Grammy Winning Artist Regina Belle Performs at Atlanta Urban League 90th Anniversary Gala

Nov. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- ATLANTA, GA. (November  2010) – The Atlanta Urban League will celebrate 90 years of serving the metro Atlanta community with its 49th Annual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner featuring rhythm and blues vocalist Regina Belle. The dinner will be held Saturday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and will honor those who demonstrate a commitment to bettering the community through initiatives and exemplary service which advance equal opportunity in metro Atlanta. This year’s dinner is chaired by Deborah Thomas, Atlanta Urban League Board Member and Vice President of Human Resources for Cox Media Group. Jovita Moore, news anchor and reporter for WSB-TV’s Channel 2 Action News, will serve as the mistress of ceremonies.

Former retired Atlanta Urban League President, Lyndon A. Wade who served as the agency's chief executive officer for more than 32 years, is among the 2010 honorees and will be presented with the Legacy Award. The 2010 Equal Opportunity Award honorees are civil rights trailblazers Dr. Joseph E. and Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery Other honorees include, State Farm Insurance Company, Lucy Hall-Gainer of Mary Hall Freedom House, Inc. and Jae Brown of the Atlanta Urban League Young Professionals.

“I am elated that The Atlanta Urban League is honoring me with this special recognition,” said Wade. “The Equal Opportunity Day Dinner is a time for the agency to recognize those who are working to improve the quality of life for everyone in our city and I am proud to be a part of it.”

Several of Atlanta’s top companies are supporting this year’s dinner. Sponsors include Darden Restaurants, The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Heineken USA, Georgia Power Company, Macy’s, State Farm Insurance Company, Aetna Foundation, American Honda Motor Company, ING Foundation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, UPS, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., AGL Resources, Coca-Cola Refreshments, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, MillerCoors, Home Depot, Kroger, Nationwide Insurance Company, Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Sun Trust Bank and Greenberg Traurig.

"The Atlanta Urban League is proud of its history of service and impact on the lives of the people we have helped to raise their educational attainment and secure employment," said Nancy Flake Johnson, President and CEO of the Atlanta Urban League..

More than 30 of the agency's former board members are serving on the Honorary Host Committee and include such distinguished individuals as Xernona Clayton, Curley Dossman, Jocelyn Dorsey, Frank McClosky, Ann Cramer, Judge Clarence Cooper, Miranda Mack McKenzie, Charles Johnson, Esq., Jerome Russell, Nancy Rafuse, Lawrence Ashe, City Councilman Aaron Watson and many more.

Members of the business community as well as nonprofit, professional and political organizations and all interested individuals are invited to attend. To become an event sponsor or to purchase individual tickets, visit www.atlul.org or call 404-659-1150.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA URBAN LEAGUE

The Atlanta Urban League is an affiliate of the National Urban League, the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African-Americans and other under served communities to enter the economic and social mainstream. Founded in 1920, the Atlanta Urban League seeks to enable under served persons and families in Metropolitan Atlanta to achieve their highest human potential and secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights through its programming and services. The League offers programs in housing, employment services, job skills development, education, entrepreneurship, and sustainable communities and youth development. For more information, visit www.atlul.org or call 404-659-1150.