USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) was the name under which forty-seven predominantly U.S. artists, led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single “We Are the World“ in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year. This super group was inspired by Bob Geldof’s Band Aid.
The considerable profits from the enterprise went to the USA for Africa Foundation, which used them for the relief of famine and disease in Africa and specifically to 19841985 famine in Ethiopia; critics, however, claim that this money went directly to the (often military) governments of the affected countries rather than the people.
USA for Africa also held a benefit event, Hands Across America, in which approximately seven million people held hands in a human chain for fifteen minutes along a path across the continental United States. Participants paid ten dollars to stand in line and the money raised was used to fight hunger and homelessness in
2 views
353
66
5 months ago 01:01:35 1
Patchwork Chicken || Patchwork Hen || FREE PATTERN || Full Tutorial with Lisa Pay
5 months ago 00:06:17 1
GOT BASS CHOPS 2
5 months ago 00:08:20 1
Boris Brejcha - Milky Way
5 months ago 00:10:45 1
I AM A BEING OF VIOLET FIRE
5 months ago 00:04:48 1
Nivetha Shree performing at Infusion Emporium 11
5 months ago 00:08:14 1
Boris Brejcha - Vienna (feat. Malena Narvay)
5 months ago 01:00:05 1
Whatever purifies you is the right path, I will not try to define it | RUMI Spiritual Music
5 months ago 00:35:16 1
REZONE - Tech House DJ Set 2024 Live From SQER | Soave On Stage #2
5 months ago 00:16:07 1
Fire Strike - Gun Shooter FPS | Edkon Games GmbH | Android gameplay Mobile app phone4kids telephone
5 months ago 00:03:24 1
Schumann Update 4/22
5 months ago 00:04:12 1
Coolest Concert Ever? Hear Ice Instruments Play Beautiful Music | Short Film Showcase
5 months ago 00:37:09 1
250 Important English Vocabulary Words with pictures
5 months ago 05:09:03 1
Sacral Chakra: 417Hz Creative Flow: Ignite Passion and Sensuality with Sacral Chakra
5 months ago 00:22:23 1
RUSSIAN War Economy is Destroying Russia as Businesses Abandon Customer & Markets for War Effort
5 months ago 00:06:28 1
How to scrape 1000s of emails from Linkedin and TikTok | Email Extractor
5 months ago 00:10:23 1
Profitable Side Hustles 10 Home-Based Ways to Earn Big!
5 months ago 00:19:10 1
ABBA Review: Agnetha Fältskog – “My Colouring Book“ | Making Of
5 months ago 00:18:52 1
The BIGGEST wargaming board in YouTube History! Imperial Palace on Terra Warhammer Scenery