CBCF: The Avoice Heritage Celebration Dinner ~ Washington, DC ~ February 15, 2012
We had the great opportunity to capture a wonderful event presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. The third annual Avoice (African American Voices in Congress) Heritage Celebration was held at the Eatonville Restaurant in Washington, DC. The reception and awards dinner, as communicated by Avoice, “honored organizations for their work in preserving African-American legislative history and for their commitment to cultivating minority civic engagement, public discourse on African-American history, or the preservation of important historic artifacts through philanthropic or programmatic support.” The awardees for 2012 were:
Distinguished CBC Member Preservation Avoice Heritage Award: Barbara Jordan Archive Collection
Distinguished Organization Avoice Heritage Award: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH)
Distinguished Corporation Avoice Heritage Award: Johnson Publishing Company
Here are some images from the evening…


Dr. Elsie Scott, President & CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, welcoming the guests at the reception:


The Mistress of Ceremony, WUSA 9 Morning Weekday Anchor, Andrea Roane:

Mr. Keith Wright, CBCF Executive Vice President & COO, and his wife:

Dr. Scott and Congresswoman Donna Christensen (USVI):

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD) presented the award for ASALH:

The Avoice Heritage Awards were presented by Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL), Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD) and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX):

The awards were accepted by: Mr. Kevin Chappell, Senior Editor at Johnson Publishing Company; Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus, Executive Director of ASALH; and Mr. Bernard Forrestor, Archivist/Coordinator of Special Collections at Texas Southern University where the Barbara Jordan Papers are located:



Congratulations to all of this year’s awardees!