The 2023 HBCU Power Awards Introduced By Ford, Financial institution Of America, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime and Morehouse College Division Of Scholar Life
Hosted by Starz Power Ebook IV Actor, Isaac Keys, the 2023 HBCU Power Awards will function a efficiency by Nickelodeon TV Alumni, Leon Thomas.
ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The HBCU Power Awards has added Keith Sweat and his full band to the invoice to carry out at this 12 months’s HBCU Power Awards. It ought to be duly famous that civil rights icon, and former Atlanta Mayor, residing legend, Andrew Younger, will obtain the “Icon Award” at this night of excellence going down on Friday, October 27, 7:30PM at Morehouse College (positioned at Martin Luther King Jr Worldwide Chapel – 830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta GA 30314).
As a senior aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., within the Southern Christian Management Convention (SCLC) throughout the Nineteen Sixties, Younger helped form the civil rights motion and its philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
Ambassador Younger joins a powerful checklist of honorees, together with: Pinky Cole (CEO, Slutty Vegan/Clark Atlanta College), Charles King (CEO, MACRO/Howard College), Cynthia Bowman (SVP Chief Variety Officer, Financial institution of America/Spelman College), Datari Turner (President, Foxxhole Productions), April Ryan (White Home Correspondent/Morgan State College) and Henry Goodgame (VP, Exterior and Alumni Relations/Morehouse College).
Hosted by Starz’s Power Ebook IV Actor and Morehouse Alumnus (c/o 96), Isaac Keys, the night of excellence will function R&B legend Keith Sweat alongside a reside band, celebrating 35 years of the hit single, “Make it Final Perpetually.” As well as, Motown recording artist Leon Thomas will carry out songs from the acclaimed EP, Electrical Nightfall.
Based and government produced by Sundance movie/occasion producer Jash’d Kambui Belcher (Morehouse c/o ’99), and government produced by actor Derek “Fonzworth Bentley” Watkins (Morehouse c/o ’96) and CEO of URGE Growth Group/chief strategist of URGE Imprint Roderick Hardamon (Morehouse c/o ’98), in addition to, actress/dancer Faune Watkins (Spelman c/o ’23), the HBCU Power Awards honors the achievements and accomplishments of HBCU alumni and supporters who’re making modern and vanguard achievements in enterprise, sports activities, philanthropy, media, music, know-how, TV, movie, politics, civil service and style.
“We created the HBCU Power Awards to function a platform to have fun black excellence and to spotlight the significance of HBCUs in our communities,” says Belcher. “Our honorees embody the spirit of success and dedication to group that HBCUs have instilled in college students for many years.”
“In a time when the existence of our HBCUs is being threatened, the HBCU Power Awards is a shining reminder of the genius and innovation that black faculties generate yearly,” provides Watkins.
Presenting Sponsors of the 2023 HBCU Power Awards embody: Ford and Amazon. Further sponsors are Morehouse College Scholar Companies, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime and Financial institution of America.
Ticket can be found at HBCUPower.com.
The HBCU Power Awards
October 27, 2023
7:30pm – pink carpet
8:30pm – program
Morehouse College – Martin Luther King, Jr Chapel
830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
For extra data go to HBCUPower.com
ABOUT THE HBCU POWER AWARDS
The HBCU Power Awards was created to herald the accomplishments of students who attended traditionally black faculties and universities and have succeeded in opposition to the percentages. This particular recognition is bestowed upon a choose few who’ve overcome adversity in society in an effort to attain distinctive distinction. The objective of the HBCU Power Awards is to positively impression a artistic synergy between HBCU alumni, college students and school by strengthening and/or creating relationships amongst them. The Awards goals to encourage youth to carry their abilities to an HBCU. It’s going to additionally open the door to new and modern fundraising alternatives at Morehouse College.
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