BLACK STREET's 1st Annual BLACK CELEBRATION Awards

On Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Carlton Hotel in New York City, BLACK STREET Founder and CEO Judith Jacques held her inaugural edition of the BLACK CELEBRATION Awards in Black-Tie fashion, celebrating the amazing achievements of African-American men and women that don't get the mainstream accolades that they deserve in various fields such as Education, Law, Politics and Medicine, just to name a few. Veteran actor/producer/activist/author Isaiah Washington, ESSENCE Magazine Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor, Actress/Co-Founder of WEEN (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) Sabrina Thompson and Jean Alerte, CEO of public relations firm Alerte, Carter and Associates, all received special honors for their efforts in being the positive examples they have been and will continue to be within the Black community. Stacy NC Grant gave an incredible and memorable speech on Black Empowerment that ignited a joyous spark throughout the entire room!
Every single individual who was nominated, along with the ones who took home an award are all equally making a victorious difference in the African-American community through their hard work, dedication and unrelenting services to others. The amazing entertainment was provided by Courtney Porter, who beautifully sang the Black National Anthem 'Lift Every Voice,' Long Island's own Jeanette Berry, a very talented singer/songwriter who is also an educator, and CH2, who performed and sang the Sam Cooke classic song 'A Change Is Gonna Come.'  The entire evening was educational, uplifting and motivational on all levels! Big kudos go out to Judith for creating this special awards ceremony, and she said it best when she stated that the Black community is in dire need of more and more leaders during her closing speech, and I can definitely see BLACK STREET and the annual BLACK CELEBRATION Awards continuing to evolve to higher heights for years and years to come in creating those new leaders for the future and beyond with God's will! I also want to send a big kudos out to Yaya Rey, founder and CEO of  YA IndieGround House Management for extending the invitation to cover this groundbreaking event!

For the complete list of winners and nominees, log on to www.blackcelebrationwards.com, and to learn more about Judith's mission of showcasing the greatness within the African-American community, you can log on to www.blackstreetonline.com.