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C E L E B R AT I N G HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 30

NATIONAL BLACK ENGINEERS The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards C EDinner L E will B honor R A Mayor TE 50TH ANNIVERSARY David Dinkins, Rep. Charles

STEM Challenge, a racing competition The NATIONAL SOCIETY OF Clarke, BLACK Rangel, Rep. Yvette ENGINEERS® (NSBE®), one of the R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara featuring radio-controlled cars; the VEX IQ Competition, a robot engineering challenge; largest student-governed organizations Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina and the KidWind Competition, which works based in the U.S., is excited to announce Rudy Crew, its 2025Lamb, AnnualDr. Convention ("NSBEStephen to make renewable energy widely accessible. and5–9 the Central 2025").Byrd, Taking Alia place Jones, from March ParkMcCormick Five survivors of gross injustice at Chicago's Place, North America's convention center, NSBE's ontop December 18 from 6:00pm – largest convening is centered on the 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West theme "Inspire! Impact!" this year, 116th Excel! Street. which reflects the organization's mission “Each for "to increase thehonoree number ofchosen culturally responsible Black engineers who excel recognition has demonstrated academically, succeedleadership professionally and exceptional and vision in positively impact the community." David Dinkins her or his respective profession or Last year's convention 17,000 endeavor andsaw in roughly some significant attendees, and the organization is looking measure has contributed towards to attract even more in 2025 as they creating a more just society in this celebrate "Five Decades of Black Excellence country,” says Black Star Engineered." Through workshops, panelNews founder and publisher discussions and interactive activities, Milton Allimadi. “Obviously much work attendees will experience unparalleled opportunities and given toolshere to and needs tobebe done excel in around academia,the Corporate America, world.” entrepreneurship and beyond. Event The gala starts at 6:00pm sponsors, including Microsoft, will be with a hour to beyoung followed by the on-site, cocktail ready to engage with professionals foster meaningful dinnerand and awards ceremonies. There relationships. will be musical entertainment by

opera singer Cassandra Douglas The 2025 Annual Convention is a fourday event with an anticipated 400-plus and from harmonica phenomenon Career Fair exhibitors and more than Dinkins is William Galison. David 20,000honored attendees for participating in scores Lifetime Achievement of activities, including the Opening, — he was New York City’s first General and Closing Sessions. During the African American and also Annual Convention, the Societymayor conducts welcomed Nelson Mandela to the organizational business, elects national and afterholds his release inscientific 1990. regionalcity leaders, technical, and math competitions and provides Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored professional and personal development, for and Lifetime Achievement, has networking celebratory activities.

Members can visit the NSBE Legacy Museum, which will have artifacts and exhibitions from the organization's storied history, and a newly released coffee table book chronicling the Society's background and growth. NSBE's founders

was a member of the New York City Council, representing the 40th council district in Brooklyn, succeeding her mother, Una S. T. Clarke. In the current 114th Congress Clarke serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, responsible for consumer protection, food safety, energy development, public health, communications, the environment, and interstate and international commerce.

Charles Rangel

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York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.

Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their highlighting corporate diversity, academic company Front Row Production, success,brought community impact more. “Cat on and a Hot Tin Roof” "As we celebrate 50 years of NSBE, this and “A Streetcar Named Desire” year's Annual Convention is more than just a with multi-ethnic to gathering; it's a a testament to thecast resilience, Broadway. In 2016 they brilliance and impact of Black engineersbring “Eclipsed” with OscarUzzell, Winner across generations," said Janeen NSBE's Lupita CEO. "Together, we ’O are to building Nyong Broadway. on five decades of excellence to drive Honorees, Central meaningful change inthe ourso-called industry and Park 5, are collectively and communities while empowering the next heroes. Theyshaping are wave ofindividually innovators who will continue the future of STEM." survivors of one of the ugliest

miscarriage of justice in NewtoYork’s NSBE was formed in 1975 as a response having been railroaded the lackhistory; of representation and success of majority. She now leads The in higher education and unjustly convictedengineering for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. Black people programs and,did thus, in commit the workforce. they not and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive Diversitythey and inclusion are strategic served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee imperatives that foster better output, from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. smarterranging solutions and greater innovation. before being exonerated when the Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aNSBE is committed to addressing the needs actual rapist confessed. They are: State Assembly member, is nowand disparities that exist today for Blacks Salaam; Raymond in STEMYusef throughAbdus initiatives and actionable a New York City council membersupport around aligned diversity, equity and Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin and a champion of education for inclusion efforts. Richardson, and Kharey Wise. our youth. NSBE 2025 theNews, legacy of The continues Black Star which focuses Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is fostering equality, professional growth and on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host abundant opportunities for Black students been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,and professionals pursuing engineering its news scoops, on CNN, The New poet, songwriter, music recordingand other STEM careers. To register and York Daily News, The New York learn more, visit convention.nsbe.org. artist and producer, rapper, writerDesignated on-site media registration will be Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s and community activist. He beganavailable with media kits and spokesperson Content magazine. his career as a radio DJ in Buffaloinformation. Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s FoundedPast in 1975, the National Society have included: Gilis Noble (Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and of Black Engineers (NSBE) one of the Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. Helargest student-governed organizations (CNN), Ms. Camille the United States. With more Cosby, also has a Friday night radio talk based inO’Brien than 22,000 members and more than 800 Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI.

R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is a leading developer and founder of The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest African American-owned real estate firm with $3.5 billion worth of properties under development or management — he was one of the pioneering developerswho helped turn around and revitalize served in Congress since 1971. He is the once-blighted Anacostia chaptersErrol in theLouis U.S. and abroad, NSBE (NY1 News), Amel A standout feature of the Annual Convention Honoree Sabrina Lamb, foundersupports and promotes the aspirations of a recipient of The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. is the Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Conference, Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William and keyof stakeholders be present World ofwill Money, is atochampion PROGRAMS FACE helping save behindofenemyAS DEI collegiate and pre-collegiate students and A champion of African-American designed to support thesoldiers next generation Pollard (Medgar Evers College), highlightofthe organization's legacy financial literacy forand youth-- shetechnical professionals in engineering and linefeaturing during motivational the Korean War. FEDERAL PUSHBACK, engineers, speakers economic empowerment Peebles’ the is transformative Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba impact it has made on teaches knowledge about handlingtechnology. NSBE's mission is "to increase and accomplished leaders sharing their NSBE EXPECTS RECORDcontemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic the field of engineering and beyond. The Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna the number of culturally responsible Black journeys and insights. Youth participants money, budgeting and planning. mayor inATTENDANCE 2017. BREAKING organization's signature recognition event, member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), engineers who excel academically, succeed can also compete in educational activities Awards, honorsisthe Dr.Golden RudyTorch Crew, honoree, one ofprofessionally FOR ITS UPCOMING Representatives from New positively impactDesiree the Lillianand Roberts (DC37), Dancy Honoree Barbara EVENT Arnwine, civil the NSBE and events like the Ten80 NSBE National best andthe brightest in STEM, witheducators. categories He’s community." nation’s leading York whose 9th district covers IN CHICAGO. (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local rights lawyer, is a champion of much of central Brooklyn. Before 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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