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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ENDORSE The Black Stars News 2015 Annual will honor NAwards A TDinner IO N Mayor AL DAY OF ACTION David Dinkins, Rep. Charles

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

Pioneering producers Stephen know that the far right is attacking the undermines equity. The extremist Byrd and Alia Jones, through their freedom to learn because they know R.ofDonahue Peebles, Barbara has outlined this very strategy in its back. Across the Front nation standing firm Leaders the nation’s legacy civil company Row Production, that knowledge is power. manifesto, otherwise known as Project Arnwine, Inez Barron, againstbrought the U-Turn on civil rights. We rights organizations have come Sabrina 2025 — a detailed, nearly 900-page “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” That is why the Freedom to Learn Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen aren’t going back. Civil rights leaders together to endorse the Freedom and “A Streetcar Named Desire” master plan that seeks to federalize campaign is vital. Together we stand who are in support of the initiative Byrd, Alia Jones,and andjoin the Central to Learn campaign with a multi-ethnic cast to the worst of red-state legislation to against the fearmongers and wouldinclude: Park Five survivors of gross Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co- injustice shut down public education, civil Broadway. In 2016 they bring be autocrats who falsely allege that onand December 6:00pm – rights, and our democracy. This Founder President18 of from the African Marc H. Morial, President andWinner CEO, “Eclipsed” with Oscar anti-racist teachings are a form of 10:00pm MISTinHarlem, American Policy at Forum rejecting46 West Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. the effort to suppress 116th Street. Black history Honorees, the so-called Central and our“Each nation’s history, roll back honoree chosen for Park 5, are collectively and more than half a century of hard-won recognition has demonstrated individually heroes. They are civil rights victories, and undermine exceptional leadership and vision in survivors of one of the ugliest the ultimate ideal of this country -- to David Dinkins Charles Rangel his respective profession achieveher anor inclusive democracy for all. or miscarriage of justice in New York’s endeavor and some significant Freedom to Learn is ainmovement history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York measure has contributed towards initiated by a coalition of civil rights, and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the a more society th humancreating rights, and otherjust social and in this they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” says BlacktoStar racial justice organizations fightNews the they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder and publishertruthful Milton far-right campaign to suppress th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 “Obviously much work history,Allimadi. marginalize Black and LGBTQ+ before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be done and teachers and students, andhere to repeal actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is now around the world.” decades of anti-racist, pro-equality Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council member policies. Asgala we commemorate thewith a The starts at 6:00pm Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public our youth. Education andand theawards 60th Anniversary dinner ceremonies. There health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses of Freedom Summer we face a Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is will be musical entertainment by environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has frightening reality. Progress toward a legendary radio talk show host opera singer Cassandra Douglas international commerce. been featured as a result of some if more racially integrated and inclusive and executive producer, radio DJ, phenomenon schoolsand thatfrom can harmonica serve as “nurseries its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recording William Galison. David of our democracy” is under graveDinkins is York Daily News, The New York draconian anti-democratic agenda racism. We are the majority who stand National Urban League a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writer honored for Lifetime Achievement threat by those who fear the changing Post, The Village seeks to roll back federal protections for the honest reckoning with our Rev. Al Sharpton, FounderVoice, and and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began — he was New York City’s first for civil rights and to further erode our demographics of American society, history that is necessary to create an President, National Action Network Content magazine. African American-owned real his multi-racial career as ademocracy. radio DJ inMay BuffaloMelanie Campbell, President and African American mayor and thwart the political power of and alsodemocratic estatenorms. firm with $3.5 billion worthinclusive, Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, welcomed Nelson Mandela to the people of color and other marginalized second annual Freedom to he’s CEO, National Coalition on Black of properties under development 3rd is the As civil rights leaders representing have included: Gil Noble (Like It been a talk host which at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. communities. Dayshow of Action, Civic Participation and Convener of management — he formed was one Learn National legacy or organizations originally Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB in New York2024. City. Hethe Black also kicks off radio Freedom Summer Women’s Roundtable Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the developerswho to achieve thepioneering ideals of this nation - “A O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has a Friday we’re night building radio talk Derrick Throughout the summer Johnson, President and CEO, CivilforRights Leaders has More Perfect Lifetime Achievement, helpedUnion” turn around and revitalize - we are standing Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. NAACP served in Congress since 1971. is Champion Freedom to He together thetoonce-blighted Anacostia push back on the extremely our collective counter power to defend Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel our democracy. Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founderDamon Hewitt, President and a recipient of The Bronze medal for Learn. troubling and explosiveinattacks on any D.C. neighborhood Washington, Larrieux (Entertainer), Executive Director, Lawyers’ Dr. William World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemyeffort to an inclusive democracy On theof 60th anniversary of Freedom A create champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), for Civil Rights Under of 1964, financial for youth-line during the Korean War. Book bans that target Black and by attacking not only Black history,Peebles’ but Summer weliteracy stand together to sheCommittee economic empowerment is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba teaches knowledge LGBTQ+ authors andClarke efforts to any DEIcontemplating efforts. The threats aheadrun arefor NYC honor this legacy by fightingabout for ourhandlingLaw Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna a possible Rep. Yvette is asanitize Democratic money, budgeting and planning. Maya Wiley, President and CEO, The and suppress tools of potentially devastating freedom. Just as activists descended mayor in 2017. as this wellmembercurriculum of the USare House Fountain (Columbia Leadership Conference on University), Civil and of a larger effort to erase the history funded right-wing minority seeks to upon Mississippi to establish freedom Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Human Rights Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil of segregation and white supremacy foreclose the possibility of an equitable schools and for the right to vote we will the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers Shavon Arline-Bradley, President (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local lawyer, is a champion of with the intent of re-configuring our future rights through anti-democracy join together to protect these rights much of central Brooklyn. Before and CEO, National Council of Negro 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights democratic institutions in a way that initiatives like Project 2025. Weof ethnic against contemporary efforts to turn us entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New Women minority groups — the emerging -- By NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke,

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