Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Gala (Black Tie)
Time:
July 22, 2022 - 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Room:
Walter E. Washington Convention Center// Ballroom ABC
Sponsored By
(Doors open at 7:00pm)
Moderator: Shannon LaNier, Emmy Award Winning TV Show Host; News Anchor & Fatherhood Influencer
Sponsor Remarks:
Tellis Bethel, Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer, Toyota-
Mark Crawford, Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, BP America
Ray Dempsey Jr., Group Chief Diversity Officer, Officer Barclays
Kamilah Williams-Kemp, VP Risk Products Northwestern Mutual
Esther Ndichu, Executive Vice President of Global Community Relations, UPS and The UPS Foundation
Charles B. Collins Distinguished Trustee Award - Presented by Marc H. Morial
Catherine M. McEvilly, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, American Honda Company, National Urban League Trustee
The Hon. Rodney E. Slater, Partner, Public Policy, Patton Boggs LLP, National Urban League Trustee
Tribute to Whitney M. Young, Jr., and Vernon Jordan
Living Legend Award
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel Emerita, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF)
Retiring Affiliate CEOs:
2020
Buffalo - Brenda McDuffie
Chattanooga - Warren Logan (deceased 1/21)
2021
Jackson - Benita Burt
Peoria - Laraine Bryson
Pittsburgh - Esther Bush
Springfield, IL - Nina Harris
2022
Knoxville Area - Phyllis Young Nichols
2023 Houston Conference Promo
Speaker(s)
Shannon LaNier
Emmy Award Winning TV Show Host; News Anchor & Fatherhood Influencer
Shannon LaNier is an Emmy Award winning TV show host and news anchor with Cheddar News’ ...Read more
Tellis Bethel
Group Vice President & Chief Social Innovation Officer
Toyota
Tellis Bethel is group vice president and chief social innovation officer for Toyota Motor North...Read more
Mark A. Crawford
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
BP America
For more than 20 years, Mark Crawford has worked in the US and the UK, providing legal support...Read more
Ray Dempsey Jr.
Group Chief Diversity Officer
Barclays
Ray Dempsey Jr. joined Barclays in March 2021. He is charged with development and implementation...Read more
Kamilah Williams-Kemp
Vice President, Risk Products
Northwestern Mutual
Kamilah Williams-Kemp vice president of the risk products department of Northwestern Mutual and...Read more
Esther Ndichu
Executive Vice President of Global Community Relations
UPS and The UPS Foundation
Esther Ndichu manages community relations activities and has oversight for the UPS Foundation’s...Read more
The Hon. Rodney E. Slater
Partner, Public Policy
Patton Boggs LLP
Rodney E. Slater served as United States Secretary of Transportation under President Clinton. As...Read more
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
U.S. Representative (D.C.)
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her fifteenth term as the Congresswoman for the...Read more
Sherrilyn Ifill
President & Director-Counsel Emerita
NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. (LDF)
Sherrilyn Ifill served as the 7th president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal...Read more