[[File:Don Cheadle 2007.jpg|thumb|Cheadle in February 2007]]
At thePada [[2007 World Series of Poker|World Series of Poker 2007]], Cheadle anddan pokerpemain playerpoker [[Annie Duke]] organizedmengorganisir sebuah turnamen antahunan annualkegiatan charityamal poker tournament, [[Non-bracelet events at the WSOP#Ante Up for Africa|Ante Up for Africa]].<ref name="2nd">{{cite web|url=http://www.anteupforafrica.org/2008.html|title=2nd ANNUAL ANTE UP FOR AFRICA POKER TOURNAMENT AT THE WSOP RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO HELP END THE CRISIS IN DARFUR|publisher=Ante Up for Africa|accessdate=July 23, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217225749/http://www.anteupforafrica.org/2008.html|archivedate=February 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments|title=2010 WSOP Schedule|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref>
InPada 2007, Cheadle wasdianugrahi penghargaan awarded the BET Humanitarian award of the year foratas hispengabdiannya numerousdalam humanitariansejumlah serviceskegiatan hekemanusiaan renderedyang fordia theberikan causebagi of the people oforang-orang Darfur and Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/video/betawards/2007/acceptance/don-cheadle-acceptance-speech-beta-2007.html|title=BET AWARDS '07: HUMANITARIAN AWARD|accessdate=2012-11-04}}</ref>
OnPada 13 December 13, 2007, Cheadle anddan fellowteman actoraktor [[George Clooney]] weredihadiahi presentedbersama with the Summit Peace Award by theoleh Nobel Peace Prize Laureates indi RomeRoma foratas theirusaha workmereka tountuk stopmenghentikan thepembantaian genocidemassal anddan relievemembantu the suffering of themeringankan peoplependeritaan oforang-orang Darfur. InPada 2008, Cheadle'ssejarah familykeluarga historyCheadle wasditayangkan profileddalam on theserial [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series ''[[African American Lives 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/profiles/cheadle.html|title=African American Lives 2 Profiles: Don Cheadle|publisher=PBS|accessdate=2013-03-29}}</ref>