Current:Home > MyNational Urban League honors 4 Black women for their community impact-LoTradeCoin
National Urban League honors 4 Black women for their community impact
View Date:2024-12-23 14:41:41
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Urban League on Saturday honored and recognized the accomplishments of four Black women who have made significant marks in the community.
Held amid the backdrop of the 30th Anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture, the Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon paid tribute to Faith Jenkins, an attorney, legal commentator and media personality who presided over the TV show “Divorce Court”; Tracy Edmonds, a TV producer and president and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group; Bevy Smith, a radio and TV personality, author and actress; and Lisa Price, the founder and creator of hair products empire Carol’s Daughter.
“The National Urban League felt it was important to create an opportunity for us to showcase the accomplishments of Black women in politics, in business, in fashion, and created this vision of this called ‘Women in Harmony.’ That describes the fact that we also have diversity within the community of Black women in ages, different part of the community, professions and the like,” said Marc H. Morial, president of the National Urban League.
Rhonda Spears Bell, the NUL’s chief marketing officer, said the recognition helps “create an experience for Black women across the globe.”
“The idea behind the title is that we are coming together in unity in our power and in our purpose. When we are together that’s when we fly higher and we go farther in this journey of equity and justice. Women are really at the bedrock of everything that we do. We are excited that we’ve created such a momentous occasion to honor and celebrate women. And Essence is the perfect backdrop to do this because it is the mecca for Black women,” Bell said.
During his opening remarks, Morial noted the upcoming presidential election but encouraged people to remember that it is not the only thing on the ballot this fall.
“We must educate ourselves to vote an entire ballot,” he said, adding that a third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for grabs.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ review: Darren Criss shines in one of the best musicals in years
- Charli D'Amelio Shares 6 Deals You’ll Find in Her Amazon Cart for Prime Day 2023
- The marketing whiz behind chia pets and their iconic commercials has died
- Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Boyfriend Cordae
- Trump's election has women swearing off sex with men. It's called the 4B movement.
- Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics
- Dua Lipa Fantastically Frees the Nipple at Barbie Premiere
- REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize
- Texas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court
- TikTokers Pierre Boo and Nicky Champa Break Up After 11 Months of Marriage
Ranking
- Man found dead in tanning bed at Indianapolis Planet Fitness; family wants stricter policies
- A new pop-up flea market in LA makes space for plus-size thrift shoppers
- The black market endangered this frog. Can the free market save it?
- Amazon Prime Day 2023: Fashion Deals Under $50 From Levi's, New Balance, The Drop & More
- Princess Kate to host annual Christmas carol service following cancer treatment
- One Life to Live Star Andrea Evans Dead at 66
- Over 130 Power Plants That Have Spawned Leaking Toxic Coal Ash Ponds and Landfills Don’t Think Cleanup Is Necessary
- The Bachelorette's Tayshia Adams Deserves the Final Rose for Deal Hunting With Her Prime Day Picks
Recommendation
-
Will Trump curb transgender rights? After election, community prepares for worst
-
Post-Tucker Carlson, Fox News hopes Jesse Watters will bring back viewers
-
It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death
-
Why building public transit in the US costs so much
-
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China
-
TikTokers Pierre Boo and Nicky Champa Break Up After 11 Months of Marriage
-
Time to make banks more stressed?
-
Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates