PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A cross-section of more than 350 of Philadelphia's elected and government officials, educators, businesspersons, community activists and labor leaders today attended a reception at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, here, at which The Philadelphia Tribune's annual list of the City's "Most Influential" African Americans was announced to the public.
Scheduled to be published in the newspaper's Sunday supplement, The Tribune Magazine, on March 1, 2009, the list includes three elected officials: State Representative Dwight Evans, U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; two education leaders: School Superintendent Dr. Arlene Ackerman and School Reform Commission Chair Sandra Dungee-Glenn; two businesspersons: A. Bruce Crawley, president, Millennium 3 Management Inc. and founder, Philadelphia African American Chamber of Commerce and Ahmeenah Young, president and CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority; one appointed government official: Carl Greene, executive director, Philadelphia Housing Authority; two community/civic leaders: J. Whyatt Mondesire, president, Philadelphia NAACP, and Sharmain Matlock-Turner, president and executive director, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
In addition to the list of "Most Influentials," the Tribune also published a list of "10 People Under 40 to Watch in 2009," 75 "African-American Leaders," and 42 "Movers & Shakers" of the Delaware Valley, who demonstrate leadership beyond their positions.
According to Tribune Magazine Editor Shonda McClain-Hill, the selection process for the "Most Influential" issue extends over a six-month period, with final recommendations made by a blue-ribbon panel of African-American professional and civic leaders, including Robert L. Archie, Jr. Esq., Duane Morris LLP; Romona Riscoe-Benson, president, African American Museum in Philadelphia; Irv Randolph, managing editor of the Philadelphia Tribune and Barbara Grant of Cardenas Grant Communications.
Commenting on this year's "Most Influential" issue, Tribune Publisher Robert W. Bogle said: "With the many challenges we face, both as a nation and a city, we need leadership that speaks to the specific issues of our community. One cannot talk of this City's greatness and commitment to its residents without including the contributions of African Americans -- who they are and what they do to make our city function more effectively."
The Philadelphia Tribune is the nation's oldest and the Greater Philadelphia Region's largest daily newspaper serving the African-American community. The National Newspaper Publisher's Association, a trade association representing 205 African-American-owned newspapers, has recognized the publication as the "Best Newspaper in America" in seven out of the last eleven years.
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