted a group of celebrity guests from the entertainment, sports, and media worlds for a two-day event of entertainment and golfing participants joined Kenny Leon and Samuel L. Jackson as they battle it out for the “Kenny Cup” to raise funds for the theater company’s education programs including the National August Wilson Monologue Competition for high school students.

The program offers students from of all races and economic backgrounds access to free theater education programs. Through the National August Wilson Monologue Competition, students of all backgrounds have the opportunity to explore African American culture and history through this program along with improving public speaking and reading comprehension skills.

Participants in the AWMC are offered FREE acting workshops to prepare for the competition and future mentoring opportunities. The program exponentially increases arts in education dollars for participating schools and builds the skills and confidence of the youth in the following participating cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New Haven, Buffalo, New York City, Pittsburgh, Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles.

True Colors strives to be an important voice in the American discussion of diversity including plays and playwrights from various times, cultures and perspectives. True Colors’ next shows are the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-Winning drama Between Riverside and Crazy playing in July 2017 and the Regional Premiere of the Broadway Hip-Hop musical Holler If You Hear Me.

Check out the pics from the event courtesy of ACE PHOTOS AND DESIGNS and video below.

 

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