Category: Awards/Honors

McDonald’s® is Sponsor Of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

  McDonald’s® USA will serve as the Official Sponsor of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, with Toyota, Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal also participating in the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions which will air exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET.  McDonald’s sponsorship includes the Rising Star Award presented by… Continue reading McDonald’s® is Sponsor Of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

Wendy Raquel Robinson and Tank To Host 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

NAACP Image® Award-winning Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson and GRAMMY® Award-nominated R&B singer Tank will host the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African-American achievements and contributions. The gala black-tie ceremony will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia on Sat. Jan. 19, 2019… Continue reading Wendy Raquel Robinson and Tank To Host 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

Missy Elliot to be Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Musical titans Dallas Austin, Missy Elliott, Tom T. Hall, John Prine, Jack Tempchin & Yusuf / Cat Stevens will become the latest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 50th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. These legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as, “The Boy Is Mine,” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Angel… Continue reading Missy Elliot to be Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Howard University School of Business Ranked Among Best

Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks Howard University School of Business No. 38 on its 2018 Global Business School Ranking. The Bloomberg BusinessWeek list ranks the best global business schools, encompassing 124 MBA programs across the Asia-Pacific region, Canada, Europe and the U.S. “We are very proud of Howard’s ranking by Bloomberg BusinessWeek,” says Dean of Howard Business… Continue reading Howard University School of Business Ranked Among Best

The ASCAP Foundation Honors Valerie Simpson

  The ASCAP Foundation honored R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson with its George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner with The ASCAP Foundation Masters Award at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors tonight. The ceremony took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street,… Continue reading The ASCAP Foundation Honors Valerie Simpson

Chaka Khan Among Women Of Power Legacy Award Honorees

Black Enterprise will present its highest honor in recognition of the achievements of black women when it presents the Women of Power Legacy Awards at the 2019 Women of Power Summit on Feb. 28, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Women of Power Summit is the nation’s No. 1 executive development and leadership conference for women of color, annually attracting… Continue reading Chaka Khan Among Women Of Power Legacy Award Honorees

Brandy, Jermaine Dupri and June Ambrose are Among Urban One Awards Recipients

Urban One has announced the honorees for the inaugural URBAN ONE HONORS Awards show, set for December 9, 2018 at The Anthem in Washington, DC.  The show will be hosted by comedian and REACH Media personality DL Hughley. Urban One Honors is presented by MGM National Harbor and Radio One’s Washington D.C. radio stations Majic 102.3 & 92.7, 93.9 WKYS,… Continue reading Brandy, Jermaine Dupri and June Ambrose are Among Urban One Awards Recipients

Billboard To Honor St. Beauty With American Express Impact Award

Billboard, the leading destination for charts, news, trends and innovations in music, and American Express announced today that Alex Belle and Isis Valentino of St. Beauty will receive the American Express Impact Award at the 13th annual Women in Music event on December 6 in New York City. “We are thrilled to have trailblazer Janelle… Continue reading Billboard To Honor St. Beauty With American Express Impact Award

Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award

Two music pioneers who have excelled in their respective genres — R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner — will be recognized at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors on December 12 in New York City. Simpson will receive the distinguished ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award while Wagner… Continue reading Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award

Stephon Marbury Set to Receive AmCham China Pioneer Award

AmCham China is proud to announce that basketball star Stephon Marbury is the winner of this year’s Pioneer Award, which recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the US-China relationship. Marbury has embodied those principles since arriving in China in 2010, both through exemplary leadership on the basketball court, and through a range of… Continue reading Stephon Marbury Set to Receive AmCham China Pioneer Award

Rev Run Among Honorees at The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner

Lionsgate’s Sandra Stern, NCIS’ Chas. Floyd Johnson, Rev Run (RUN DMC) & Justine Simmons, Jake Rademacher and Penny Rieger Among Honorees at The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner The Caucus Foundation Awards Grants to Film Students Top L-R: Sandra Stern, President, Lionsgate Television Group, Joseph “Rev Run” of RUN… Continue reading Rev Run Among Honorees at The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner

NAACP LDF Hosts 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner

NAACP LDF HONORS CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPIONS AT 32ND NATIONAL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER Honoree Bryan Stevenson, NAACP LDF president Sherrilyn Ifill and actor Kendrick Sampson attend the 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on November 1, 2018 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. [credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images] (NEW YORK) – November 5, 2018 – On… Continue reading NAACP LDF Hosts 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner

MTV Will Honor Janet Jackson at the 2018 MTV EMAs

MTV will honor Janet Jackson with its 2018 “Global Icon” award at the “2018 MTV EMAs,” one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from around the world. Jackson will perform a medley of her greatest hits including her recent smash single, “Made for Now.” Janet Jackson is one… Continue reading MTV Will Honor Janet Jackson at the 2018 MTV EMAs

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Announces Honorees For 31st Anniversary Awards Gala

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is proud to announce its 2018 award recipients, being honored for their commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their bold leadership in the higher education, corporate and legal communities. This will take place at TCMF’s 31st Anniversary Awards Gala, October 29th in Washington, DC at the… Continue reading Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Announces Honorees For 31st Anniversary Awards Gala

Patti LaBelle to Headline The Executive Leadership Council’s 2018 Recognition Gala

  Two-time Grammy® Award-winner and legendary recording artist Patti LaBelle will serve as the marquee entertainment at The Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) 2018 Recognition Gala, taking place on October 11 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC. The ELC hosts this special event each year to celebrate outstanding business leaders and corporations for their support of… Continue reading Patti LaBelle to Headline The Executive Leadership Council’s 2018 Recognition Gala

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