J.A.M.P. kids pose with guest speaker Flex Alexander after the L.A. masterclass. (courtesy photo)
Turkey donations bring cheer
People wait in line for food from Checkers after receiving their turkeys during the James Brown Turkey Giveaway.
Photo By Todd Bennett/staff
Not a single person, no matter the role, at the James Brown Turkey Giveaway on Monday said he wouldn’t have a better holiday because of it.
For those getting turkeys, such as John Dent, the benefits were obvious.
“Me and my grandkids are going to eat Thursday and Friday,” he said of the 12 grandchildren who would fill his home and share his turkey.
The James Brown Academy of Musik Impresses at the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion
Back during the Georgia leg of the TJMS Tour, the James Brown Academy of Musik performed for Tom Joyner and crew…and lucky for them they left a mark!
Months later the radio legend invited the talented group of young musicians to perform at the 2015 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion and they put on a show!
Watch a clip of their performance and learn more about the JAMP Masters here.
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SHARON JONES 1956-2016
Ms. Sharon Jones was a strong advocate of music education for students — THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!
Every once in a blue moon, you meet someone who truly feels like family even when they are not. Sharon Jones was that person to the James Brown Family Foundation and James Brown referred to her as “daughter”. Ms. Jones welcomed the James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils on stage as her opener
last February at The Bell Auditorium in Augusta, GA, on the heels of their performance at the Grammy Museum. Sharon Jones was very, very dear to us and she will be sorely, sorely missed.
James Brown Toy Give Away Uplifts Children Spirits For The Holidays
Photographer:Patrick Gilliam
(Newark, New Jersey) The James Brown Family Foundation will continue the legacy of the Legendary Godfather of Soul with charitable giving to The New Community Corporation’s Harmony House in Newark, New Jersey. Harmony House is the largest transitional living facility in Newark, New Jersey. Their primary goal is to help families in moving from homelessness to permanent housing and from dependency to self-sufficiency. Harmony House is much more than a shelter; it offers stability to families facing seemly insurmountable barriers and enables them to restore their lives.
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