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N AT I O N A L U R B A N L E A G U E Stars News 2015 Annual C H The A LBlack L EDinner N GwillE ShonorFMayor B I ’ S H AT E C R I M E R E P O R T Awards David Dinkins, Rep. Charles

crimes and the lack of timely data R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara on these incidents put whole National Urban League Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina communities and its residents at President and CEO Marc H. Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen risk. Compared to last year, 22 MorialByrd, issued following Aliathe Jones, and the Centralpercent fewer law enforcement statement in response Park Five survivors to of the gross injustice agencies across the country, 2021 on FBIDecember Hate Crimes Statistics 18 from 6:00pm – the lowest number of agencies 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Report: -- By NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke,

law enforcement agencies are providing accurate hate crimes data for us to formulate tangible and effective responses to impacted communities. “After the domestic terroristic attack in Buffalo, NY, the

116th Street.

"Yesterday's release for the 2021 “Each honoree chosen for FBI Hate Crimeshas report shows recognition demonstrated an egregious underreporting exceptional leadership andofvision in hate crimes in respective cities across the or her or his profession country where and we have seen endeavor in some significant measure has contributed towards hate crime attacks on our most creating a more just society vulnerable communities. Still, in this country,” says Black Star News amongst the jurisdictions founder and publisher Milton reporting, the trends are Allimadi. “Obviously much work alarming. needs to be done here and

David Dinkins

around the world.”

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YEARS!

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

Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their company Front Rowour Production, violence and preserving brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” democracy. We are now working and “A Streetcar Named Desire” to ensure the solutions coming with a multi-ethnic cast to out of that summit are being Broadway. In 2016 they bring implemented. “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway.

Charles Rangel

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.

majority. She now leads The Transformative Justice Coalition. Arnwine was for 26 years executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a State Assembly member, is now a New York City council member and a champion of education for our youth.

Honorees, the so-called Central Park 5, are collectively and individually heroes. They are survivors of one of the ugliest miscarriage of justice in New York’s history; having been railroaded and unjustly convicted for a crime they did not commit and for which they served long prison sentences ranging from seven years to 13 years before being exonerated when the actual rapist confessed. They are: Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, and Kharey Wise.

The Black Star News, which focuses Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ, Photo Source: nul.org its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recording York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writer N ATI O N AL UR B AN L EAG UE CO N CE R NE D A B OU T U N DE R R E P O RTThe ING I N F BI ’ S and Brill’s Post, Village Voice, The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began — he was New York City’s first AN N UAL HATE CRI M E STAT I S T I C S R E P O RT Content magazine. African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo African American mayor and also estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s Mandela to the M a r c welcomed H . M o r i a Nelson l ofdecades, propertiessubmitted under development in two data National Urban League joined “We must our (Like It included: that Gil Noble been a talk show host at WBLS and have demand city after & hisCEO release in 1990. NUL President or management — he was one Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radiocivil in New York City. Heleaders at the state and local for the 2021 report because several leading rights Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, The report shows that 64.8% has a Friday night radio talk level take all necessary steps to have not yet transitioned groupsalso in calling on President for Lifetime Achievement, has many helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), on a WBAI. of victims were targetedsince due1971. to He to National Incident-Based Bidenshow to host Hate Crimes protect vulnerable communities, served in Congress is thethe once-blighted Anacostia Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel their race, ethnicity, ancestry, Honoree founderand we will continue to work Reporting System. in Washington, D.C. Summit to giveSabrina groups Lamb, a platform a recipient of TheorBronze medal for neighborhood Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William while helping 15.6% save weresoldiers targeted dueenemy of World of Money, is a champion behind to acknowledge the lasting with the Biden Administration A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), This includes some of the of financial literacy for youth-she line during the Korean to sexual orientation. Of theWar. economic empowerment Peebles’ impact is these incidents have on and Congressional Herm Edwards leadership (NY Jets), Nayaba largest jurisdictions, teaches knowledge about handlingto hold perpetrators of hate 8,673Rep. hateYvette crimesClarke reported, 41% nation's contemplating a possible run for NYC our communities. is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna money, budgeting and planning. like New York, Los Angeles and mayor in 2017. of them have been member of thecommitted US House of crimesFountain accountable andUniversity), address (Columbia Chicago. As the nation grapples The Summit was held in Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New against the Black community Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil the root causes and spreaders th with rising political tensions September and provided a the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9 district covers (New York Times), Greg alone. rights lawyer, is a champion of of hate and bias before theyFloyd (Local about violent necessary first step to much of central Brooklyn. Before and concerns 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic become violent.” “The continuous rise ininhate entering Congress 2007, she crime,minority Action Network), and many others. we need to know that of of New of Thethe Cityspread University groups — the emerging addressing

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