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NAACP Participates in 2022 UNITED NATIONS The Black Stars News 2015 Annual CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP27) Awards Dinner will honor Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles
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Pioneering producers Stephen Recently, America's preeminent civil "We have known for years that discussions throughout COP27, Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their rights organization, the National Black people across the diaspora which include hosting a panel in the R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara units and branches across company Front Rowthe Production, Association for the Advancement are more likely to experience Blue Zone on Water Day, November Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina nation,brought along with well 2M “Cat onover a Hot Tin Roof” of Colored People (NAACP), joins environmental racism in their 14, 2022, in the Climate Justice Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen activists. to secure andOur “A mission StreetcarisNamed Desire” world leaders at the Conference of communities. Additionally, industries Pavilion. These conversations are Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central the political, with a educational, multi-ethnic social, cast to the Parties of the United Nations such as fossil fuel, coal, and other to ensure international leaders Park Five survivors of gross injustice and economic equality of rights Broadway. In 2016 they bring Climate Change Conference industries create toxic footprints in have insight on the disproportional on December 18 from 6:00pm – “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner (COP27) to partake in thoughtful 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. dialogue on the importance of 116th Street. environmental and climate justice. Honorees, the so-called Central honoree chosen for and Action“Each on environmental justice Park 5, are collectively and demonstrated climaterecognition change is has more important individually heroes. They are exceptional leadership and vision in than ever. The NAACP will highlight survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel her oremphasize his respective and further ourprofession stance or miscarriage of justice in New York’s endeavor and in climate some significant on environmental and justice history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York measure has contributed towards at COP27. and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the creating a more just society in this th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” Black Star and News Th e NA ACP wsays ill highlight they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder Milton f u r t h er e mphaand sizepublisher ou r s t ance th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 Allimadi. “Obviously much o n e nviro nme nta l and clim ate work before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be7. done here and j u st ice a t COP2 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 NAACP hasstarts distributed The gala at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for resources in local cocktail hourcommunities, to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public our youth. engaged withand community members There health, communications, the dinner awards ceremonies. The Black Star News, which focuses to discuss environmental injustices,by Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is will be musical entertainment environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has and worked community a legendary radio talk show host opera with singer Cassandra Douglas international commerce. been featured as a result of some if partners ensure continued work and executive producer, radio DJ, andtofrom harmonica phenomenon its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is on theWilliam ground throughout the US. poet, songwriter, music recording Galison. David Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of The Association testified in artist and producer, rapper, writer honored forhas Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began congressional hearings regarding — he was New York City’s first Content magazine. African American-owned real infrastructure in Black his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo African disinvestment American mayor and also Photo Source: NAACP.org estate firm with $3.5 billion worth communities andNelson filed a now open to the Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s welcomed Mandela of properties under development federalcity discrimination complaint been a talk show host at WBLS and have included: Gil Noble (Like It after his release in 1990. or management — he was one with the EPA which probed an Is),toRep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New Black communities that exacerbates environmental issues facedYork in City. Hein order eliminate race-based Rep. Charles of the pioneering developerswho investigation into theRangel, state ofalso honored O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Cosby, also hashow a Friday night radio talk discrimination and ensureCamille long-term health issues for Black America and the Association the health for Lifetime helped turn around and revitalize Mississippi over theAchievement, Jackson waterhas communities," Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on said NAACP Director can continue itsWBAI. efforts to secure and well-being of all persons. is the once-blighted Anacostia crisis. served in Congress since 1971. He of Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel Climate Justice environmental Honoreejustice. Sabrina Lamb, founderThe Legal Defense Fund – also a recipient of The Bronze medal for Environmental neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William Abre' Conner. "We must continue of World of is atochampion helping save soldiers behind enemy Founded in 1909 inMoney, response referred to as (Medgar the NAACP-LDF – A champion of African-American " We have k no w n for year s Pollard Evers College), to center Black communities and of financial literacy for youth-she line during the Korean War. the ongoing violence against Black was founded in 1940 as a part of economic empowerment Peebles’ is t h a t Bla ck peo ple acros s the Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba communities of color in global teaches knowledge about handling people around the country, the the NAACP, but separated in 1957 contemplating a possible run for NYC d ia s p ora re mo reClarke likelyis taoDemocratic Rep.aYvette Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna conversations and negotiations budgeting and planning. to become a completely separate NAACPmoney, (National Association mayor in 2017. ex p e rmember ie nce env of ironm the USental House of Fountain (Columbia University), regarding any solutions and for the Advancement of Colored entity. It is recognized as theDesiree Dancy Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of from New.” r a c is mRepresentatives in their com mu nities Lillian Roberts (DC37), Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil investments about environmental th People) is the largest and most nation's first civil and human the nation’s leading educators. He’s YorkAbre' whose 9 district covers (New York Times), Gregrights Floyd (Local Justice C onner rights lawyer, is a champion of injustices." pre-eminent civil rights organization law organization and shares our NAACP Director Climate Before muchofofEnvironmental central Brooklyn. 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic willgroups partake nation. over 2,200 equal rights. entering Congress in 2007, she The NAACP Action to Network), and many others. The We Cityhave University of New commitment minority —inthe emerging in the of
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