Ashley and New York: LaTanya & Samuel L. Jackson and Grace Hightower & Robert De Niro Honored at The Metropolitan's 2nd Multicultural Gala

9/27/11

LaTanya & Samuel L. Jackson and Grace Hightower & Robert De Niro Honored at The Metropolitan's 2nd Multicultural Gala

w/ honorees LaTanya Richardson Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson

(L-R) Ashley NYC, actress Lynn Whitfeild, Farhana Begum

w/ TV personality Lala Anthony

Robert and Grace Hightower De Niro accept their award

w/ Donna Williams (Audience Development Officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Donna Williams, Audience Development Officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tells Ashley and New York: "

The Multicultural Audience Development initiative here at the museum is very
important because it makes all the cultures come together under one roof. We’re
very lucky that we so have so many different beautiful cultures represented. We
have over eighteen different cultures. This is a place where you can be educated
about art without anyone telling you anything and you can learn through history,
we’re just so pleased that people come here and that they’re inspired by our
beautiful artwork and we want to do even more of it. Every day we work very
hard, so be a part of our Met family"

LaTayna Richardson Jackson tells Ashley and New York:

"It is important that people of all cultures become a part of a museum which
we contribute so heavily to. And so I encourage everyone to come out and support
this museum because we financially support it without your tax dollars"