Los Angeles, CA – The 35th Annual Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl Party was held at the Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Leigh Steinberg is one of the top agents for professional athletes and each year he sponsors a Super Bowl Party inviting athletes, entertainers, business owners, philanthropists, and media.
Philadelphia, PA - Cosmo Cares donated the funds for a New Calm Room to be built and furnished at Philadelphia's Martin Luther King HS. In keeping with Dr Kings theme of providing service the Calm Room will be a place where students and staff can go to relax in a non-stressful environment. Designed specifically for the MLK HS Special Education program the room is equipped with comfortable seating, sensory tools, visually calming lighting, massage chair, puzzles, magazine and soothing music.
New York, NY - The Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) works around the world to inform and foster dialogue amongst critical stakeholders on key global issues. We do this through our programs with the U.S. Congress and the United Nations, engaging young people, supporting cultural diplomacy, and working on humanitarian programs.
New York, NY - The Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) and the Global Partnerships Forum (GPF) presented a conference on Reflections on COVID-19 Response: Successes, Failures, Challenges and Opportunities on Friday April 22, 2022 at Muhlenberg College. The conference was an activity within HDI’s/GPF’s Higher Education Alliance and was the first live program since the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020.
New York, NY - HDI Cultural Envoy Reem Edan celebrated Women’s History Month with U.S. Embassy Bahrain (Virtually) on March 8,2022. Reem Edan is an Iraqi/Muslim American woman whose comedy explores the cultural and religious differences between the two people/parts of the world. Reem is known as the “Muslim-ennial,” her wit covers topics from the difficulties of fasting Ramadan in the United States to “lost-in-translation” moments with her Arab parents, to things she learned while traveling/living in the Middle East. Having lived in Bahrain, Reem was the perfect HDI Cultural Envoy to engage Bahrani audiences After an introduction by the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section Reem did a standup comedy routine. She then discussed her career and the difficulties of being a Muslim American woman in the U.S. comedy field. Reem urged the young women viewing the presentation to follow their dreams and to persevere. Ambition is good. This was an excellent message for Women’s History Month.
New York, NY - On Friday, March 4, 2022, the late Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson was honored at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
The star-studded event, titled A Tribute to Mary Wilson, was eloquently hosted by Ms. Wilson’s daughter Turkessa Babich and featured appearances by Stevie Wonder, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Motown’s original songwriters Brian and Eddie Holland, and Iris and Karla Gordy. HDI was proud to provide a video tribute to Mary, who was our longtime Celebrity Spokesperson.
HDI Chairman Al Khalafalla spoke warmly of Mary’s work advocating for HDI’s goal of fostering international dialogue. Dr. Khalafalla also presented a video that showed Mary’s humanitarian work on HDI projects in Asia. Dr. Khalafalla joined Rita Coolidge, Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Patricia Harris and others in highlighting the impact made by Mary Wilson.
Universal Music used this event to release the Mary Wilson – Motown Anthology.
The Tribute was available online on March 6, Mary Wilson’s Birthday.
Working with Expo 2020 (Dubai) and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, HDI shared the history and tastes of African American cuisine with audiences in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
New York, NY - HDI Culinary Envoy Adrian Miller visited Dubai and Cairo, lecturing, conducting workshops, and introducing audiences to African American cuisine. Adrian Miller is among HDI’s most requested Cultural Envoys. Adrian is a recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award; his book Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine is considered the definitive history of this uniquely American cuisine. In his presentations, Adrian provided much-needed context by showing how race relations in the United States shaped the cuisine known as Soul Food. In Dubai, Adrian conducted lectures and cooking demonstrations at the USA Pavilion Rocket Stage. He was also a guest on the Helen Farmer Show on Dubai Eye.
After his successful program in Dubai, Adrian traveled to Cairo, Egypt. Adrian engaged Egyptians through lectures, demonstrations, and workshops. He presented on the history of Soul Food at the Egyptian Chefs Association. He also did a fun presentation on the “Liquid History of the U.S. Presidency,” in which he provided cocktail recipes favored by U.S. Presidents. Adrian was featured in Egypt’s oldest and bestselling English-language social affairs magazine, Egypt Today. The core event of Adrian’s visit to Egypt was a public presentation on the history of Soul Food at the renowned Tahrir Cultural Center of the American University of Cairo. As with all HDI programs, engaging students was a priority. Adrian accomplished this by giving a presentation to Egyptian participants of the Embassy’s English Access Micro-Scholarship Program. This excellent program provides two years of intensive English language learning and life skills to approximately 700 talented, economically disadvantaged students from throughout Egypt. Adrian’s final event in Egypt was a Facebook Live Session on the History of Soul Food for the U.S. Embassy Cairo.
HDI would like to thank Global Ties U.S., U.S. Consulate Dubai, and U.S. Embassy Cairo for organizing superb programs.
HDI is committed to highlighting U.S. culture as a method of promoting dialogue worldwide. We have worked with more than 70 U.S. Embassies and Consulates to bring American culture to countries worldwide.
New York, NY - In celebration of Black History Month, HDI Cultural Envoy Maya Azucena presented a lecture and performed virtually for U.S. Embassy Bahrain February 14, 2022. Maya discussed her career and how it is important for young people to follow their passions. Maya highlighted the immeasurable contributions which African-Americans make to the United States.
Maya Azucena is an American award-winning recording artist and humanitarian. Her shows are high-energy experiences fusing multiple genres, from Rock and Pop, to Funk, Jazz, and HipHop. Maya has performed all over the world for the U.S. Department of State and has worked with HDI on programs for Norway, Denmark, Haiti, and Bahrain.
HDI is committed to highlighting U.S. culture as a method of promoting dialogue worldwide. We have worked with more than 70 U.S. Embassies and Consulates to bring American culture to countries worldwide.
Fort Washington, PA - The Cosmo Cares donated clippers and edgers for Haircutz4Homeless Organization. B. Jaquan Jones started a nonprofit which allows him yo serve a demographic of humans often forgotten about, the homeless. He cuts their hair and beards on Broad Street in Philadelphia.
We wanted to give back and spread love.
Fort Washington, PA - The Cosmo Cares team brought cupcakes and Christmas cards to the residents at the Manor Care Nursing Home in King of Prussia, PA.
We wanted to uplift the spirits of the residents at the Nursing Home this holiday season.
