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York and a former chancellor of the The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor Mayor New York public schools system. David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Pioneering producers Stephen Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their The U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT the initiative. protecting vulnerable workers from R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara company Frontwith Row Production, Natives; and persons limited OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION employment discrimination. The SEP Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina Identify best practices for reaching brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” literacy or English proficiency. (EEOC) has launched the REACH identifies vulnerable workers as: Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen vulnerable and underserved and “A Streetcar Named Desire” Kotagal joined the EEOC as a initiative: “Enhancing OutREACH to immigrant and migrant workers and Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Centralcommunities and consider how with a multi-ethnic cast commissioner Aug. 9, 2023, forto a Vulnerable Workers and Underserved to develop an increased presence workers on temporary visas; people Park Five survivors of gross injustice term expiring in JulyIn2027. Broadway. 2016 they bring Communities,” a new, multi-year with developmental or intellectual on December 18 from 6:00pm – in rural areas and areas far from “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner effort led by Commissioner Kalpana disabilities; workers with mental physical EEOC office locations. The EEOC advances opportunity in 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, Kotagal. The initiative focuses on 46 West health related disabilities; individuals Lupita Nyong ’O tofederal Broadway. Develop recommendations the workplace by enforcing 116th Street. ensuring EEOC’s outreach and with arrest or conviction records; to present to the EEOC Chair for laws prohibiting Honorees,employment the so-called Central education efforts are effectively LGBTQI+ individuals; temporary “Each honoree chosen for enhancing outreach efforts. discrimination. More information Park 5, are collectively and reaching workers who are the workers; older workers; individuals recognition has often demonstrated Kotagal is holding her first in-person is available at www.eeoc.gov. Stay individually heroes. They are least likely to seekleadership the agency’s employed in low wage jobs, including exceptional and vision inREACH listening session in Las connected with the latest EEOC news survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangelemployed in such assistance, their great need. or Vegas today teenage workers her ordespite his respective profession with local non-profit by subscribing to our email updates. miscarriage of justice in New York’s “I am delighted jobs; survivors of gender-based endeavor that and Commissioner in some significant organizations and labor unions that history; having been railroaded majority. now leads The was a member of the New York violence; Kotagal agreedhas to lead this critical NativeShe Americans/Alaska measure contributed towards have experience working with lowand unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the effort to ensureathat thejust EEOC is in this wage workers creating more society and workers of color th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, accessible to allsays members theNews and serve country,” Black of Star as trusted partners on the they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. public,founder includingand the most vulnerable publisher Milton ground. th ranging from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 workers and those who live in much parts work Allimadi. “Obviously before being exonerated when the “As the daughter of immigrants, I Congress Clarke serves on of the needs countryto that geographically Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a beare done here and know what is possible in this great actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce removed from an office,” said State Assembly member, is now around theEEOC world.” country, and that it is due in no Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. a New York City council member The gala starts at 6:00pm with a small part to our nation’s deep Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food “The REACH initiative will help us and a champion of education for commitment to equal opportunity,” cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. safety, energy development, public to identify ways to more effectively our youth. Kotagal said. “By ensuring that dinner and awards ceremonies. There health, communications, the reach underserved communities— The Black Star News, which focuses Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is is accessible willrural be musical environment, and interstate and including areas, entertainment many Tribal by the Commission on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host to vulnerable and underserved opera Cassandra Douglas international commerce. nations, and singer other communities at been featured as a result of some if communities, we can advance fair and executive producer, radio DJ, and from harmonica phenomenon significant distance from the EEOC’s its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, and inclusive workplaces andhonoree, achieve is poet, songwriter, music recording William Galison. David Dinkins is 53 field locations.” York Daily News, The New York a leading andfor founder of systemic change.developer I’m grateful artist and producer, rapper, writer honored for Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began The REACH — he initiative was Newwill: York City’s first the opportunity to hear directly from Content magazine. African American-owned real HoldAfrican in-person and virtual listening his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo American mayor and alsolocal stakeholders across the country estate firm with $3.5 billion worth sessions with a broad range of Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s welcomed Nelson Mandela to theabout how the agency can enhance of properties under development stakeholders in different areas its outreach efforts and make the been a talk show host at WBLS and have included: Gil Noble (Like It city after his release in 1990. around the country to examine how or of management — he was one promise equal opportunity a reality Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad WLIB radio in New York City. He Rep.can Charles alsotohonored the EEOC bolsterRangel, its efforts for all.”of the pioneering developerswho O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has a Friday night radio talk for Lifetime Achievement, reach vulnerable and underserved has helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. initiative advances the served in 1971. He The is REACH communities byCongress identifyingsince existing the once-blighted Anacostia Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel EEOC’sneighborhood Strategic Planinfor Fiscal Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founder a recipient of The Bronze medal for barriers to reporting discrimination Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William Objective II. A to of World of Money, is a champion helpingrecommendations save soldiers behind enemyYears 2022-2026’s and soliciting A champion of African-American Pollard (Medgar Evers College), ensure “[m]embers of the public are of financial literacy for youth-- she duringthese the Korean War. on howline to serve populations economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba aware of employment discrimination better.Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic contemplating a possible run for NYC teaches knowledge about handling Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna laws and know their rights and money, budgeting and planning. Review and evaluate existing mayor in 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), responsibilities under these laws.” research and recommendations on Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of Representatives from New Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Barbara Arnwine, Also, itHonoree furthers the EEOC’s Strategiccivil effective outreach tools, the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose strategies, 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local rights lawyer, a champion Enforcement Plan foris Fiscal Years of and methods inform Brooklyn. the work of much oftocentral Before 2024-2028 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting of ethnic (SEP),voting whichrights prioritizes entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging
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