Gina Prince-Bythewood will receive the Award of Excellence at the 2023 Black Business Association’s Welcome Black Women business conference.
Prince-Bythewood will be recognized not only for her award-winning directing, writing, and production, but also for her decades-long career and philanthropic efforts, some of which include school funding. scholarships for Black students in UCLA’s film program.
Queen The filmmaker is one of eight honorees to receive the award at the organization’s 20th annual event honoring Black women on March 25 in recognition of National Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Honoring our women who tell stories.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, California Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, retired NBC4 reporter Beverly White, retired radio personality Pat Prescott, California Black Media executive Regina Brown Wilson and authors Cynthia E. Exum and Devyn Bakewell will be honored along with Prince-Bythewood.
The daytime celebration will include red carpets, awards luncheons, dessert receptions, vendor fairs and panel discussions, such as “Models for Success” and “Season of Success” mighty”.
“It will help lift and strengthen us at a time when the world seems to need to be saved, and we know that Black women will save the world,” said President and CEO of the Business Association. Black Sarah R. Harris said in a statement. “As we celebrate in the spirit of this year’s theme, we are honored to honor eight wonderful women who have always told our stories the way they know best. With the same enthusiasm, we are excited to discover how we can excel and enter the ‘Season of Greatness’.
The Black Business Association is the oldest operating ethnic business support organization in the state of California, according to the association’s website. Since 1970, it has played an important role in the growth and development of thousands of Black-owned businesses locally and nationally, with the goal of creating a strong economic base for communities. black and urban communities.
