Taraji P. Henson will receive an honorary AARP Award for eradicating the stigma around mental health within marginalized communities through her foundation that was created in honor of her father. The organization announced Tuesday that Henson will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize during the ceremony on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C.
FILE - Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — Taraji P. Henson will receive an honorary AARP Award for eradicating the stigma around mental health within marginalized communities through her foundation that was created in honor of her father.will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize during the ceremony on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C.
Henson was nominated for an Oscar for 2008’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” She co-starred in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” which followed three African American mathematicians at NASA who played a key role in the early days of the U.S. space program. Henson won a 2016 Golden Globe for her role as Cookie Lyon in television’s “Empire” series.
2. Robert Elkin of Dallas whose March to the Polls works to increase electoral participation in underrepresented communities, primarily youth and people of color. 5. Jennifer Jacobs of Falls Church, Virginia, whose Connect Our Kids creates scalable tools to help keep kids in foster care connected to their people.
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