FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JUNE 7, 2000

ERIC BENET AND FRIENDS HEADLINE

KJLH BLACK MUSIC MONTH EXTRAVAGANZA

Concert to Benefit Peace Colors

Soulful R&B crooner, Warner Bros. recording artist, Eric Benet will be joined by some his celebrity friends as they entertain at the KJLH Black Music Month Extravaganza to be held Friday, June 23, 2000 at the Hollywood Palladium from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The evening will benefit Peace Colors, a grass roots organization comprised of youth driven school and community based programs. Joining Benet on the bill are the gospel influenced duo, Columbia Records recording artists, Mary Mary; Dennis CoCo Brown and his jazzy ensemble, the Fat Cat Players; the man with “the voice,” Loud Recording artist, LV and Warner Bros. recording artist, RPM. The concert will be one of the summer’s hottest gatherings! The Hollywood Palladium is located at 6255 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. For ticket information call (213) 480-3232.

For 30 years, KJLH Radio (102.3 FM) has been hosting an event to correspond with Black Music Month in June. This year, KJLH partners with Peace Colors, to bring together a racially and ethnically diverse group of people represented by the cultures of Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Peace Colors is a federally funded non-profit corporation of multi-cultural, multi-ethnic individuals that champion violence prevention throughout Southern California.

This year’s celebration will feature, in addition to the concert, community and vendor booths, providing information and tools to help educate the community on how to live together in peace. Sponsors include Frito Lay, Health Net, Hot Wings Café, Norman Lewis Limousine, the Los Angeles County Police and Fire Department, Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, LA Children’s Toy Drive, LA County Sheriff Department and the Hope for Life Foundation. Over 2500 people are expected to attend this worthwhile event. You should be there too!