Celebrities from music, film, fashion, sport and academia — including Samuel L. Jackson, Kenneth Cole, Jason Collins, America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Quincy Jones, and Emilio and Gloria Estefan — have signed up to co-chair a two-day convention to celebrate diversity and unity.
The Rise Up as One event, scheduled for Oct. 14-15 at a location still being worked out, will have performances, talks and cultural expositions.
A concert on Oct. 15 will be broadcast live on Univision Network and on Fusion.
Actress Salma Hayek is among those involved in the project, along with Ava DuVernay, America Ferrera, Kenneth Cole and more. ( Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Other co-chairs for the event include Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Forest Whitaker, Junot Diaz, Nicolas Berggruen, T Bone Burnett, Ximena Caminos, Ava DuVernay, Don Graham, Dr. Henry Jenkins, Mia Maestro, Jonathan Olinger, Eduardo Padron, Residente and Robert Rodriguez.
Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek among those to co-chair diversity event
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