Article: Signature Event Raises Funds to Keep Spelman Students in School.

Alumnae and friends of Spelman College from the Midwest region have partnered to host the 2nd annual Blue Diamond Awards. The fundraiser will provide financial support to Spelman students from Midwestern states whose loans have been adversely affected by the nation's credit crisis. Actor Morris Chestnut and Detroit media personality Karen Dumas will co-host the event on Sunday, Nov. 16 at Darakjian Jewelers in Southfield, MI from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m (see also Spelman College).

Proceeds from the event will benefit Spelman's Midwest Students Scholarship Fund which provides much needed financial support to students from AR, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, and OH. Students from the ...

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