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C E L E B R A T I N G WO +MEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Since 1989
C E L E B R AT I N G HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 30
‘Greater Than Hate Coalition’
YEARS!
Black Stars News 2015 Annual T O Mayor L AThe UN CDinner H EwillD honor FIGHT AGAINST POLITICAL EXTREMISTS Awards
York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.
Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign. "We're at a crossroads. Do we protect the most endangered and marginalized groups among us, or do we ignore them? Do we protect our reproductive rights, or allow them to be rolled back? Are we invested enough in our future to keep our schools and streets safe from violence? I believe we are. I believe we will. I know that we can. I know that together we are Greater Than Hate. I'm so energized to be part of the new coalition - because we have to work together to win."
Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their people, people of color, and disabled people. company Front hate Rowjust Production, These attempts to legislate end up ontoaban Hotabortion, Tin Roof” hurting brought us all. They“Cat can try to ban books, even to ban transgender and “A Streetcar Named Desire” people out of existence, but in the end, with a multi-ethnic cast to they willBroadway. fail. Together, our organizations, In 2016 they bring and the majority of people in the United “Eclipsed” Oscar Winner States who believe inwith equality, opportunity, Lupita ’O to and freedom, willNyong unite to stop theBroadway. hate."
David Dinkins, Rep. Charles
Eight of the nation's leading human rights At a time when extremists dominate the Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, and equality organizations – the Human news cycle and actively spread fear, the R. Donahue Peebles, Rights Campaign (HRC), EverytownBarbara for Greater Than Hate Coalition represents the Gun Safety, the NAACP, NationalSabrina vast majority of Americans who believe that Arnwine, IneztheBarron, Education Association (NEA), the National Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen hate has no place in our society and that Women's Law Center, Equality Federation, Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Centraleveryone — no matter who they are, who they Asians Fighting Injustice, and the National love, or how they identify — can live freely. Five survivors of(NCTE) gross –injustice Center Park for Transgender Equality The Greater Than Hate Coalition will serve on December 18 Greater from 6:00pm – as a public education campaign and rapid announced the launch of the Than Hate Coalition, a collective, response team that will: 10:00pm at MISTmulti-racial, Harlem, 46 West multi-cultural Call out the alarming surge of attacks 116thmovement Street. with the aim of fighting back against extremist politicians against marginalized people; “Each honoree forof and their growing and loudchosen campaign Recruit more people to collective action hate. recognition has demonstrated
exceptional leadership and vision in In Congress and in state houses across the country, extremists are enacting her or his respective profession or discriminatory legislation, endeavor and inbanning some books significant and abortion, spewing hateful rhetoric and measure has contributed towards propaganda, and preventing debate about creating a more just society in this sensible public safety measures that could says Black Star News protect country,” the lives of queer and transgender people, founder people of color, peopleMilton with andwomen, publisher disabilities, children,“Obviously teachers, and public Allimadi. much work workers. Since January 1, 2023, 435+ antineeds to be done here and LGBTQ bills, including more than 185 bills aroundtarget the transgender world.” people that specifically have been introduced in legislatures, The gala startsstate at 6:00pm with a according to the Human Rights Campaign.
David Dinkins
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.
said Fatima Goss Graves, President and Honorees, the so-called Central CEO of the National Women's Law Center Parkwith 5, are collectively and "Hate armed a gun is deadly, and in individually heroes. a country where extremists haveThey near-are unfettered access to too survivors offirearms one of it's thefarugliest Charles Rangel often queer people, women, and people miscarriage of justice in New York’s of color who bear the brunt," said Angela history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The Ferell-Zabala, Senior Vice President for andBuilding unjustly convictedforfor a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. Movement at Everytown Gun did not commit Safety. they "The fundamental truth isand that for hopewhich Arnwine was for 26 years executive is louderthey thanserved fear, andlong the power our prisonof sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee is greaterfrom than seven a hateful agenda. years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. coalitionranging We are proud to stand alongside our before being exonerated when the Inez Barron, honoree, formerly apartners in this fight, and we will continue actual rapist confessed. They are: State Assembly member, is nowto advocate tirelessly for a future where Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond a New York City council membereveryone is safe and no one's existence is up for debate." Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin
and a champion of education for
cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and every Kharey Wise. "Educators are working hard day to our youth. As of March 1 ofand this awards year, 37 state provide all students, regardless of their dinner ceremonies. There The Black Star News, which focuses legislatures have introduced abortion bans Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is color, gender or ZIP code, with a great will be musical entertainment by that would ban all or most abortions. on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host public school education that gives students opera singer and Cassandra Douglas This hateful legislation rhetoric has led beentofeatured asdreams," a resultsaid of some if the freedom pursue their and executive producer, radio DJ,NEA President and from harmonica phenomenon to a staggering increase in violence and Becky Pringle. "But some its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is discrimination, especially directed towards poet, songwriter, music recordingpoliticians are injecting their culture wars William Galison. David Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of women,honored people of color, and LGBTQ+ artist and producer, rapper, writerinto our public schools, dehumanizing for Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He begantransgender people, banning books and Americans. In 2022, for example, there was Photo Source: NAACP.com — he was New York City’s first a 3x increase in anti-LGBTQ+ incidents and Content magazine. African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in Buffalorestricting what educators can teach and American in 2021,African there were at least 57mayor reportedand also students can learn while ignoring estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past Black Star—News honorees at age For over 30 years, he’s what "The volume and15. intensity of hateful welcomed Nelson Mandela to theand; deaths of transgender and gender nonthe real issues facing students and public of properties under development rhetoric, propaganda, and legislation Bring to bear our collective power have included: Gil Noble (Like It conforming — 73 percentinof1990. these been a talk show host at WBLS and city people after his release education. Across race and place, parents, or management — he was one attacking women, people of color, and to stop dangerous anti-LGBTQ+, white were with a gun. According to the National Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. Hestudents and advocates are coming together Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored LGBTQ+ individuals have been growing nationalist, and pioneering anti-women proposals, and of the developerswho Abortion Federation, reports of violence O’Brien (CNN), Ms.our Camille Cosby, to demand the public schools students also over has the a Friday night past few years.radio This talk politicians and organizations Lifetime against for abortion clinicsAchievement, increased 125 has the extremist helped turn around and revitalize dramatically deserve and make this a country where Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on rollback WBAI.of basic rights hate results in the hate. percentserved from 2019 to 2020. Insince the same in Congress 1971. He trafficking is every child hasLouis the freedom to learn,Amel grow theinonce-blighted Anacostia Errol (NY1 News), to bodilyHonoree autonomy, Sabrina violence against ourfounder year, death threats against Lamb, To accomplish these goals, coalition will D.C. and thrive." a recipient of Theabortion Bronze medal for neighborhood inthe Washington, communities, and the criminalization Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William providers more than doubled. invigorate our base, identify opportunities of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemy "Although AFI is currently ending A champion of African-American of learning the history of this country. Pollard (Medgarfocused Evers on College), for shared actions, and serve as a rapid of financial literacy for youth-she Anti-AAPI hate, we are Asians Fighting War. Together, we say enough," said Fran " Th e line N Aduring AC P the s t aKorean n d s firm economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba response hub as extremist rhetoric Hutchins, Executive Director of about EqualityhandlingInjustice and not Asians Fighting Asian teaches knowledge contemplating a possible continues. "The last several years haverun for NYC i n i t sRep. co mmit n t to ur Yvetteme Clarke is aoDemocratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna Injustice," said Derrick Leon, Executive Federation. "We must join together as a money, budgeting and planning. scared so manyin people to their core. We've mayor 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), Director at Asians Fighting Injustice. "We collective - across race, class, gender b rot he r s a n d s is te r s in t h e watched as, both on the national stage and Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of fight against hate in all forms, and will stand Dancy Representatives from New to stop extremists from furthering their Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Barbara Arnwine, civil in manyHonoree states, people have seen longLGB TQ + co m mu n it y.” with those being targeted because ofFloyd what (Local campaign of hate. This fight needs all of us." the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg rightsstripped lawyer,away is a and champion settled rights looked onof they look like, how much they make, what Derrick Johnson , much of central Brooklyn. Before as theirprotecting have decided hate is aEvers winningCollege 237),in,Rev. Al they Sharpton (National transgender voting and LGBTQ+ friends president of Medgar rights of ethnic "Politicians they believe or who love. Our only President & CEO, NAACP strategy — at the expense of the health, and colleagues have been entering Congress in 2007, she and family Action Network), and many of The City University of New hope of achieving a truly equitable society,others. minority groups — the emerging is safety, and even lives of women, LGBTQ+ targeted for who they are," said Kelley -- cont'd on Page 4
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