11/28: Janelle Monae to Participate in Mock Digital Death for Charity
The
Associated Press reports that Janelle Monae will be participating in "Digital Life Sacrifice," a new campaign from Keep a Child Alive, a charity co-founded by Alicia Keys.
Participants in the campaign will log off of Twitter on Wednesday and will return when $1 million in donations is reached. They have also recorded a "last tweet and testament" video and will be featured in ads where they are in coffins, signifying their "digital death."
Donations will benefit families dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. The charity aims to paint a contrast between the attention given to the death of one celebrity and the attention given to a much larger number of deaths at the hands of the disease.
In addition to Monae, Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams and Swizz Beatz will also be participating.
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