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NON-PROFIT BUILDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING The Black Stars News 2015 Annual AND Awards Dinner will honor Mayor STRONG COMMUNITIES David Dinkins, Rep. Charles

YEARS!

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

Pioneering producers Stephen TEDc, a Florida-based nonprofit celebrate 40 years of being a Bush III Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their affordable housing developer, has member of this community. We  State Representative-Elect R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara public company housing project mixedFront into Rowa Production, celebrated 40 years of building have struggled together, and we Ashley Gantt Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina income, mixed-use brought “Catcommunity. on a Hot Tin Roof” strong communities with the launch have succeeded together. And  Congresswoman Frederica Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen And that Walton BeachDesire” andthe “AFort Streetcar Named of two of its newest communities working together, we are building Wilson’s Chief of Staff, Alexis Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central Housing Authority of Florida with a multi-ethnic casthas to in Miami’s Liberty City. Hosted by more housing that improves the Snyder Park Five survivors of gross injustice awarded TEDc the In multi-phased Broadway. 2016 they bring NBC 6 News Co-Anchor Jawan quality of life for more people and  Jorge Pérez, CEO, Related Group on December 18 from 6:00pm – 19-acre redevelopment of existing “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner Strader, the event was attended by fuels more investment to benefit the  Jake Zunamon, Senior Vice 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West public Lupita housing.Nyong ’O to Broadway. government officials and business entire community. TEDc is privileged President of Development, Smith & 116th Street. and community leaders. to work with you to help solve the Henzy Attendees also celebrated a Central Honorees, the so-called “Each honoree chosen for affordable housing crisis. Edison $400,000 and and Parkappropriation 5, are collectively The construction underway for recognition has demonstrated Towers and Edison Place are award individually from the State of Florida heroes. They are Edison Towers was the background exceptional leadership and vision inreminders of what we can and will funding TEDc’s new social services survivors of one of the ugliest for the ground-breaking ceremony. David Dinkins Charles Rangel her or his respective profession or accomplish together.” initiative to provideoffinancial miscarriage justice intraining, New York’s When the rehab is completed, endeavor and in some significant Elected and government GED certification, and vocational history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York measure has contributed towards its communities’ and to unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. education City Council, representing the creating a more just society in this th residents. As part of its newand Nonthey did not commit for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” says Black Star News Traditional Initiatives, TEDc also they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder and publisher Milton Photo Credit: © Johnny Louis its from program to years work to 13 years ranging seven for Civil Rights Under the Law. announced T. Clarke. In the current 114th jlnphotography.com Allimadi. “Obviously much work directly with faith-based leadership, before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be done here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is now around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council member The gala starts at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public Photo Credit: © Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com our youth. dinner and awards ceremonies. There health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is will be musical entertainment by environment, and interstate and 115 units of amenities-abundant on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host operahousing singer Cassandra Douglas international commerce. affordable will be home for been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ, and from harmonica phenomenon seniors. The celebration continued its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recording William David Dinkins is with the grand Galison. opening and ribbonYork Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writer forof Lifetime Achievement cuttinghonored ceremony the newlyPost, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began — he was New Yorkfeaturing City’s first Photo Credit: © Johnny Louis/jlnphotography.com constructed Edison Place, Content magazine. African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo African American and also 200 sustainably designedmayor workforce estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s Credit: © Johnny Louis welcomed housing units. Nelson Mandela to the Photo of properties under development  Jeff Hovis, jlnphotography.com have Gil Noble (Like It Wilmington, colleges andincluded: universities, and other been aChair, talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. or management — he was one Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad One of the first nonprofit developers NC Housing Authority Board of City. Heinstitutions to develop underutilized WLIB radio in New York Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho Directors Ms. Camille Cosby, in Miami to use Low Income provide(CNN), affordable housing. officials, community leaders, also has a Friday night radio talk land toO’Brien for Lifetime Achievement, has helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to  Luceshow Lohier, Board Chair and representatives of TEDc’s on TEDc WBAI. Gardner closed the celebration with served in Congress since 1971. He is the once-blighted Anacostia Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel finance affordable housing, TEDc’s  Eric Honoree Knowles, Sabrina Miami-Dade co-development partnerships Lamb, foundera call to action, "Many say that the a recipient of The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William commitment, partnerships, and Chamber of Commerce President recognized the Company’s work and D.C. affordable housing crisis can’t be of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemy A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), progress in building communities its expansion to development in The commemoration alsofor youth-- shefixed. Some say that TEDc has big of financial literacy line during the Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba for people of modest means other states, including highlighted TEDc’s growthabout with the teaches knowledge handlingdreams. What we have is a solution, contemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna were highlighted during the  The Honorable Daniella Levine announcement that the Wilmington, money, budgeting and planning. and it’s simple… We will work with mayor in 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), commemoration. Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County North Dr. Carolina Housing Authority our partners to deliver the highest Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy  The Honoree HonorableBarbara FrancisArnwine, Suarez, civil selected TEDc and its coCarol Gardner, President of the and best housing and services to the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local Mayorrights of thelawyer, City of is Miami a champion of woman and minority-led TEDc, development partner, Related the people who need it most and to much of central Brooklyn. Before  State 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College Representative James protecting voting rights of ethnic Urban Group, to transform a 26-acre the communities remarked, "We are honored to they call home.” entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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