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Ford Donates $10k to Compton High School at the NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium

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Pamela Alexander, Director of Community Development; Ford Motor Company Fund presents the check for $10k to the students at Compton High School at the “12th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium”. Compton High School will receive a grant on behalf of Ford/NAACP to purchase a fully equipped iMac with Final Cut Pro X along with light kit, accessories, etc. to support the school’s film and video production program.

 

(l-r) Students Destiny Fifer, Jonathan Mosley, Pamela Alexander; Director of Community Development Ford Motor Company Fund, NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock, students Monica Betancourt, and James Merryman.

 

PHOTO CREDIT: Louis “Kengi” Carr

 

(Los Angeles, CA)  – The 12th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium, entitled – Pictures, Power, Progress: Pathways to Inclusion focused on key issues impacting the lack of diversity and inclusion within the entertainment industry.

 

About NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium 

The 12th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium will create a framework to provide a platform for established, prominent African American leaders to share their views and place a spotlight on current-day issues impacting people of color in the entertainment community. This national dialogue, will take place in a business-like environment conducive for advocates, opinion leaders, corporate executives, and industry experts to exchange ideas and develop roadmaps for solutions.

 

About Ford Motor Company Fund

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community and global partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 65 years with ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life is free, interactive, hands-on safety training focused on skill development and driving techniques, while addressing inexperience, distractions and impaired driving. Innovation in education is encouraged through Ford Blue Oval Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning and other inspiring programs that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants. The Ford Volunteer Corps enlists more than 30,000 Ford employees and retirees each year to work on local projects that strengthen their communities and improve people’s lives in more than 40 countries around the world. For more information, visit community.ford.com.

 

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