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On Thursday, June 12th at 10 a.m., over 300 elementary school students from the Harlem area will gather at the Hip Hop Culture Center on the second floor of the Magic Johnson Theatres in the Harlem USA retail complex for the 8th Annual Harlem USA Celebrity Read-A-Thon.

Guest readers from various professions and local celebrities will read-aloud to Third and Fourth graders from elementary schools in Harlem. This year’s participating readers include: Egypt (Radio and TV Personality), Whitney Cunningham (America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10), Jared Cotter (Recording Artist/Host of FUSE TV’s The Sauce), Danica Daniels (Editor-in-Chief of Black Beat/Right On! Magazines), Winsome Sinclair (Casting Director), Lisa Arrindell Anderson (Hollywood Actress), Doug Bailey (Music Choice VJ), Bob Lee (WBLS Personality), Nicoye Banks (Hollywood Actor), Napiera Groves (Hollywood Actress), Joy Doss (Publicist), Mei-Li da Silva Vint (Attorney), DJ Superstar J (MTV DJ), Shenique Coston (Marketing Specialist), Albert “Al Be Back” Daniels (Actor/Poet), among others.

The annual event is part of an ongoing commitment by Harlem USA to encourage literacy and academic achievement through a variety of events and programs which also include an annual Kids Chess Tournament and a series of art exhibits.

Photo courtesy: Harlem USA