Newsom Names Magic Johnson to ‘LA Rises’ Team Tasked With Rebuilding After Fires
Johnson will work alongside Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and Casey Wasserman of LA 2028.
Johnson will work alongside Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and Casey Wasserman of LA 2028.
Late Civil Rights trailblazer Fannie Lou Hamer was also honored.
The NBA legend and his mother appear on TV One’s ‘Raising Fame.’
“We didn’t have two nickels to rub together,” the actress said at the ceremony.
The series titled ‘They Call Me Magic’ is set to premiere in April.
Paige played both in the Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues.
The series will feature interviews with Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Phil Jackson.
King was best known to audiences for hosting CNN’s ‘Larry King Live.’
Common and Magic Johnson also remembered Bryant before the game got underway.