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C E L E B R AT I N G HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 30
WELLS FARGO $50 MILLION GRANT The Black Stars News 2015 Annual SU P PMayor ORT CIVIL RIGHTS Awards Dinner will honor
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David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Pioneering producers Stephen for Black Americans is the work the programs, and homeownership/ WELLS FARGO has announced Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, NAACP local units and branches do home preservation programs. Wells Byrd and Alia Jones, through their a $50 million grant to support the R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara to support communities on a highly Fargo has also sponsored key NAACP company Front Row Production, nation's largest civil rights and social housing affordability, small business Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina local basis," Scharf said. "We value events, such as the Women in NAACP brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” justice organization in its continued growth, financial health, and a lowDr. Rudy our longstanding relationship with Empowerment Brunch, the NAACP effortsLamb, to advance racialCrew, equity Stephen in and “A Streetcar Named Desire” carbon economy. Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Centralthe NAACP, and this grant is meant Image Awards, and the NAACP America. with a multi-ethnic cast to Park Five survivors of gross injustice The NAACP advocates, agitates, to strengthen the work we already do National Convention. Broadway. In 2016 they bring Wells Fargo's grant will on December 18both from 6:00pm – together to close economic gaps that and litigates for the civil rights Winner due “Eclipsed” with Oscar Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: strengthen the NAACP's units 46 West 10:00pm at MISTlocal Harlem, Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. and support organization's 116ththe Street. plans to develop a new national Honorees, the so-called Central “Each honoree chosen for headquarters. The grant will assist Park 5, are collectively and has demonstrated NAACPrecognition local units and branches individually heroes. They are leadership and vision in acrossexceptional America by increasing survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel herstaff or his or essential torespective implementprofession and miscarriage of justice in New York’s andprogramming in some significant sustainendeavor meaningful history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York and willmeasure supporthas theircontributed work to grow towards and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the strategic partnerships creating a morewith just key society in this th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, businesses in communities across country,” says Black Star News they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. the country. In addition, at the Milton founder and publisher th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 national level, the“Obviously grant will support Allimadi. much work before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on the NAACP's policyhere solutions Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs work to beondone and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce used toaround addressthe theworld.” needs of the State Assembly member, is now Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for communities it serves. 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 "We're cocktail grateful hour to Wells Fargo for their to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public our youth. donation, the and single largestceremonies. donation There dinner awards health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses the NAACP has ever received from by have existed for far too long in our WFC) isHonoree a leadingImhotep financial services Gary Byrd is to Black America. Our legacy is built will be musical entertainment environment, and interstate and investigative journalism, has a corporation. TheseCassandra funds will go company that has approximately $1.9host on the on foundation of grassroots a legendary radio talk show opera singer Douglas country." international commerce. been featured as a result of some if directly toward strengthening the trillion and in assets, proudly serves one executive producer, radio DJ,activism by the biggest civil rights and from harmonica phenomenon its news scoops, on CNN, The New NAACP's grassroots network of R. Donahue Peebles, U.S. songwriter, households and more “THESE FUNDS WILLhonoree, is in threepoet, music recordingpioneers of the 20th century and is William Galison. David Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York local units and branches across all a leading developer and founder ofthan 10% of and smallproducer, businesses in thewritersustained by 21st century activists. artist rapper, GO DIRECTLY TOWARD honored forasLifetime 50 states, as well the workAchievement of Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s U.S., and a leading middle market The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest andiscommunity activist. He beganFrom classrooms and courtrooms to — he NAACP," was Newsaid York City’s first STRENGTHENING THE the national NAACP Content magazine. banking provider in the U.S. We city halls and Congress, our network African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo African American and also NAACP'S President and CEO Derrickmayor Johnson. diversified set of banking, of members across theNews country works estate firmGRASSROOTS with $3.5 billion worthprovideata age Past Black Star honorees 15. For over 30 years, he’s welcomed Nelson Mandela to the NETWORK OF LOCAL UNITS "All corporations play a critical role investment and mortgage products to secure the social and political of properties under development have included: Gil Noble (Like It been a as talk show host at WBLS and city after hisThey release in be 1990. in our democracy. must AND BRANCHES— ACROSS well as consumer power that will end race-based or management he was one and services, Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York our City. Hediscrimination. engaged as Charles allies in the fight to endhonored and commercial finance, through That work is rooted in Rep. Rangel, also ALL 50 pioneering STATES, AS WELL of the developerswho O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has operating a Friday night radio talk racial equity, discrimination — in our economy, in has four reportable segments: civic engagement, and for Lifetime Achievement, AS THE WORK OF THE helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. our justice system, across since our society, Consumer Banking and Lending, supportive policies and institutions served in Congress 1971. He is the once-blighted Anacostia NATIONAL NAACP." Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel and within their own services." Commercial Banking, Corporate and for all marginalized people. We are Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founder a recipient of The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William Investment Banking, and Wealth committed to a world without racism of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemy Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said A champion of African-American NAACP President and CEO Pollard (Medgar Evers College), Management. of financial literacy forWells youth-- shewhere Black people enjoy equitable line during the Korean War.the the company is pleased to support economic empowerment Peebles’ & is Investment Derrick Johnson Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba Fargo ranked No. 41 on Fortune's opportunities in thriving communities. NAACPRep. in creating more equitable contemplating a possible run for NYC teaches knowledge about handling YvetteaClarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna 2022 rankings of America's largest The relationship between the NAACP money, budgeting and planning. NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund – nation member and in providing better access mayor in 2017. of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), corporations. In the communities we and Wells Fargo spans more also referred to as the NAACP-LDF to economic opportunities for Black Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Honoree Barbara civil serve, the company focuses its social than 20 years. Since 1998,Arnwine, Wells - was founded in 1940 as a part of Dancy Americans. the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd impact on building a sustainable, lawyer, is NAACP a champion Fargo'srights support of the has of the NAACP, but now operates as a (Local "Key tomuch our shared goal Brooklyn. to advanceBefore included of central 237),separate Rev. Al Sharpton president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic inclusive future for all by supporting the funding of the Financial completely entity. (National equity entering and economic opportunities Congress in 2007, she Freedom Action Network), and many others. Center, financial health of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging
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