Black Celebrity Philanthropists Who Support Africa
Denzel Washington
With his cool as a cucumber exterior, Washington definitely has a soft spot for helping others. Besides being the national spokesman for the Boys’ and Girls’ clubs of America, Washington supports the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund where he is a lifetime founder member. In 2006, he donated $1 million to Save Africa’s Children, a charity based in Los Angeles that cares for orphans in Africa, where he is the honorary chairperson and where Angela Bassett sits on the Board of Directors.
“No other African American founded organization in the United States is accomplishing what Save Africa’s Children is accomplishing. My family and I are proud to be involved with their great cause,” Washington has said.