ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
T
he NAACP has a long history of persistent ac- tion aimed at eliminating
prejudice in the entertainment industry. There is no other or- ganization that has confronted the misuse of media to infl u- ence negative public attitudes toward race like the NAACP. The Associa- tion has been at the forefront of the struggle for the inclusion of all Americans, regardless of race, in the entertainment industry, and has created the NAACP Image Awards to celebrate our presence.
As the na-
Past President Award honorees include (from top) bestsell- ing author Van Jones, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Three-Time Heavyweight Boxing
Champion Muhammad Ali
tion’s premier event cel- ebrating the outstanding
achievements and perfor- mances of people of color in the arts, as well as those indi- viduals and groups promoting social justice through creative endeavors, the Image Awards pays homage to those activists and entertainers who are over- looked by mainstream media. The annual star-studded
event boasts 53 competitive categories in the fi elds of mo- tion picture, television, music and literature. There are also several honorary awards, and
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the President’s Award is one of the most prestigious. Selected by the National
President of the NAACP, the President’s Award is pre- sented to an individual or group to recognize special achievement in furthering the cause of civil rights and public service. Past honorees include
Three-Time Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali; Van Jones, best-selling author and former special advisor for green jobs to President Barack Obama; and General Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State. As evidenced by our past
honorees, we celebrate the best and brightest our com- munity has to offer. So we encourage you to watch live Friday, February 1, at 8/7C on NBC, as NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous an- nounces and pays tribute to the 2013 President’s Award honoree.
Selected by the National President of the NAACP, Benjamin Todd
Jealous, the President’s Award is presented to an individual or group to recognize special achieve- ment in furthering the cause of civil rights and public service.
Watch the 44th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Friday, February 1, at 8/7C on NBC
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