6th ANNUAL PHILADELPHIHA LEGACIES PORTRAIT & COMMUNITY AWARDS

4809 Germantown Avenue,Philadelphia PA 19144

03 October, 2021

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Sharing Philadelphia Legacies and Unsung Heroes. Honoring Emma Chapelle, Jannie Blackwell, Dr. Molefi Asante, James Spady, Jabari Jones... MEET US AT the INTERSECTION OF HISTORY, FINANCE, & ADVOCACY! legacies are meant to be learned and shared... Philadelphia Legacies is more than an event. Philadelphia Legacies highlights those sung and unsung Philadelphians and organizations who have made major contributions to our city by creating beautiful portraits commissioned to outstanding local artists, presenting awards, running historic tours through Philadelphia neighborhoods that trace those legacies, and supporting Philadelphia nonprofits. Purchase Tickets, Ads, and Sponsorship here. A portion of the proceeds are donated to Philadelphia non-profits on the frontline. 2021 marks our sixth year. Sunday, October 3, 2021 beginning 5:00 pm with hor d'oeuvres and networking and 7pm sharp serving of dinner at The Victorian Banquet Hall located 4809 Germantown Avenue in our great city, we will honor and share the legacies of the honorable JANNIE BLACKWELL, the late great trailblazer EMMA CHAPPELLE, world renowned scholar DR. MOLEFI ASANTE, the late journalist and historian JAMES SPADY, and Local Union 332 the late SAM STATEN, SR. and NATE SABIR with commissioned portrait awards. Blockson Collection curator DR. DIANE TURNER legacy will be shared via the Lifetime Achievement Award and JABARI JONES, president of The West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative, via the Young Person-To-Watch Award. Also, discover the legacy stories of our Community Leadership awardees: Odunde’s OSUNBUNMI FERNANDEZ, SHELAH McMILLAN of the Black Doctors Consortium, Award-winning Activist and Spoken Word Artist IVY STATEN-MINOR, Beauty Industry Leader and Small Business Advocate ANN TURNER, and North Philadelphia Community Advocate DANITA BATES. LIVE JAZZ by the Sam Reed Band. Individual Tickets and Tables are available now as well as Ads for our Print and Digital COMMEMORATIVE JOURNAL as well as for our Print Commemorative Newspaper (11x17 - 5K distribution). Sponsorships are available beginning at $5,000. Inventory of Assets and Opportunities available upon request. For more information, contact Stephen Satell at [email protected] or call or text (215) 432-2898. www.philadelphialegacy.org CultureWorks of Greater Philadelphia is the official fiscal sponsor for Philadelphia Legacies. Philadelphia Legacies (PL) is quickly embarking on its fifth year. Each year we have exceeded our expectations, and it has become clear that we will be an important annual celebration for years to come. PL highlights those Philadelphians who have made major contributions to our city by creating beautiful portraits commissioned to outstanding local artists, presents awards to unsung heroes working in our communities, run historic tours through Philadelphia neighborhoods, and raise money for nonprofits in Philadelphia which combat poverty. We also hold networking meetings so that those supporting Philadelphia Legacies can benefit from each other’s resources and wisdom.