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Meeting of the Minds P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y A DA M PHA N
In March, Aura Galleria hosted its third annual Our Minds, Our Voices awards luncheon at JB Duke Hotel, recognizing the accomplishments of 10 Women of Distinction in fields such as education, medicine, business and more. The event also honored Aura’s 2019 Woman of Influence Cathy Hughes, founder of media company Radio One (now known as Urban One) and the first African American woman to head a publicly traded corporation.
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4 1 Ann Penn, Princess Hester, Sandra White-Olden, Rochelle Graham, Victoria Thornton, Carolyn Darnell, Denise Motley and Nichole Hatcher-Foster. 2 Woman of Influence award recipient Cathy Hughes, Melissa Wade and former mayor Bill Bell. 3 Martin Case, Anitra Manning, Denise Bax and Bishop Apostle Zella Berry Case. 4 Marsha Newby, D. Ann Gray, Trish Harleston, Melissa Hill and Kathy Springfield-Cobb. 5 Phyllis Mack Horton, Woman of Distinction honoree Kristi Jones, Linda Shropshire Grissom and Teresa Carmi. 6 Sherry Bass, Lori McFadden, Norma Martin and Jarvis Martin.