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Denzel Washington
Isaiah Washington
HUMAN RESOURCE - Philanthropy

Charity In Self-Realization

Be a good example for the youth of today and watch how your actions are passed on for a lifetime.

The obstacles in life are not always negative. Information found or passed down by others may not be a hindrance, but in fact a blessing. Sometimes when we get to know ourselves better, it’s easier for us to give part of ourselves to another. Today we look at a person who wanted to know more about who he was and in turn ended up giving more, which eventually taught him more about himself.

Starring in the film “Patriots” and former star of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bionic Woman”, Isaiah Washington didn’t start off as an actor, even though it was his ambition. A native of Houston, Texas, after graduating from Willowridge High School, he decided to serve four years in the United States Air Force. It was after serving that he enrolled in Howard University where he studied drama. Loving the work and getting great roles at school, he decided to try his luck in New York. Starting off on the stage, he appeared in impressive productions, one being Thorton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.” Following a love affair with theater, Washington decided to help with the creation of a theater group which visited various high schools around New York. Called the CityKid’s Repertory and still running, this program takes issues from CityKid’s programs and turns them into relevant dramas.

Wanting to look further into his bloodline, he took a genetics test just to see where his ancestors might have come from. Learning that he was from the Mende people in Sierra Leone, he founded the Gondobay Manga Foundation. His goal, and that of the foundation’s, is to achieve improvements in the lives of those in Sierra Leone. With a foundation that started in 2005, by November 2007, Washington, in collaboration with the foundation, opened its first school called the Chief Foday Golia Memorial School. The focus was not only on his school but other educational resources that surrounded it. Earlier in 2007, Washington donated over $25,000 dollars to a computer reconstruction program on Bunce Island a past former trading post.

Though he has done a lot abroad, he also keeps in mind that there are things at home that can be improved. He chose to help out through the arts. Learn what he has done in regards to Coalhouse Productions, a company devoted to creating art that challenges the mind.