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On February 13th Kelly Rowland and Marley Marl co-hosted the music portion of "Inspired in New York", a week long urban cultural celebration in NYC. The night was part of an annual celebration by Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Bombay Sapphire to celebrate the rich cultural talent of African-Americans and raise money for the college fund. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund began in 1987 with a committment to carry on Thurgood Marshall's legacy of equal access to higher education by supporting merit scholars attending public Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now in its 20th year, the fund has awarded more than $50 million and has 47 member schools. To find out more information on the scholarship fund please visit www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org. Kelly Rowland, former member of super group Destiny's Child is making moves of her own these days. Her sophomore album is due out this year and it is sure to show the world she is definitely a show stopper.
K.R: Empress, I just see it as being purely respected, highly respected. A.M: If you had one piece of advice to give to young women, particularly young sistas of African descent, what would it be? K.R: Love the skin you're in. It's so funny because I remember being a kid, I went to a predominantly White school. I remember not even looking at my own skin. I was definitely still proud to be Black but it took me to see different beautiful women. I remember seeing so many beautiful Black positive women. I really was like ‘I love being Black' I love the skin I'm in. I said I wanted to be darker. I tell young girls to love the skin you are in and always respect yourself. Always know that when you are being yourself it shines through and the rest of the world wants to see that. God made everybody unique for a purpose for a reason so it's important to just be you and let it shine through. A.M: Who is one of your female role models? If you had to think of a female who embodies the characteristics of an Empress, who would it be? K.R: Oprah. I love Oprah. I love the fact that she still is so down to earth. When I met her she was just so down to earth and she's very real and the fact that she has so much success and still gives so much to the world it's just admirable and I would love to be like her. I love Oprah. That's one of my joints. I love Oprah. I love Maya Angelou because of what she contributes to our community with her poems and just everything about her. I love her. A.M: How do you keep yourself grounded? K.R: Three things: my faith, my family, and my fans because I am nothing without the three of those. I am nothing without my faith and trust in God. I am nothing without my family who keeps it real with me and the fans make everything happen. A.M: What do you do to give back to your community? K.R: Through charity work. I like to do as much as I can through charity work. A.M: Any particular charities that you would like to shout out? K.R: The Survivor Foundation. Beyonce, myself, and her family put it together. We did a youth center at our church. Instead of being out on the streets they (the youth) can come hang out there. We put a studio in there and everything. It's something to really be proud of. But there is nothing like making a school for girls. That is something I would love to do. Hopefully that is something I can do in the near future. end
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