Mississippi rising

Morgan Freeman (MS Native) was truley magnificent reading his essay on Mississippi. I am awed to remember the heritage of this state -- both good and bad.

Mississippi Rising' concert on MSNBC TV
Live national benefit concert to air Saturday October 1st 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET


** To donate or find out more, go to http://www.mississippirecovery.com/ **

Mississippi Rising is a gala fundraising concert in support of the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund. The Fund is a non-profit organization established to serve as a means for corporations, organizations, and individuals to donate money, goods, and services to help Mississippians rebuild their communities.

The event will be held live on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford.

Mississippi Rising will be co-chaired by native Mississippians Morgan Freeman, Archie and Eli Manning, John Grisham, Brett Favre and Sela Ward. The event will be broadcast live by MSNBC, local television stations throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, Mississippi Public Television and several local and regional radio stations.

The list of confirmed entertainers continues to grow and currently includes:

Morgan Freeman, Archie and Eli Manning, John Grisham, Brett Favre and Sela Ward, Faith Hill, Rita Cosby, Joe Scarborough, Ray Romano, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander, Marilu Henner, Kathy Ireland, Delta Burke, Gerald McRaney, Jean Smart, Debbie Allen, Doris Roberts’ Mary Haskell, Gary Morris, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Steve Azar, Hugh Laurie, Bernadette Peters, Brian McKnight, Deidre Hall, and many more.

to the devastated communities of Mississippi.

As an aside, I just caught Bernadette Peters' name; I read her husband died recently from a plane crash, so she has more than her share of sorrow.

and Morgan Freeman ROCKS! I live in the same part of the state as he does so we're kind of neighbors....

...is an incredible man.

And, he plays a better president than the so-called president plays president.

So does Martin "over 60 protest arrests" Sheen, for that matter.

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...off to donate now.

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