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
Category: Awards/Honors
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
LDF Announces 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD)
SAVE THE DATE: LDF TO HOST 32ND ANNUAL NATIONAL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (NEW YORK, NY) – September 26, 2018 – The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has announced its 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD) will take place Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 6:30pm at the Ziegfeld… Continue reading LDF Announces 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD)