It was great to see you last Thursday night at the birthday
celebration, honoring the renown artist Charles Bibbs. I always enjoy the programs that the BVN
Foundation sponsors, primarily for two reasons:
1) I know that it will be a signature event with opportunities galore to
meet and greet the "who's who" of the Inland
Empire and 2) because the Foundation always selects topics or
persons who have a great impact on many.
Waudier Woodie Rucker Hughes
This was precisely the point on Thursday. Charles Bibbs, the
artist, is such a gentle Giant of man, whose compassion and love for his fellow
man speaks volumes of his character and his true spirit. He never seeks the limelight but when you
have someone as magnificent and large as this man is, you simply must
acknowledge having him in your midst. The BVN Foundation not only recognized
this fact but more than adequately followed through with a very successful
evening of surprises and fun. It was
truly a grand affair!
I can't say enough about the other Icons in our midst, the
Brown family, whose patriarch Hardy Brown, was celebrating his birthday on
Thursday while sharing the limelight with Charles Bibbs and ALS Research. This
is a family of doers and movers and shakers!
They have love for each other and they never stop thinking about how they
can help others to overcome their trials and tribulations. Hardy was looking very well and I was so
happy to spend the evening with these true champions for justice and keepers of
the dream for a better tomorrow for all through the printed word.
Woodie Rucker Hughes
President, NAACP Riverside
