Longtime partners in the fight for equality, the NAACP and the National Basketball Association come together for a night of celebration at Legends & Legacy: A Salute to 100 Years of Change. Join in celebrating the work and life of some of NBA’s greatest at this fundraising event for the New York State Conference of the NAACP Branches.
The NAACP and NBA have nurtured agents of change within our communities and paved the road for the future. This fundraising event and ceremony will celebrate their victories, honoring legends of basketball and the NAACP. Visionaries from within the NBA, past and present, will be in attendance for a Passing of the Torch to our future leaders. Confirmed players include Junior Bridgeman, a 12-year career player and owner of 112 Wendy’s and 118 Chili’s in nine states, Bob Lanier, an NBA Hall of Famer and Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, Kevin Johnson, NBA All-Star and Mayor of Sacramento, California, George Gervin, an NBA Hall of Famer, educator and philanthropist, and current New Orleans Hornet Captain, 2006 Rookie of the Year, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and All-Star Chris Paul.
On the NBA working with the NAACP and its impact on the players, Executive Director of the NBRPA (National Basketball Retired Players Association), Charles D. Smith Jr., says “It’s the 100 years of work put forth by the NAACP outside the game of professional sports which has caused a sense of social responsibility amongst NBA players. The honorees chosen for this event are a testament to the continued efforts of the NAACP.”
This event will take place Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at the elegant Gotham Hall, located at 1356 Broadway at
Tickets to attend the ceremony and cocktail reception are $200. For the after-party, general tickets are $100 and VIP are $150. For more information on tickets and sponsorship, contact Jahmila Joseph at ideaenhancement@gmail.com. Please make all checks payable to Idea Enhancement, Inc, a registered 501c3 at
About NAACP
Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
About NBRPA
Founded in 1992 by NBA Legends Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Archie Clark, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson, the National Basketball Retired Players Association is a non-profit Association comprised of former professional basketball players of the NBA,
