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| Senator Clinton hosts her 5th annual African American heritage celebration |
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| Joins with M·A·C Cosmetics to donate $25k to
four New York Charities fighting AIDS in the African American community. |
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| New York, NY - In celebration of Black History Month, Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton hosted her 5th annual African American Heritage Celebration in Harlem yesterday,
honoring several distinguished African American business and community leaders at the Harlem Children's Zone. |
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| Established in her first year in office, the African American Heritage Celebration
aims to acknowledge the tremendous contribution of
notable African Americans to New York State, by honoring individuals and organizations that have been successful in a wide variety of fields -
from government and science, to business and entertainment. |
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| This year, Senator Clinton's honorees included: |
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| Alphonse Fletcher, President/CEO of Fletcher Asset Management, who recently committed $50 million
to institutions and individuals working to improve race relations and to close the class divide between African-Americans who have
benefited from the civil rights movement and those who have not. |
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| Paul T. Williams, who currently serves as President of 100 Black Men of New York, Founder of
Toussaint Capital Partners, and of-counsel at the international law firm of Bryan Cave; |
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| Lorna C. Hill, the 1st woman accepted into Dartmouth and the Founder and Executive Director of
the Ujima Company, Inc., the oldest professional repertory theater company in Western New York; and |
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| Robert Carmona, co-founder, President and CEO of STRIVE National, a New York City based
job-readiness program that helps those deemed “unemployable” get and keep jobs. |
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| “Today we pay tribute to African American history and honor the achievements of
African Americans who are making history,”
Senator Clinton said. “I am so proud to honor this group of esteemed individuals who are leaders in the truest sense of the word -
their good works carry with them not only the positive effects of the acts themselves, but also great force as examples for others to follow.
They are truly an inspiration.” |
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| At the event, Senator Clinton also joined with M·A·C Cosmetics President
and M·A·C AIDS Fund Chairman John Demsey to present four local AIDS service organizations each
with $25,000 checks from the M·A·C AIDS Fund. |
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| The four recipients of the M·A·C AIDS Fund grants were: |
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| · Iris House (to support their women's social services program) |
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| · North General Hospital (to support a recently opened 28-unit non-congregate living facility for
homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS) |
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| · Caribbean Women's Health Association (for their AIDS Education and Case Management Program) |
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| · Haitian Women's Program (to fund a 2-year HIV prevention and education project in Brooklyn) |
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| The M·A·C AIDS Fund provides vital support to men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. Since 1994, the M·A·C AIDS Fund has
raised more than $40 million through the sales of VIVA GLAM products. The proceeds are distributed to organizations worldwide that provide
direct care services and daily essentials to those afflicted with HIV/AIDS, and that offer HIV/AIDS education, awareness and prevention
programs and support the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS-affected individuals. |
