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David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Pioneering producers Stephen CLIMATE POWER is announcing With an investment of over $10 climate progress, from creating Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their the launch of its Black Engagement million, Climate Power’s Black environmental justice taskforces R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara Recognizing the Front urgency of Production, company Row Program, dedicated to advancing Engagement Program is running a to taking on Big Oil for polluting Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina addressing these concerns, brought “Cat on a HotClimate Tin Roof” conversations about the culturally competent and impactful our communities, and casting the Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen Power is committed to amplifying and “A Streetcar Named Desire” disproportionate impacts of climate earned and paid media political deciding vote for the Biden-Harris Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central the voices communities withof a Black multi-ethnic cast to change on Black communities communications campaign that administration’s clean energy plan. Park Five survivors of gross injustice and ensuring their priorities are bring Broadway. In 2016 they nationwide. A key part of the seeks to ensure climate change and “We want to set the record straight. on December 18 from 6:00pm – at the forefront of the national “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner campaign will be educating Black clean energy issues become a key The only way we can protect the 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West conversation. Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. voters about the stark contrast driver for Black voter mobilization in climate progress that’s cleaning 116th Street. between Vice President Kamala Honorees, the so-called Central honoree chosen Harris’“Each historic climate recordfor that Park 5, are collectively and recognition has demonstrated holds Big Oil accountable and individually heroes. They are exceptional leadership andBig vision in Trump’s dangerous pro-polluter survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel her or his respective profession or Oil agenda. miscarriage of justice in New York’s endeavor and in some significant history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York measure has contributed towards and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the " C La Imore M AT creating justEsociety in this th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” saysNBlack C HA G E Star News they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder and publisher Milton th E X T E NDS ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 Allimadi. “Obviously much work before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on B E YO ND T HE Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be done here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is now the world.” Earound N VI RON MEN T Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council member at 6:00pm with a AThe N gala D Tstarts O UCHES Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public N E ARLY EV ERY our youth. dinner and awards ceremonies. There health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses PA OF B L ACK by Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is willRT be musical entertainment environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host opera Cassandra Douglas LIF E Isinger N AMERICA" international commerce. been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ, and from harmonica phenomenon its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recording William Galison. M ARKEYA T H O David MAS Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writer honored Achievement C li mate for P owLifetime er’s Senior Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began hefor wasBlNew York A dvi— sor ac k Eng agCity’s ement first Content magazine. African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo African American mayor and also estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s welcomed Nelson Mandela to the For the past four years, Climate of properties under development been a talk show host at WBLS and have included: Gil Noble (Like It city after his release in 1990. Power has worked to lead the or management — he was one Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. He Charles Rangel, also honored climateRep. narrative, protect climate the upcoming 2024 election. andhas water and fighting In addition to the Black of the pioneering developerswho our airalso O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, a Friday night radio talk for Lifetime progress, and buildAchievement, the political willhas “Climate change crisis is by stepping Engagement Program, Climate helped turnextends around beyond and revitalize the climate Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. served in Congress sincework 1971. He the is environment for more climate action. This and touches nearly up. Another four years of Trump PowerErrol launched Power En the once-blighted Anacostia Louis Climate (NY1 News), Amel Sabrina Lamb, founderAcción in 2023, an expansion of its a recipient of The has meant reaching key Bronze groups medal for every part of Black life America,” D.C. would Honoree be a disaster for our climate, neighborhood in in Washington, Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William of World of Money, like is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemysaid Markeya most impacted by the climate Thomas, Climate especially for communities political communications operation A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), of financial literacy for youth-- shetailored specifically to Latinos. These the Korean War. crisis, line like during Black and Latino voters. Power’s Senior Advisor for BlackPeebles’ ours.” economic empowerment is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba Through timely research, Engagement. “Black communities reflect Climate Power’s contemplating a possible run for NYC teaches knowledge about handlinginitiatives Rep. Yvette Clarkepolling, is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna money, budgeting earnedmember and paid media campaigns, have long been the bearers of According to recent data,and 62%planning. of unwavering dedication to building mayor in 2017. of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), Climate Power has paved theNew way environmental degradation and Black voters across battleground public support for strong climate Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil to make thewhose connection between climaterights impacts, and we know that states consider climate change and policies and holding climate deniers the nation’s leading educators. He’s York 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local lawyer, is a champion of climatemuch change and itsBrooklyn. impact onBefore Vice President Kamala Harris clean energy to be important factors and their oil and gas lobby allies of central 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic communities color. in 2007, she has a history delivering on emerging when voting theUniversity next president. enteringofCongress Action Network), and many others. of Thefor City of New accountable. minorityofgroups — the

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