ESP Joins in NAACP Celebration of 100 Years

Social activist and leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer, Julian Bond, the evening's honoree.

ESP Managing Partner, Everett Glenn, joined the NAACP Hollywood Bureau members, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, civil rights activist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NAACP, Julian Bond, and a host of well wishers at the beautiful Mulholland Estates home of Judge Greg and Linda Mathis to celebrate Julian Bond as the 94th recipient of the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor.

The beautiful foyer of the home of Judge Greg and Linda Mathis with two of the many pieces of art included in the silent auction

Legendary record company executive Clarence Avant and Judge Mathis served as Co-Chairs for the event, which was Co-Chaired by Hill Harper, Bill Bellamy, LisaRaye, and Mo'Nique.

Seen at the scene: actress and R& B singer Tatyana Ali, best known for her role as Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Bryon Allen, a stand-up comedian and talk show host whose Entertainment Studios production company produces and distributes about a dozen lifestyle-related and interview programs for television syndication including, but not limited to Comics Unleashed a comedic talk show, Cedric the Entertainer, perhaps best known as the co-star of The Steve Harvey Show, as Eddie in the Barbershop films, and as one of the four comedians The Original Kings of Comedy, Don Cornelius, television host and producer who is best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance/music franchise, Soul Train, actor and director Bill Duke, whose credits include A Rage in Harlem, Deep Cover, Hoodlum and Sister Act II, Los Angeles philanthropist Bernard Kinsey who has raised over $22 million for scholarships at historically black universities,

ESP Managing Partner Everett Glenn, Long Beach NAACP President Naomi Rainey, and actor/producer Bill Duke