Coalition Launched To Support, Promote Women In Entertainment

On Wednesday, celebrities, models and hip-hop bigwigs, including singer Mya, Russell Simmons and kitschy American Idol phenom William Hung, crammed an exclusive, invitation-only “pink” carpet to celebrate the launch of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN).

Hosted by the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) at the Bo Concept furniture store in SoHo, the event kicked-off a twelve-month countdown to enroll one million members in a coalition to empower women.

“This is a very pivotal time in hip-hop,” Valeisha Butterfield, executive director of HSAN, told the packed audience.

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