
As global relief efforts continue in support of Haiti, several notable public figures have come together to help raise funds for the impoverished country. This Friday, at 8 p.m., Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney will team up with Wyclef Jean and CNN's Anderson Cooper for MTV's 'Hope for Haiti' global concert and telethon, which will feature performances from the likes of Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.
And now, seven-time Grammy Award-winner Kirk Franklin has assembled gospel music's elite on a 'We Are the World'-themed track, titled 'A Song for Pain.'
The all-star collaboration, which was produced by Franklin and recorded over the weekend during this year's annual Stellar Awards in Nashville, Tenn., features Yolanda Adams, Jeremy Camp, Shirley Caesar, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Natalie Grant, Fred Hammond, Tamela and David Mann, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Bishop Paul S. Morton, J. Moss, Smokey Norful, Marvin Sapp, Karen Clark-Sheard, Kiera "KiKi" Sheard, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Marvin Winans and other gospel artists.
According to Franklin's spokesperson, Gwendolyn Quinn, the 'Declaration (This is It)' singer is currently mastering the track and intends to release it later this week via iTunes and other digital retailers. To accompany the soon-to-be groundbreaking hit, the Gospel Music Channel was also on hand in the studio during the song's recording and will air a one-hour special featuring the official music video in the coming weeks.
All proceeds will go to a fund in support of the victims affected by Haiti's devastating 7.0 earthquake. To date, various charities have raised more than $210 million in donations for Haiti's earthquake relief, according to CNN. (The estimate is based on a survey of 25 charities contributing the largest amounts of money to Haiti.)


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By: teddy knight on 1/20/2010 9:41PM
GOOD FOR THEM. There are over 300 million of us, and only 9 million Haitians. Even if you look only at black or otherwise African-derived citizens of the U.S., there are over 20 million of us. We should be able, once this crisis is over, if we give aid wisely to groups which actually work with the Haitian people, to rebuild Haiti to at least the level of New Orleans, which will be much better than they had before the earthquake.
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By: High Praises on 1/23/2010 11:10AM
High praises and much love on this noble effort. I hope it receives all of the well derserved publicity and support from the media and the nation as a whole. The people of Haiti are amazingly strong, resilient and serve as a mirror to the world as to how in the face of total devastation, destruction and heartbreake, their faith remains. These people find it in their hearts to still pray and sing and praise God. Amazing! Please God, bless Haiti!
I hope and pray that our new president will show love, respect and honor to Haitians. Not because of this crisis, but because Haitians deserve it every bit as much as everyone else in the world. It is shameful how Haitians are treated so differently from Cubans who are so freely accepted into this country. When Cubans come over on boats and rafts, they are welcomed with open arms... When Haitians do the same, they are sent back and left to die in the ocean. Haitians have always been treated VERY badly in this country. No, actually, they are treated badly world wide. But I pray that the people of the world get over their paranoid fears of the unknown, educate themselves and realize just how much they have hurt a country of people who have contributed toward the advancement of ALL African rooted people and cultures of the world. And there are Many!
Peace, Health, Love & Blessings To All...
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