OneLegacy Inspires Hollywood to host Community Wellness event featuring celebrity guests and Hip Hop Legend, Freeway to close Black History Month and kickoff National Kidney Month
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With the purpose of highlighting the importance of saying “YES” to organ, eye, and tissue donation, OneLegacy Inspires Hollywood is hosting a special event on Saturday, March 2, titled Connecting the Dots: Hip Hop & Health, with the goal of sharing the power of music and entertainment with the critical message of health advocacy and organ donation and transplantation among communities of color.
OneLegacy Inspires Hollywood to host Community Wellness event featuring celebrity guests and Hip Hop Legend, Freeway to close Black History Month and kickoff National Kidney Month

The star-studded community event will feature Hip Hop legend and kidney transplant recipient Leslie Pridgen, as well as celebrity TV and radio host Nicole Richardson, better known as Nikki Rich, and writer, comedian, and filmmaker J. Snow.

Sports, Lifestyle in Culture (SLiC) is an official partner of the event. In addition to the OTT platform, studio production capabilities, and marketing agency, the company has a creative studio in the heart of West Adams that serves as the flagship location for the SLiC ecosystem of creators, entrepreneurs, and influencers. The media brand under the SLiC umbrella, Black Hollywood Live, will cover the event, amplifying the culture and narrative of the impactful initiative on all available social and streaming platforms. BHL is a premier content network providing media coverage for all things at SLiC Studios.

Connecting the Dots: Hip Hop & Health will mark the beginning of National Kidney Month and the closure of Black History Month, a time to celebrate the legacy of African Americans and their contributions to the advancement of human civilization, with the goal of raising awareness about health issues that affect African American communities in the U.S.

The event will include the participation of the following:

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