UNCF, An Evening of Stars 2013; Seat Check Rundown
ANTHONY ANDERSON HOSTS UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS
PRESENTED BY TARGET
Special Presentation by Multi-Grammy Award Winner Usher Performances by Yolanda Adams, Charlie Wilson, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Tyrese Gibson, Melanie Fiona, Eric Benet, and More .
Show Premieres January 26 and 27, 2013
Los Angeles, CA (January
17, 2013) – Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson, co-star of NBC’s Guys With Kids, hosts the 34th annual UNCF An Evening of Stars Educating our Future Presented by Target. The show premieres nationwide on Saturday,
January 26 (check local listings for stations and times) and airs on BET
Networks on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. EST. The nationally
televised variety show focuses public attention on America’s need for more
African American college graduates and UNCF’s work getting students to and
through college.
The show features
Grammy-Award winner and founder of the New Look Foundation, Usher Raymond,
presenting a four-year college scholarship to Milwaukee, Wisconsin high
school senior, Ammon Lyle. Additionally,
superstars Steve Harvey, Kevin Hart and Chaka Khan will present scholarships to
deserving college and college-bound students.
The national audience will be electrified by
performances and appearances by some of the hottest names in entertainment
including Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, Charlie Wilson, Keyshia Cole, Trey
Songz, Tyrese Gibson, Melanie Fiona, Eric Benet, Tracee Ellis Ross, Keenan Ivory
Wayans and many more. “I hope
everybody tunes in and donates from the bottom of their hearts and the bottom
of their pockets,” said Anderson. “Unfortunately, over 60,000 students apply
for scholarships and financial aid every year and UNCF is able to award
scholarships to just 15,000 who need help going to college.

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That’s
why I’m a part of what UNCF is doing and I’m here for the long run.” “UNCF is delighted that stars like Usher,
Anthony Anderson, Steve Harvey, Yolanda Adams, Kevin Hart and Chaka Khan have
agreed to make our cause their cause,” said UNCF president and CEO Michael L.
Lomax, Ph.D., “performing for the UNCF An Evening of Stars national
audience and introducing UNCF’s “rising stars”—the highachieving students who,
thanks to UNCF, are getting the education they need to compete in the 21st® century
economy.
The country is facing a crisis
in African American education, and UNCF, BET and our galaxy of rising and
established stars are determined to do something about it.” “We are very excited to be a part of this
inspirational night,” says BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee.
“Historically black colleges and universities hold a special and important role
in the African American community and we are honored to help raise funds and
awareness to support the education of the next generation of leading African
American professionals."
Los Angeles, CA (January
17, 2013) – Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson, co-star of NBC’s Guys With Kids, hosts the 34th annual UNCF An Evening of Stars Educating our Future Presented by Target. The show premieres nationwide on Saturday,
January 26 (check local listings for stations and times) and airs on BET
Networks on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. EST. The nationally
televised variety show focuses public attention on America’s need for more
African American college graduates and UNCF’s work getting students to and
through college. 
UNCF, the country’s
largest and most effective minority education organization, supports the
education of more than 60,000 students each year. A recent study by UNCF’s
Patterson Research Institute showed that UNCF’s 38 member historically black
colleges and universities (HBCUs) out-perform many non-HBCUs at enrolling and
graduating low-income students. UNCF’s
largest scholarship program, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, has a 90
percent graduation rate among its 13,000 lowincome minority students, a rate
significantly higher than the national college graduation rate. This year's show is made possible by Target,
Presenting Sponsor of UNCF An Evening of Stars®;
National Sponsor McDonald's, Official and Major Sponsors American Airlines,
Wells Fargo, Buick, AT&T, the U.S Army and Anheuser-Busch; Media Partner,
Clear Channel, and weekend sponsor Caesars Entertainment.
About
UNCF An Evening of Stars
UNCF An
Evening of Stars® , formerly the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars, first aired in
1979, and since that time has become one of the longest-running and most
successful televised events in U.S. history. Over its 34-year history, UNCF
An Evening of Stars has raised more than $200 million that has
helped hundreds of thousands of students attend college and graduate. In recent years, UNCF An Evening Of Stars
has featured a who's who of remarkable talent, including Stevie Wonder, John
Legend, Chaka Khan, Ne-Yo, Nancy Wilson, Beyoncé, Anita Baker, Jill Scott,
Whoopi Goldberg, Fantasia, Joss Stone, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Bolton, Natalie
Cole, Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Hall and Oates, Ziggy Marley, Maroon 5, and
scores of others. UNCF An Evening of Stars® received
NAACP Image Awards for its 2006 tribute to Stevie Wonder, its 2008 tribute to
Smokey Robinson and its 2010 tribute to Lionel Richie. Learn more about UNCF
An Evening of Stars ® at www.UNCF.org.
About
UNCF UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most
effective minority education organization.
To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports more than
60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. UNCF
supports education through scholarships and other programs, by supporting its
38 member colleges and universities, and by advocating for the importance of
minority education and college readiness.
UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship,
internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and
faculty development programs. UNCF
institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly
effective, awarding 20 percent of African®










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