Sean Penn's Haiti charity receives $8.75 million

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - An aid group run by Hollywood actor Sean Penn announced Tuesday it is receiving $8.75 million from the World Bank to help move Haitians off of a golf course where many have been living since the January 2010 earthquake...

Anthony Mackie gets 'Gangster' in new movie

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theGRIO REPORT - Anthony Mackie’s got so much swagger in his new film 'Gangster Squad,' he nearly forgot he wasn’t actually an undercover, mob-hunting policeman...

Sean Penn's charity to demolish Haiti's Palace

Trenton Daniel, Associated Press

(AP) - The nonprofit aid group founded by Hollywood star Sean Penn in the aftermath of Haiti's deadly 2010 earthquake will oversee demolition of the wrecked National Palace, the Haitian government said Tuesday...

Sean Penn says Haiti was 'abandoned' by the world

theGrio

At the 'Haiti Carnaval in Cannes' director/actor Sean Penn voiced his anger with the world for the lack of support Haiti..

Sean Penn receives award for work in Haiti

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CHICAGO (AP) - Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has accepted an award from a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize laureates for his work in earthquake-ravaged Haiti...

Stars turn out for Drum Major Awards in ATL

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Penn and Al Sharpton were among those recognized at this year's Drum Major for Justice Awards...

Sean Penn's Haiti work earns humanitarian prize

theGrio

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Actor Sean Penn is being honored by a group of Nobel laureates for his relief work in Haiti following the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake...

Sean Penn named ambassador for Haiti in ceremony

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Actor Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake...

Oprah Winfrey visits Haiti under tight security

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Oprah Winfrey toured an encampment for Haitians displaced by a massive 2010 earthquake under tight security Monday, with a local photographer detained for about 90 minutes as he tried to cover the event...

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Sean Penn

Sean Penn's Haiti charity receives $8.75 million

Anthony Mackie gets 'Gangster' in new movie

Sean Penn's charity to demolish Haiti's Palace

Sean Penn says Haiti was 'abandoned' by the world

Sean Penn receives award for work in Haiti

Stars turn out for Drum Major Awards in ATL

Sean Penn's Haiti work earns humanitarian prize

Sean Penn named ambassador for Haiti in ceremony

Oprah Winfrey visits Haiti under tight security

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