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A CTIVIST AND LEADER HONORED The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor Mayor WDinkins, I T HRep. SCharles PRINGARN AWARDS David

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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 company Front Row Production, brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” with a multi-ethnic cast to Broadway. In 2016 they bring “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway.

Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, DR. HAZEL N. DUKES, renowned activist R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara Photo Credit: NAACP and leader, will be awarded the NAACP Arnwine, Inez Barron, Spingarn Medal in recognition of her Sabrina years Lamb, Dr. Rudyand Crew, of transformative advocacy braveStephen leadership. TheAlia medalJones, will be presented at Byrd, and the Central the Spingarn Fund Awards Dinner Park Freedom Five survivors of gross injustice during the 114th National Convention in on December 18 from 6:00pm – Boston. 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West The NAACP Spingarn Medal acknowledges 116th Street. the highest or noblest achievement by a living African in any honorable “EachAmerican honoree chosen for field during the preceding or years. Dr. recognition has year demonstrated Dukes will be recognized for the immense exceptional leadership and vision in impact she has had on the Association or his respective profession or throughher her various leadership roles endeavor in some significant including serving asand the current President of the New York State measure has Conference. contributedDr.towards Dukes iscreating a member the NAACP National a of more just society in this Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, country,” says Black Star News and an active member of various Board of founder and publisher Directors sub-committees. Additionally,Milton she Allimadi. serves as President “Obviously of the Hazel N. much Dukes &work Associates Consultant Firm and she and holds needs to be done here leadership positions within her New York around the world.” community.

The gala starts at 6:00pm with a

David Dinkins

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.

protecting voting rights of ethnic minority groups — the emerging

president of Medgar Evers College of The City University of New

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.

"Dr. Dukes is a woman of profound strength cocktail to be as followed by the and courage, whohour has served an dinner awards ceremonies. unwavering pillarand in our community for more There The Black Star News, which focuses than fifty years," said NAACP President & by Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is will be musical entertainment on investigative journalism, has CEO, Derrick "Led by her fierce a legendary radio talk show host operaJohnson. singer Cassandra Douglas been featured as a result of some if determination, she has improved the lives and executive producer, radio DJ, and from harmonica phenomenon of countless Black Americans and New its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, musictorecording Galison. Davidchange Dinkins isNAACP activist and leader, Dr. Hazel Yorkers William while bringing about lasting N. Dukes be awarded a Springarn Award. York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writer forBlack Lifetime Achievement that willhonored be felt in the community Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began for generations to come. network of 2first Nathaniel — he was NewOur York City’s Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy to makeContent waves wherever they go." magazine. African American-owned real "The sheer million activists to bemayor inspiredand by, alsoJones, Sidney his magnitude career asofa Dr. radio DJ in BuffaloThe NAACP advocates, agitates, and litigates Poitier, and W.E.B. DuBois. Dukes' Africancontinues American and learn from Dr. Dukes' tireless pursuit estate firm with $3.5 billion to worthcontributions "Dr. Hazel Dukes' steadfast commitment to 15. the NAACP, the30 State of he’s for the civil dueStar to Black America. Pastrights Black News honorees at age For over years, welcomed Nelson Mandela to the of justice. We are incredibly proud of the ofthe properties under development bettering lives of Black Americans has New York, and to the Black community Our legacy is built on the foundation of(Like It have included: Gil Noble been a talk show host at WBLS and city in honored 1990. work she hasafter donehis for release us and are empowered her to champion—the overstated," said NAACP Vice grassroots activism by the biggest civil or management heneeds was ofone cannot be Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad radio in NewKaren York City. Herights pioneers of the 20th century and to present Dr. Charles Dukes withRangel, our highest our community through political advocacy, Chair ofWLIB the Board of Directors, is Rep. also honored of the pioneering developerswho O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille distinction." also has a Friday night radio business development, and Boykin-Towns. "From her work as the first talk sustained by 21st century activists. FromCosby, for Lifetime Achievement, has social work, turnsaid around and revitalize Voza Rivers (NewtoHeritage Theatre), show on WBAI. religioushelped leadership," NAACP Chair of Black employee in the Nassau County classrooms and courtrooms city halls and Then-Chairman NAACP Board served of in the Congress since of 1971. He the is Board the once-blighted Anacostia of Directors, Leon W. Russell. "I District Attorney's Office in 1966, to her Congress, our network of members across Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel Directors, Joel E. Spingarn, established the Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founder a recipient of Previous The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. have had the honor and privilege to work time serving as the first Black vice-chair of the country works (Entertainer), to secure the social annual award in 1914. Spingarn Larrieux Dr. and William of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemy alongside her on the Board of Directors for the Nassau County Democratic Committee, political power that will end race-based medal recipients include: Charles Drew, A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), many years and am empowerment continually awestruck break down barriers shediscrimination. That work is rooted in racial of continues financial toliteracy for youth-line during the Korean War. Cicely Tyson, Daisy Bates, Earl G. Graves economic Peebles’ Dr. is Dukes Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba by the strength of her convictions and every step of the way. As both aabout New Yorker Sr., George Washington Carver, Harry teaches knowledge handlingequity, civic engagement, and supportive contemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna dedication to our continued fight for civil and a Black woman, Dr. Dukesand personally Belafonte, Jackie Robinson, James money, budgeting planning. policies and institutions for all marginalized mayor in 2017. member of the US House of rights. It is only right that she is awarded the inspires me to persist in our advocacy in people. We are committed to a world without Fountain (Columbia University), Clyburn, Jesse L. Jackson, Maya Angelou, Spingarn Medal after her decades of service pursuit of a thriving Black America. She racism where Black people enjoy equitable Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Daisy Representatives from Bates, New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil and visionary leadership. Because of Dr. serves as a role modelleading for everyeducators. young Black He’s opportunities in thriving communities. th Honorable Myrlie Evers-Williams, the nation’s York whose 9the district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local lawyer, iscan a champion of Dukes, rights Black Americans thrive." activist, especially Black women, who hope

much of central Brooklyn. Before entering Congress in 2007, she

237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network), and many others.

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