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NAACP CALLS P R E S 2020 ELECTIO N OUTC OME The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner willSTATEMENT honor Mayor HISTORIC AGAINST RACISM A N D BIGOTRY David Dinkins, Rep. Charles
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equality and fairness. This year, our to encourage Black voters in their Byrd and Alia Jones, through their community to vote. of one of most consequential R. the Donahue Peebles, Barbara voter mobilization and protection efforts Democratic Party Front and its Row candidates, company Production, elections in our lifetime, we first Sabrina have made a substantial difference dispelling the recently circulated notion Arnwine, Inez Barron, In the coming days and months, we will brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” want toLamb, recognize efforts of soStephen where it counts. The NAACP spent that Black voters—and Black men in Dr.the Rudy Crew, continue to set our sights on making and “A Streetcar Named Desire” many—activists, leaders, particular—support Donald Trump or the Byrd, Alia Jones,organizers, and the Centralmore than $15 million to deploy a progress a reality for so many who have with a multi-ethnic cast to blend of traditional and innovative but most importantly, voters. Millions GOP. been left behind. We will work in tandem Park Five survivors of gross injustice Broadway. In 2016 they bring turnout tactics in the following 10 of Americans have cast their ballots with our members, partners, and on December 18 from 6:00pm – states: Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, According to the poll, nearly nineWinner out of “Eclipsed” with Oscar with the hope and belief they can congressional leaders, and everyday ten African American voters supported 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West Wisconsin, Georgia, South Carolina, make a difference in this country. Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. citizens to ensure justice, equity, and Joe Biden. More than half of African Street. celebrities, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Dozens116th of organizations, fairness are a mainstay in this country. American voters said Coronavirus Honorees, thethe so-called Central Alabama. The turnout strategy is and movement leaders chosen have worked “Each honoree for pandemic is the most importantand issue Park 5, are collectively tirelessly to educate,has mobilize, and recognition demonstrated their community thatheroes. politicians individually Theyshould are protectexceptional voters as they exercised theirvision in leadership and address followedof by one discrimination and survivors of the ugliest civic duty. Even in the face of adversity David Dinkins Charles Rangel her or his respective profession or racial justice. miscarriage of justice in New York’s and voter suppression, our collective endeavor and in some significant Opinion polling has consistently shown effort made a substantial difference. history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York has contributed towards that mitigating the damage wrought At this measure historical moment, the voters and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the creating a more just want society in this by COVID-19 is the major issue of have made it clear that they th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” saysforBlack Star News the 2020 election. This holds true a country that works all people. they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder andthat publisher Milton regardless of race, butseven Black years Americans They want a country is not broken ranging from to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. continue T. Clarke. In the current 114th to be disproportionately Allimadi. “Obviously by racism and bigotry. They wantmuch work before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aharmed by the pandemic, which leadership thatto can needs becreate doneopportunities here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce for all Americans to succeed State Assembly member, is nowinfluenced how and why they voted. In around the world.”in all Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for aspects of society, without fear of overa New York City council memberaddition to it being a major issue, the The gala starts at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food policing, discrimination, and destructive and a champion of education for pandemic is the lens through which cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, Kharey safety, energy development, public voters understand andand make sense Wise. of policies at our expense. our youth. dinner and awards ceremonies. There other important issues, such as healthfocuses health, communications, the This election transcends party and gives The Black Star News, which Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is care, the economy, racial justice, and musical environment, and interstate and voice towill thebe voters who entertainment want affordableby on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host police brutality. singer Cassandra Douglas health opera care, economic stability, quality international commerce. been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,“The NAACP has spent the past 100 andfor from phenomenon education theirharmonica children, and its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is poet, songwriter, music recordingyears mobilizing black people across the wholesale relief from the pandemic William Galison. David Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of and structural How we move artist and producer, rapper, writercountry to get out the vote,” said Derrick Photo Credit: Jonathan Simcoe honoredinequality. for Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began forward— from and begin repairfirst he here was New YorktoCity’s Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP. Content magazine. African American-owned real our nation is critical. his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo“But this movement started long before: African American mayor and also estate with $3.5 billion worthThe NAACP (National in anfirm innovation pioneered Past the Black Starof News honorees history the United at age 15. ForAssociation over 30 years, he’s throughout THE NAACP SPENT MORE THAN to theanchored welcomed Nelson Mandela by the data science firm GSSA, called for the Advancement of of properties under development States, Black people have always led have included: Gil Noble (Like It $15 MILLION DEPLOY BLEND been a talk show host at WBLS and city after hisTOrelease in A1990. indirectorrelational voter turnout (IRVT), People), Vera management — he was one ColoredWLIB the charge to make this country live up OF TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad radio in New York City. He where high-propensity Black voters are Institute of Justice (Vera), and Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho to its ideals of fairness and equality. TURNOUT TACTICS IN 10 STATES. O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also American has a Friday night radio talk as volunteers to encourage Research for Lifetime Achievement, has recruited We have seenRivers that in(New this poll and will helped turn around and revitalize the African Voza Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. As we begin to chart a pathway forward, Black votersAnacostia to vote. The Collaborative (AARC) released served in Congress since 1971. He low-propensity is continue to witness the trajectory of this the once-blighted Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel we recognize the overwhelming comprehensive campaign recruited findingsHonoree illustrating the voteLamb, choicesfoundercountry change for the better with the Sabrina a recipient of The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. significance of this moment and what it Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William nearly 200,000 high-propensity Black and motivations of African American support of Black Americans.” of World of Money, is a champion save soldiers behindhas enemy A champion of African-American meanshelping for this country. The NAACP Pollard (Medgar Evers College), voters to volunteer. Our volunteers have voters. of Thefinancial findings,literacy which are onshe forbased youth-linepast during Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ is The poll proves that people color, spent the 100the years educating and Herm Edwards (NY of Jets), Nayaba made 675,000 calls, sent 16.5 million data from the 2020 American Election teaches knowledge about handlingand Black Americans in particular, mobilizing Black people to participate contemplating a possibleover run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic text messages, safely distributed Eve Poll completed by the African Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna money, budgeting and planning. are a critical voting bloc that is often fully in member our democracy. mayor in of 2017. 400,000 pieces voter education American Research Collaborative, of theThroughout US Housethe of Fountain (Columbia University), overlooked. The current conversation history Representatives of this country, Black people literature, sent 4.5 million pieces of Latino Decisions, and Asian American Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil about young voters changing America is have always led the charge to make social pressure GOTV mail, and sent Decisions, set the record straight about the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers (Newwithout York Times), Greg the Floyd (Local rights lawyer, is a champion of incomplete emphasizing fact this country live up to its ideals of direct voter contact emails Black Americans’ commitment to the College much of central Brooklyn. Before 400,000 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), -- cont'dand onmany Pageothers. 8 of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging
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