Inez Dickens and Hon. David N. Dinkins
100 Black Men of NY Gala
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he Board of Directors of One Hundred Black Men, Inc. (OHBM) of New York honored seven business and civic leaders at the organization’s 35th Annual Benefit Gala held on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Nearly 500 guests attended the celebration at the New York Hilton Hotel that honored Torrence Boone, Global Head of Agency Sales & Services, Google; Duane C. Farrington, EVP/CAO, State Farm; Carla A. Harris, vice chair, Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley; Hon. Charles B. Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives; Amar’e Stoudemire, professional basketball player, six-time All-Star New York Knicks power forward, actor, author, producer, motivational speaker and philanthropist; Gary Smalls, recognized as Mentor of the Year; and former NYPD Chief of Department Phillip Banks III, who received a special surprise award – The Robert J. Mangum Founders’ Award. “It is my distinct privilege to join you tonight to celebrate 52 years of leadership, advocacy and community service, by honoring individuals whose professional leadership, service and empathy for others are consistent with the mission and vision of our founders and the core values of One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York,” said OHBM President Michael J. Garner.
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L–R: Eugene Mitchell, NY Life; Michael Pugh, CEO Carver Bank
L–R: Robert Haywood; Andrea Elder-Howell; Duane Farrington, EVP/CAO, State Farm; Steven Board; Renaldo Stroud, OHBM board member
Photos: Wali Amin Muhammad and Margo Jordan
L–R: James B. Milliken, chancellor, CUNY; Hazel Dukes and George Hulse
Will Brown, Jr. co-chair, gala committee; Rev. Jacques Andre De Graff; Phil Banks III; former NYPD chief of Department, Michael J. Garner and Robert B. Brown, 3rd VP, OHBM and CFO, New York Yankees
Michael Jones- Bey, director Supplier-Diversity, Con Edison; Rudy Crew, president of Medgar Evers College; Kevin Parker, New York State Senator; Steven A. Board, executive director, OHBM New York Michael J. Garner, OHBM president; and Chief Diversity Officer MTA with Hilton Smith, SVP, Turner Construction Company March 2015 The Positive Community
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