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Marcia McBroom-Small exports goods for distribution throughout Haiti for more
than a decade through Friends of Lascahobas; restocking devastated libraries,
sending
clothing, shoes, simple household goods and more....
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF LASCAHOBAS, HAITI |
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Marcia has created this champagne that diligently services
grass roots organizations throughout the United States and overseas. Books, clothing,
shoes and countless needed items are sent in packages we call
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Facebook provides a forum for precious African art, on sale to help
fund many of FOCSF initiatives - '1000 Boxes of Hope' - The FOCSF Malawi Chapter
- in the name of media icon Petronella Danforth; Marcia McBroom's character in
"Beyond The Valley of the Dolls". |
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Who Cares? We Care!
came
about as an extended support for "Voices For The Voiceless." There are links and information about Darfur. |
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STARS OF ETHIOPIA
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR
March 1 — May 1, 2011
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Celebrated
Photographer Chester Higgins came back with remarkable images from his visits to
Ethiopia (2007-2010).
See them in New York -
Kimmel Center-NYU
60 Washington Square South, Room
802-Shorin, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10012
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At the request of former UN representative
Rachael Maiyanja,
FOCSF held a concert raising funds and
awareness for the women and
children in Darfur suffering from the mass genocide there. The request came in
2006. The conflict on ongoing in 2011. |
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The For Our Children’s Sake Foundation
has received distinguished recognition and support
from the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid,
the Office of The First Lady of Sierra Leone Ms. Kabba, President Thomas
Sankara of Burkina Faso, the Office of The First
Lady of New York State Matilda R. Cuomo, the Mayor’s
Office of New York City, The New York City
Department of Education, and the United Federation
of Teachers. |
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Former Model leaves Runway to
become
a teacher
Marcia McBroom-Small
Founder
of
For Our Children's Sake Foundation
on
"UN in Africa Radio"
with Interviewer/Producer
Joselyn Sambira
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Mrs. Marcia McBroom-Small comes from a family
dedicated to political awareness and activism. Her mother, Marie Lee McBroom
started a tradition for her daughters of traveling to the Motherland, and
attending various events at the United Nations, early on in her life.
Her father,
Dr. Marcus McBroom, Ph.D.
(1921-2000) was also politically active and astute. He was a member of a
small group of African American Wilberforce University students, invited to
the White House by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, during FDR’s
administration. Dr. McBroom and former wife Marie befriended and worked with
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marcia had the honor of meeting Dr. King as a
young girl. Dr. McBroom also participated in numerous debates, which
included Malcolm X as a participant. Dr. McBroom also served as a
speechwriter and colleague of the late Senator Robert Kennedy.
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