Essence & Southern Company Evening Of Excellence
Southern Company President, External Affairs, Christopher C. Womack; The Honorable Congresswoman Barbara Lee, CBC Chairwoman (Advocate Award); ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray; and ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks. (Photo, Dane Bryant)
ESSENCE & Southern Company joined together on Friday, September 25th, to host An Evening of Excellence—a special awards reception held in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to commemorate the achievements of today’s most influential politicians and architects of change. An esteemed list of Washington’s “who’s who” were among the more than 500 hundred guests that convened at the Reagan International Trade Center to pay homage to the ground-breaking accomplishments of today’s leading Black activists, pioneers and public servants. The honorees were: The Honorable Congresswoman Barbara Lee, CBC Chairwoman (Advocate Award); Suzanne Malveaux, CNN Washington Correspondent (Journalist of the Year Award); Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., Morehouse College President (Hope Award); and Dr. Henry Panion III, Musician/Activist (Civic & Cultural Advancement Award). The event was hosted by Access Hollywood co-host Shaun Robinson, and culminated with a celebration featuring DJ D-Nice and an exclusive performance by multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and musician Raphael Saadiq.
Other attendees included: ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks; ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray; Southern Company President, External Affairs, Christopher C. Womack; TV One President and CEO Johnathan Rodgers; BET CEO Debra Lee; BET Founder Bob Johnson; U.S. Senator Roland Burris (IL); U.S. Congressman Artur Davis (AL); Ambassador Ron Kirk; Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Butts; actress Malinda Williams; Director/Actor Robert Townsend; Actor Leon; retired NFL star Emmitt Smith and his wife, Patricia Smith; HOT 97 Radio Personality Angie Martinez; and many others.
ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks; Access Hollywood co-host Shaun Robinson; and ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray. (Photo, Dane Bryant)
ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks; ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Baranco Automotive Group and Board Director of Southern Company Juanita Baranco; and Southern Company President, External Affairs, Christopher C. Womack. (Photo, Dane Bryant)
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