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Black Tie International:
Congress of Racial
Equality |
Congress of Racial Equality
Hosts
25th Anniversary
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebration Dinner
Photos by: Joyce Brooks
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Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Mrs. Tova
Leidesdorf, Recipient of the
"International Brotherhood
Award", Tony LoBianca and
Barbara Winston
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Charlene Haroche and Tova Leidesdorf |
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The
Honorable Roy Innis, National Chairman of CORE |
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Countess Marion von Burchard and the Honorable Roy
Innis |
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John
Catsimatidis |
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Chris
Cox and Andrea Catsimatidis |
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Michael Harris |
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Rita
Cosby |
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CORE’s annual dinner was a star-studded
gala event marking the 25th annual dinner celebrating the King national holiday
On
Monday, January 18th 2010, the Congress of Racial
Equality (CORE), America’s third oldest and largest civil
rights organization, hosted its 25th annual
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ambassadorial Reception and
Awards Dinner at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, 52nd
Street at Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.
The dinner, which is the largest annual
celebration in honor of the King Holiday, attracted many
local and national politicians as well as celebrities from
Hollywood, the music industry and the sports world. Many
embassies sent their ambassadors and consuls general to
attend as official representatives.
Each year, special guests serve as
Masters of Ceremony and as keynote speakers. Past MC’s have
included talk radio host Sean Hannity, NY Post gossip queen
Cindy Adams, comedian Alan King and actor Tony LoBianco.
Keynote speakers have included First Lady Laura Bush and
Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Past CORE honorees have included Nobel
Prize winner Elie Weisel, international women’s rights
activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Actors Morgan Freeman and Charlton
Heston, sports legends Muhammad Ali and Hank Aaron, music
superstars Brandy, Janet Jackson and Usher, civil rights
matriarch Rosa Parks and, posthumously, former CORE workers
and civil rights heroes James Cheney, Andy Goodman and
Michael Schwerner.
The 2010 dinner had one of the most
dynamic lineups of attendees and honorees.
www.core-online.org
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