Queen Latifah Starts Nationwide Search For Women Who Empower Communities
by Paul Cashmere
August 4 2006
Grammy award winning Urban star and actor Queen Latifah has put together the Curvation Project Confidence Awards to seek out women who excel in their communities.
The awards will be launched at the Sugar Water Festival this week.
Queen Latifah will promote the awards during her upcoming tour with Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.
They hope to discover women who “personify and project the power of confidence through contributions to their local communities -- via education, fund-raising, self-empowerment and volunteer work -- to help other women to gain confidence and self esteem.
"I was extremely inspired by the entries we received last year of amazing women who were, and still are, making a difference in other women's lives everyday," said Queen Latifah in a statement. "Building women's confidence ultimately helps them to live more fulfilling lives, so I am thrilled to be able to continue to honor these unsung heroes and I encourage people to nominate outstanding women that they know for these awards."
This is the second year she has conducted the awards. The winner will receive a $10,000 grant to continue with her work.
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