http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/21/things-they-say-alicia-keys-wants-to-keep-a-child-alive/ A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/21/things-they-say-alicia-keys-wants-to-keep-a-child-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-45833 The Manifesto Part 2 » Charity Time: Alicia Keys for ‘Keep a Child Alive Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:12:47 +0000 http://str8nyc.com/?p=23360#comment-45833 [...] She wants our help.  She says, “Keep a Child Alive may be a baby, but it’s doing really big work. We started seven years ago and now we serve 50,000 people. That’s 50,000 more lives that are going to be lived.” Adding, “We’ve had a lot of breakthroughs. Seven years ago, the treatment for AIDS was so expensive that it wasn’t realistic for people to afford. Bill Clinton and the Global Clinton Initiative worked hard to create a generic medicine. That generic medicine makes it way easier to afford. Obviously, it’s still expensive, and there are a lot of people that still can’t afford it, which is where we come in. What I love about us is that we’re able to go directly to the people. No bureaucracy. It’s straight, direct, to the point.” Source [...] [...] She wants our help.  She says, “Keep a Child Alive may be a baby, but it’s doing really big work. We started seven years ago and now we serve 50,000 people. That’s 50,000 more lives that are going to be lived.” Adding, “We’ve had a lot of breakthroughs. Seven years ago, the treatment for AIDS was so expensive that it wasn’t realistic for people to afford. Bill Clinton and the Global Clinton Initiative worked hard to create a generic medicine. That generic medicine makes it way easier to afford. Obviously, it’s still expensive, and there are a lot of people that still can’t afford it, which is where we come in. What I love about us is that we’re able to go directly to the people. No bureaucracy. It’s straight, direct, to the point.” Source [...]

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/08/21/things-they-say-alicia-keys-wants-to-keep-a-child-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-45739 unknowntheartist Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:58:57 +0000 http://str8nyc.com/?p=23360#comment-45739 I'll co-sign with you on the charity point but not that damn orange tan she's got on! Somebody gotta stop doin' their own makeup, haha! I’ll co-sign with you on the charity point but not that damn orange tan she’s got on! Somebody gotta stop doin’ their own makeup, haha!

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