Luke comes home tomorrow

Friday, September 25, 2009

Actor and Jersey City native Derek Luke will make a homecoming appearance with the city's youth and local officials tomorrow, 3 p.m., at Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, 47-49 Kearney Ave.

Luke - the star of Hollywood blockbusters "Antwone Fisher," "Notorious" and NBC's new drama, "Trauma" - is taking a break from the filming of "Trauma" to participate in the "Give Back to the Community Day."

The event is sponsored by the group J.U.M.P., which stands for "Just Understand My Purpose."

"We work with the youth in the community all the time and this is a way to give something back," said Maurice Luke, Derek's brother, who along with his wife, Laneeta, planned the event. The local couple also owns and operates their own music and talent production company.

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