"It's the crop that's built the high plains, it's the crop that sustains the high plains, and we want to celebrate it and show our appreciation for it," Newsom said.
Eric DeLeon, the opening act for this year's Susan G. Komen Laugh for the Cure in Lubbock, revealed the personal reason he's participating in the event.
Several days after withdrawing funding from Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced that the organization is reversing its decision.