Simmons headed to Africa to for diamond trade
The nine-day trip beginning Nov. 26 and ending Dec. 4, will include
stops in South Africa and Botswana.
Simmons and his delegation team plan to explore how to leverage their
relationships in the diamond business to improve educational and
economic conditions in distressed African communities.
In January 2004, Simmons announced that he had teamed with the diamond
company, M. Fabrikant & Sons, to create Simmons Jewelry Co.
Simmons soon began producing two lines of fine jewelry & diamonds
that were promoted as “conflict free” and benefited a large percentage
of communities affected by the diamond trade.
In related news, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of Hip-Hop Summit
Action Network, will be present along with concerned members of the
Hip-Hop community to address the African diamond trade issues during a
fundraising celebration for Congressman Ed Towns.
Towns, who recently won the Primary in the 10th Congressional District
in Brooklyn, N.Y., will be joined by special guests Reverend Al
Sharpton, Damon Dash, Londell McMillan, Esq. and Mona Scott of Violator
Management, as he continues his bid for a 13th term.
