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SUMMARY:Just Brooklyn Prize Inaugural Awards Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund and Brooklyn Community Foundation will honor recipients of the inaugural Just Brooklyn Prize, a new $100,000 annual award to celebrate five outstanding BIPOC champions in the fight for racial justice in Brooklyn, with an award ceremony at Barclays Center on September 18 at 6:00PM.The ceremony will feature a keynote address by Brooklyn-native Patrick Gaspard, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress, and special presentations from Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Maya Wiley, Dr. Uche Blackstock and more.The event is free and open to the public.RSVPRepresenting a diversity of backgrounds and professional pursuits – journalism, women’s healthcare, economic development, and community organizing– the 2023 recipients of the Just Brooklyn Prize are:Debra Ack, Founding Member, East NY Community Land TrustLa'Shawn Allen-Muhammad, Executive Director, Central Brooklyn Economic Development CorporationSamora Coles, Founder, Alex House ProjectC. Zawadi Morris, Founder, BK ReaderChanel Porchia-Albert, Founder, Ancient Song Doula ServicesThe 2023 Just Brooklyn Prize winners were chosen by a selection committee of Brooklynites, including:Dr. Uche Blackstock, Founder and CEO, Advancing Health EquitySharon Daughtry, Executive Director, Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood AllianceRev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, President, Auburn Theological SeminaryRandy Peers, President and CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of CommerceAntonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough PresidentOuigi Theodore, Creative Director and Founder, The Brooklyn CircusMaya Wiley, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsAngela Yee, Host, Way Up With Angela YeeJo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director, Asian American Federation
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