Celebrities Come out for Save Africa's Children

Photo above courtesy of Save Africa's Children
(L-R) Bishop & Mrs. Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the COGIC & Senior Pastor of West Angeles COGIC, Actress Dawnn Lewis, Actor/Director Bill Duke and Actress Ellia English.

The first Annual Save Africa's Children Music Festival was held recently at West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles. The event featured performances by Yolanda Adams, Kirk Whalum, Doc Powell and celebrity presenters included Angelea Bassett, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Bill Duke, and others.

Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the Church of God In Christ (COGIC) and Senior Pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ is the founder and President of the Pan-African Children's Fund/Save Africa's Children.

Save Africa's Children (SAC) is an African-American organization, providing direct support to children affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty and war throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Since its founding in 2001, with a one million dollar donation from Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington, SAC has assisted over 400 orphan care programs in 21 African nations, reaching over 200,000 HIV/AIDS-affected children.