Category: NAEJ

The Q Factor A Lifetime of Leadership and Activism Earns Quincy Jones the Press Club’s Visionary Award   BY TED JOHNSON The recent documentary “Keep On Keepin’ On” tells the story of ailing 93-year-old jazz great Clark Terry as he mentors a young blind jazz pianist, Justin Kauflin. Terry’s first student was a then-13-year- old Quincy Jones, who at 81 is also one of the film’s producers. Not only does the project recognize the importance of legacy in the jazz world, it reflects one of Jones’ most famous quotes: “Imagine…

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A Great Actor, An Even Better Person For Press Club Visionary Award Recipient Forrest Whitaker, the Humanitarian Work is as Important as the Acting Accolades   BY TED JOHNSON Last August, dressed in a blue suit and blue tie, Forest Whitaker stood in the spot at the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr. stood 50 years earlier to deliver his “I Have a Dream Speech.” Like King, Whitaker spoke to a crowd that had gathered at the base of the memorial. “Today I want to celebrate those nameless individuals…

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The Actress and the Activist For Jane Fonda, the Recipient of the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary award, It’s All Part of One Life

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