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Pepsi Honors Mother and Son as Everyday Freedom Heroes
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The seven extraordinary people awarded included the founder of Youth for Human Rights International, Mary Shuttleworth and her young son, Taron Lexton. Born in apartheid South Africa, Shuttleworth became aware of human rights injustices at an early age. After relocating to Los Angeles, her own learning disability was the inspiration for starting her first non-profit corporation in 1998, Shuttleworth Leadership Society International (SLSI), with the mission: Inspiration through Education!
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, hosted the Inaugural Pepsi Everyday Freedom Heroes in the Grand Hall of the $110-million museum celebrating the story of freedom woven through the heroic legacy of the Underground Railroad and the American struggle to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people. First Lady Barbara Bush, Oprah Winfrey and Angela Bassett participated in 2004 for the public dedication of the Freedom Center. Pepsi is the official sponsor of the Pepsi Everyday Freedom Heroes Awards. The inaugural event and premier was held on Saturday, January 14th, 2006.
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