Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and The Ludacris Foundation held
its sixth annual benefit dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building in
Washington, D.C. and honored several reputable individuals who are making
strides in the community.
Legendary music producer Quincy
Jones received the Chairman’s Award, Debra Lee and BET Networks won the
Corporate Award, Executive Vice President Kevin Liles of Warner Music Group took home the President’s Award, DC WritersCorp was given the Community Service
Award, and Rep. Maxine Waters received the Ludacris Foundation Congressional
Award.
“It’s a pleasure to be in our
nation’s capitol and to see so many supporters this evening,” Ludacris said
“It’s such a gratification to share this moment with people who influence me. I
have been truly blessed. With blessings comes great responsibility [and] it’s … an honor to share an evening with so many humanitarians.
This year has been
wonderful. We have new issues and new challenges. I feel like we need a new
type of leadership. I’m a firm believer in bringing together powerful individuals
on Capitol Hill and putting them in the same room with the urban culture and
youth, so that we can come up with solutions to many of the problems. We need to
come together so that we all can become stronger.” –a.r.
