Great American Emancipation Day Awards

The Positive Community's 4th annual Great American Emancipation Day Awards Banquet on February 25 drew over 400 guests to Newark’s historic Robert Treat Hotel. Our theme: The Dawn of Freedom, 160 Years of The Emancipation Proclamation 1863-2063.

In addition to great food, fellowship and deserving honorees, guests were treated to great music from world renowned Gospel artist, Joshua Nelson, the McDonald's Gospel Choir led by A.Curtis Farrow, and classic jazz songstress Alexis Morrast. Visit thepositivecommunity.com sights and sounds from the event.

Music legends Dionne Warwick and Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool and the Gang were among this year's honorees.

Visit thepositivecommunity.com to view videos presented at the Banquet:

-The Inaugural, Pre-Watch Night Prayer Walk in Newark

- The Cultural Narrative video

-The Cultural Literacy video

- Duke Ellington: My People

-Whitney Houston; Star Spangled Banner

- Linda Caldwell Epps, PhD,: The Dawn of Freedom

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