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HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
N e w H P D C o m m i s s i o n e r W i l l C r e at e A F F O R D A B L E H O U S I N G
York and a former chancellor of the Blackwill Stars News 2015 Annual LouiseThe Carroll serve as the next Awards Dinner will honor Mayor New York public schools system. Commissioner of the Department David Dinkins, Rep. Charles of Housing Preservation and Pioneering producers Stephen Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Development. As Commissioner, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their R.intensify Donahue Peebles, Barbara company Front Row Production, she will preservation Inez Barron, Sabrina brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” effortsArnwine, to address displacement Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen and “A Streetcar Named Desire” before it occurs. Carroll will also Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central with a multi-ethnic cast to work closely with the new Mayor’s Park Five survivors of gross injustice Broadway. In 2016 they bring Office to Protect Tenants to create on December 18 from 6:00pm – “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner strategies to hold bad landlords 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. accountable and ensure we are 116th Street. using every available resource to Honorees, the so-called Central “EachYorkers honoree for keep New in chosen their homes. Park 5, are collectively and recognition hasisdemonstrated “Affordable Housing about more individually heroes. They are exceptional vision in than just numbersleadership for Louiseand – she survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel orwith his respective profession or knowsher that every affordable miscarriage of justice in New York’s andpreserved, in some significant home endeavor created and it history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York has Yorkers contributed meansmeasure more New can towards and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the creating a more society th stabilize their lives andjust thrive in in this they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” says Black Starfight News their neighborhoods. She will they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder publisher th aggressively to and protect tenantsMilton and ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 Allimadi. “Obviously much work prevent displacement,” said Mayor before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a needs to be done here and actual rapist confessed. They are: de Blasio. the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is now around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for “I’m going fight to ensure New a New York City council member The gala starts at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food Yorkers can afford to live and and a champion of education for - Louise Carroll cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public our youth. thrive dinner in this and City.awards Fighting means HPD Commissioner ceremonies. There health, communications, the The Black Star News, which focuses cuttingwill through the red-tape, Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is be musical entertainment by environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has rejecting business as usual, and a legendary radio talk show host opera singer Cassandra Douglas international commerce. been featured as a result of some if enacting that focus on and executive producer, radio DJ, andpolicies from harmonica phenomenon its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue honoree, is enforcement the everyday of tenants,” a skilled negotiatorPeebles, and manager unit to protect tenants’ poet, songwriter, music recordingship-owning and brokerage Williamlives Galison. David Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading founder ofrights artist said Commissioner Carroll.Achievement “I working on rentdeveloper regulationand reform and make sure landlords and producer, rapper, writercompany. honored for Lifetime Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest want to Mayor Blasio, were following throughactivist. on theirHe beganCarrollPost, was The bornVillage in the U.S. Virgin and community —thank he was New de York City’s first and committed to protecting their Content magazine. African American-owned real promises and Deputy Beenmayor for theand alsohomes.” to the as City. She was his career a radio DJ inalso BuffaloIslands and raised in St. Lucia. AfricanMayor American estate firm with $3.5 billion worthinstrumental opportunity to build on the agency’s Black Starfrom News honorees to both the design holds a J.D. Tulane at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s CarrollPast welcomed Nelson Mandela to theCarroll is currently the General of properties under development and implementation existing initiatives and join’s the have included: Gil Noble of mandatory, Law School, an M.B.A. from the(Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. Counsel of the Housing or management — he was one permanent administration’s historic efforts to Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad housing of Leicester, England, WLIBaffordable radio in New York City. HeUniversity Development Corporation. She Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho ensureRep. thatCharles New York is fairer and O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille also has a Friday night radio talk and a B.Sc. from the University Cosby, requirements. served ataround HPD from for Lifetime helped turn and revitalize more affordable forAchievement, generations tohas formerly Voza (New Heritage Theatre), on WBAI. of Wales at Rivers Aberystwyth. Carroll to 2018, most recently as Beforeshow her tenure at HPD, served in Congress since 1971. He 2006 is the once-blighted Anacostia Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel come.” Sabrina Lamb, founderis a recipient of the prestigious a recipient of The Bronze medal for Associate Commissioner for LouiseHonoree served as an Associate neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William Ibo Balton Community Planner “Louise is a brilliant lawyerbehind and enemyHousing of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers Incentives. During her Counsel at the New York City A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), manager is known for being of financial literacy for youth-sheAward from the Citizens Housing line who during the Korean War. tenureeconomic at the agency, Carroll Peebles’ Conflicts of Interest Board and empowerment is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba teaches knowledge handlingPlanning Commission. She lives in tough Rep. and fair,” said Incoming revamped the City’s tax incentives as a transactions attorneyabout for the contemplating a possible run for NYC Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna money, and planning. Manhattan with her husband and Deputy Mayor of forthe Housing and of programs to increase New York Citybudgeting Administration mayor in 2017. the amount member US House Fountain (Columbia their seven-year-old son. University), Economic Developmentfrom Vicki of affordability they generated, for Children’s Services. Prior to Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil Acting HPD Commissioner Eric Dancy Been.York “It’s whose her empathy, integrity, producing record numbers of beginning her career in public the nation’s leading educators. He’s 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local rights lawyer, is a champion of Enderlin will return to his position and tenacity a litigator that Before affordable housing. Carroll also led service, Louise worked as a Chief much ofascentral Brooklyn. 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic as President of the Housing will make her an excellent of groups a compliance and Financial Officer an international entering Congress in HPD 2007, she the creation Action Network), and many others. of The CityofUniversity of New Development minority — the emerging Corporation. Commissioner. Tenants now have
“I’m goi ng fight to ensure New Yorkers can afford to live and thrive in this Cit y.”
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