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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards H Dinner O N will O RhonorS Mayor PAST CBC CHAIR AT David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara

Arnwine, Inez Barron, The National Urban LeagueSabrina to recognize Congresswoman Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen Beatty’s tenacious work with this today presented former Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central award today, and I look forward Congressional Black Caucus Park Five survivors of gross injustice Chair on Joyce Beatty with the CBC December 18 from 6:00pm – to continuing our partnership in the fight for civil and equal 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Champion Award the final day of 116th Street. rights.” “Each honoree chosen for recognition has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision in her or his respective profession or endeavor and in some significant measure has contributed towards creating a more just society in this country,” says Black Star News founder and publisher Milton Allimadi. “Obviously much work needs to be done here and around the world.”

Congress this year. The Legislative Policy Conference brings together members of Congress, elected state leaders, and community

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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, advocates from across brought “Cat on a the Hot Tin Roof” country. Morial andPresident “A Streetcar Named Desire” with a multi-ethnic to initiated the Conferencecast in his Broadway. In 2016 they first year as the centerpiece ofbring an “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner economic empowerment Lupita Nyong ’O to agenda Broadway.

that redefined the League’s role Honorees, the so-called Central in shaping public policy. and Park 5, are collectively individually heroes. They are

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David Dinkins

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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.

The gala starts at 6:00pm with a cocktail hour to be followed by the dinner and awards ceremonies. There will be musical entertainment by opera singer Cassandra Douglas and from harmonica phenomenon R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is William Galison. David Dinkins is a leading developer and founder of honored for Lifetime Achievement The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest — he was New York City’s first African American-owned real African American mayor and also the League’s Legislative Policy The award during estatewas firm presented with $3.5 billion worth welcomed Nelson Mandela to the of properties under development Conference. the Congressional Black Caucus city after his release in 1990. or management — he was one Breakfast, a unique opportunity Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho “Congresswoman Beatty has has to bring leader of the Urban for Lifetime Achievement, helped turn around and revitalize provenserved to beinaCongress force of since nature andAnacostia members 1971. He League is themovement once-blighted a recipient ofshe The has Bronze medal for on Capitol Hill as of theneighborhood CBC, and to and recognize in Washington, D.C. helping soldiers behind enemythe members’ A champion of African-American advocated forsave voting rights, exemplary line during the Korean War. economic Peebles’ is policing reform, financial equity, leadership andempowerment commitment to contemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic access to healthcare and other urbanmayor empowerment. This year in 2017. member of the US House of important issues to the Black marked recognition of the largest Representatives from New Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil community,” National Urban and most diverse CBC delegation th York whose 9 district covers rights lawyer, is a champion of League President and CEO Marc with 58 members, much of central Brooklyn. Before in history, protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she H. Morial said. “It’s an honor including ninegroups who are to minority — new the emerging

Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a State Assembly member, is now a New York City council member and a champion of education for our youth. Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is a legendary radio talk show host and executive producer, radio DJ, poet, songwriter, music recording artist and producer, rapper, writer and community activist. He began his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s been a talk show host at WBLS and WLIB radio in New York City. He also has a Friday night radio talk show on WBAI. Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founder of World of Money, is a champion of financial literacy for youth-- she teaches knowledge about handling money, budgeting and planning. Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of the nation’s leading educators. He’s president of Medgar Evers College of The City University of New

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 on investigative journalism, has been featured as a result of some if its news scoops, on CNN, The New York Daily News, The New York Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s Content magazine.

Past Black Star News honorees have included: Gil Noble (Like It Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William Pollard (Medgar Evers College), Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna Fountain (Columbia University), Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network), and many others.

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