National Urban League Celebrates Women's History Month With Women of Power Awards
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman to Receive First-Ever Young Woman of Power Award
NEW YORK (March 1, 2021) -- In recognition of Women’s History Month, the National Urban League has announced the honorees for its prestigious Women of Power Awards, to be presented at a virtual celebration on March 25 at 7pm Eastern Time.
The honorees are:
- Abby Phillip, CNN senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday
- Stacey Abrams, Founder & Board Chair, Fair Fight Action
- Brittany Packnett Cunningham, activist, educator, host of UNDISTRACTED, and MSNBC contributor
- Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Chief Executive Officer, Feeding America
- Kizzmekia Corbett, PhD, research fellow and scientific lead, Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team, NIH, NIAID, Vaccine Research Center
- Andrea Custis, President & CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia
- Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet, activist and author
“The National Urban League’s Women of Power Awards is a virtual celebration of the leaders, influencers, and achievers – extraordinary women of color – who made the most significant impact on our lives in 2020,” National Urban League President Marc H. Morial said. “In a year of historic challenge and transformation in politics, public health, social justice, grassroots activism, and the arts, Black women drove change, exerted leadership, and set the bar for distinguished service and achievement. We know their names. We honor their contributions.”
For many years a highlight of the National Urban League Conference, the awards ceremony this year will be held virtually, streaming at 7pm EST, March 25, on the National Urban League’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels and on NUL.org. CBS News correspondent and co-anchor of CBS Saturday, Michelle Miller, will serve as host and mistress of ceremonies. The event is held in partnership with UPS, Toyota, Target and AARP.
For the first time, the National Urban League will honor a Young Woman of Power, in recognition of Gorman’s inspiring performances at the Presidential Inauguration and the Superbowl, as well as the role young people have played in demanding racial justice.
The celebration will include performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius, as well as a tribute to Vice President Kamala Harris and other women of achievement, including U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, Black Votes Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown and Washington State Senator T’wina Nobles.
For more information, or to RSVP for the event, visit https://nul.org/event/women-power-awards