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Productive Citizens?

Productive Citizens?. LeBron James. LeBron Ramone James was born in Akron, Ohio and is the only player in NBA history to average at least 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for his career

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Productive Citizens?

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  1. Productive Citizens?

  2. LeBronJames • LeBronRamone James was born in Akron, Ohio and is the only player in NBA history to average at least 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for his career • In 2008, James donated $20,000 to a committee to elect Barack Obama and gathered almost 20,000 people at the Quicken Loans Arena for a viewing of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's 30-minute American Stories, American Solutions television advertisement • In response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, James sent $200,000 in supplies to evacuees in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, donated 1,000 backpacks and school supplies to students in Akron and Cleveland, distributed basketballs to every recreation center in Akron and Cleveland and paid for the renovation of the Women's Health Center at Summa Health System • He also participated in numerous programs with the Cavaliers and through the Make-A-Wish Foundation

  3. George Clooney • Academy Award-winning actor, director, producer • Clooney's humanitarian work includes his advocacy of finding a resolution for the Darfur conflict, raising funds for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2004 Tsunami and 9/11 victims, and creating documentaries such as Sand and Sorrow to raise awareness about international crises

  4. George Clooney • On January 18, 2008, the United Nations announced Clooney's appointment as a United Nations messenger of peace, effective from January 31 • Clooney conceived of and initiated the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) after an October 2010 trip to South Sudan • SSP aims to monitor armed activity for signs of renewed civil war between Sudan and South Sudan, and to detect and deter mass atrocities along the border regions there

  5. Robert E. Lee • Commanding General of the • Confederate Army during the Civil War • Son of an American Revolutionary war Hero • Graduated top of his class from WestPoint Military Academy • Served in the American Army for 32 years • Lee asked to be pardoned, and to regain his citizenship; this did not officially happen until 1975

  6. Venus Williams • Pro tennis athlete, entrepreneur in fashion and interior design, part owner of the Miami Dolphins • Winner of 21 Grand Slam Titles • First African-American woman to own an NFL Franchise • First black woman to be ranked #1 in Professional Tennis • Advocated for equal prize money for women in championship tournaments

  7. Angelina Jolie • Academy Award-winning actress, and humanitarian • In her teens and twenties, she suffered from suicidal depression and abused drugs

  8. Angelina Jolie • A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees • Visiting Darfur, Chad, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and others to raise awareness for refugees and landmine removal • Established several charitable organizations and has donated millions of dollars

  9. Rosa Parks • Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and was a civil rights activist • On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks, age 42, refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger and her action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that desegregated the city’s buses • She was not the first African American to refuse to give up her seat, nor was that the first time she got involved in the Civil Rights Movement

  10. Jay-Z • Rapper, record producer, and businessman • Net worth of over $450 million, winner of 13 Grammys, creator of Rocawear clothing line, and part owner of the New Jersey Nets • Donated 1 million dollars to American Red Cross to assist with Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

  11. Jay-Z • Actively involved in politics since 2008. Encouraged people to register and vote. • Arrested and plead guilty for stabbing a record producer in 1999, 3 years probation, also brought on charges for Gun Possession. • Worked with the UN to raise awareness for clean water throughout the World. He was made aware of the issue during a visit to Africa.

  12. T.I. • T.I., born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.., is a rapper who has had multiple #1 hit singles • Sentenced to a year and a day of prison in relation to his arrest in 2007, when he was caught trying to buy an arsenal of guns from an undercover FBI agent • Active with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts • Worked with troubled youths at Paulding Detention Center in Atlanta, provided scholarships for single parent families at Boys and Girls Clubs • Had TV show T.I.’s Road to Redemption to help troubled teens

  13. Eleanor Roosevelt • Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City and was First Lady to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 • When African American opera singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to play a concert in Constitution Hall, Eleanor helped her put on a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial • She was the 1st ever US delegate (representative) to the United Nations and became chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights • Under President Kennedy, she was chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women • While her husband Franklin had an affair with his secretary, Eleanor likely had a relationship with a female journalist (historians disagree over whether it was sexual)

  14. Enrique Iglesias • Enrique Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain and is a Spanish- and English-language pop singer in the US and has sold over 100 million albums worldwide • He moved to Miami, Florida when he was 10 and went to the University of Miami for a business degree • Performed for soldiers at Help for Heroes concert • He pays his taxes

  15. Rihanna • Rihanna was born Robyn RihannaFenty in Barbados and moved to the US at 16 to become a singer • She is the youngest artist ever to have 10 of her singles go to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 • She started the Believe Foundation in 2006 to help terminally ill children and has worked with Fashion Against AIDS, Stand Up to Cancer, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and multiple other charities • She speaks out on behalf of women who have been beaten by their partners • While not a citizen, she has a green card to live and work in the US

  16. James Madison • 4th President of the United States 1809- 1817 • Called the “Father of the Constitution” because he was the primary author of the Constitution, • He is also known as the Great Compromiser, for his ability to bring together ideas at the Constitutional Convention. • He also authored the Bill of Rights

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