COLOR Magazine, Boston’s premier multicultural monthly magazine today announced confirmation of its special keynote speaker, Soledad O’Brien, Renaissance Women, Role Model and CNN Special Correspondent, at their First Annual All-Inclusive Awards.
The All-Inclusive Awards will celebrate and recognize three organizations and leaders who have paved the way for change by embracing and fostering workforce diversity and inclusiveness in the areas of Leadership, Supplier Diversity and Change Agent. The awards will take place on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at the Westin Boston Waterfront from 6:00pm to 11:00pm. Karen Ward Holmes, Host and Producer of Cityline will be the Emcee with special guest appearance from local and national leaders including Newspaper Guru Russel Pergament. “I am really excited that Boston will be the place for such a landmark event, said Josefina Bonilla-Ruiz, Founder and Publisher of Color Magazine. “It’
Soledad O'Brien is the former co-anchor of American Morning with Miles O’Brien. Based in New York, O'Brien anchored CNN's flagship morning program from 2003-2007. She is now serving as an anchor and special correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Unit. She is anchoring and reporting in-depth on the most significant stories across the country and the world, and anchors Special Investigations Unit specials throughout the year including CNN 2-part documentary special, Black in America. She began her career as an associate producer and news writer at the then-NBC affiliate, WBZ-TV in Boston, and is a graduate of Harvard University.
COLOR Magazine is a free all inclusive monthly magazine that focuses on diverse professionals and their achievements. With a circulation of 105,000 COLOR Magazine is strategically distributed in 13 weekly and daily newspapers as well as in red boxes throughout New England. Color Magazine boasts a diverse and all-inclusive readership. The magazine’s content is written by writers from various ethnicities, backgrounds and professions covering topics of concern and importance to Boston’s growing ethnic communities.
Tickets are $175 per person or $150 per person if purchased before October 30, 2008. Sponsors include Bank of New York Mellon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Sovereign Bank, Boston Architectural College, Rockland Trust, Red Sox, and Boston Medical Center. Corporate sponsor tables are available. For more information, visit www.colormagazineusa.com or call 781.433.6964.
