FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2011
Contact: Philip Esteem
PrideIndex.com announced 4 additional recipients of the 2011 Esteem Awards
The Advocate magazine’s Forty Under 40, Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post, Angel L. Brown-Ross and SPARK Among Honorees
(CHICAGO – May 4, 2011) Today, PrideIndex.com announced 4 additional recipients of the 2011 Esteem Awards. PrideIndex.com is pleased to announce The Advocate magazine’s Forty Under 40, Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post, Angel L. Brown-Ross of Queer Black Cinema Institute and SPARK have been named to receive this year’s Esteem Award,” said Phiip Esteem of PrideIndex.com. “These organizations and individuals serve as role models for all,” he continued.
The Esteem Awards honors local and national organizations and individuals for their continued efforts in supporting the African-American and LGBT community in the areas of entertainment, media, civil rights, business and art. The 2011 Esteem Award honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Saturday, July 2, at Sidetrack Nightclub, 3349 North Halsted, from 1:00PM – 4:00PM in Chicago.
Here’s a partial list of the 2011 Esteem Awards finalist:
Chicago Honorees
Outstanding Service, Male – Jamal Edwards CEO of Howard Brown Health Clinics
Outstanding Service, Female – Mary F. Morten, Activist, Producer & Director
Outstanding Service, Transgender – Joy Morris, Executive Director of TransActions ChicagoOutstanding Social Services/CBO – Chicago House
Outstanding Magazine Reporter or Columnist – Sukie de la Croix of Gay Chicago Magazine
Outstanding Newspaper Reporter or Columnist – Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times
Institutional Award – Keith Elliott, Founder of Dance for Life Chicago
Artistic Expression – Tarell Alvin Mccarney for The Brothers/Sisters plays
Promoters of the Year, Male – Talents of Chicago
Special Recognition – Project SYNCERE
National Honorees
Outstanding Service, Male – Curtis Lipscomb, Executive Director of KICK: The Agency for LGBT African Americans (Detroit)
Outstanding Service, Female – Angel L. Brown-Ross, Executive Director of Queer Black Cinema Institute (New York)
Outstanding Service Transgender – Monica Roberts, Lecturer and Founder of TransGriot Blog (Houston)
Outstanding Social Services/CBO – National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities (NAESM) (Atlanta)
Outstanding Magazine Reporter – Emil Wilbekin Essence magazine/Essence.com
Outstanding Magazine Feature – The Advocate magazine’s 40 Under Forty
Outstanding Newspaper Reporter or Columnist Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post
Outstanding Website – LoveBScott.com
Outstanding Blog – TheCynicalOnes.com (Los Angeles)
Outstanding Podcast or Webseries – NoMoreDownLow.tv (Los Angeles)
Institutional Award – Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund (Washington, DC)
Artistic Expression – Kenny Leon, Artistic Director of True Colors Theatre (Atlanta)
Promoters of the Year, Male – James Saunders of JSP (New York)
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