{"id":1364313,"date":"2021-05-09T23:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/?p=1364313"},"modified":"2021-05-09T23:51:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:51:50","slug":"ebony-harlem-awards-celebration-uplifts-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/09\/ebony-harlem-awards-celebration-uplifts-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebony Harlem Awards Celebration Uplifts Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African American Cultural Center celebrated the annual Ebony Harlem Awards on Stafford Commons on the evening of Sunday, April 25, 2021. This year&#8217;s celebration was also simulcast on YouTube Premiere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QMByaHLik3Q\">Watch the recording<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Ebony Harlem Awards of Excellence is the annual celebration of Black excellence at NC State. The event began in 1993, making this year the 27th anniversary of recognizing the amazing efforts and impact of the Black community on- and off-campus. This special program recognizes current NC State students, faculty and staff who reflect and represent, through their leadership, dedication and talents, the mission of the African American Cultural Center.<\/p>\n<p>We congratulate this year&#8217;s honorees as well as all the 2021 graduates.<\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>Literary Talent Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Elikem Dodor (recipient)<\/li>\n<li>Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe<\/li>\n<li>Jalen Rose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dance Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kaelah Avery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jailyn Gales\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor Rowland (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instrumental Music Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D\u2019Alex Thomas\u00a0 (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nate Browning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Vocal Music Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mayaan Eaves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabriel Montague (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josi Ocran<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Art Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joseph Campbell (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Entrepreneurship Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor Butler-Majesty\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juniper Nie (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joseph Campbell<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Toni &#8220;Mama&#8221; Thorpe Activism Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joanay Tann\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elikem Dodor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dae Melvin\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Joanne Woodard Leadership Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tashana Flewwellin\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jarrell Patterson (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juniper Nie\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elikem Dodor\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kita Adams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Augustus Witherspoon Distinguished Person Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brianna Harvey\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starr Gibens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nash Winstead Academic Achievement Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amira Watson (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Daniels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dame-Dame Undergraduate Research Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Lewis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sydney Floryanzia (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>From Theory to Nia Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tahj Boston<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tsharre Sanders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiffany Dangleben (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jeremy Lea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graduate Student Impact Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nia Powell\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiffany Dangleben\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chelsea Smith (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Darien Dixon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dion T. Harry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Staff Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>Jegnaship Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Angelitha Daniel (recipient)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jameco McKenzie\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lynn Locklear Fisher\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Lisa Bass Freeman\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keith Martin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sticks in a Bundle Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jameco McKenzie\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kory Saunders (recipient)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bradford Hill<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Faculty Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>Dr. Lawrence M. 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This year's celebration was also simulcast on YouTube Premiere.\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QMByaHLik3Q\">Watch the recording<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Ebony Harlem Awards of Excellence is the annual celebration of Black excellence at NC State. The event began in 1993, making this year the 27th anniversary of recognizing the amazing efforts and impact of the Black community on- and off-campus. This special program recognizes current NC State students, faculty and staff who reflect and represent, through their leadership, dedication and talents, the mission of the African American Cultural Center.\n\nWe congratulate this year's honorees as well as all the 2021 graduates.\n<h2>Undergraduate Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>Literary Talent Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Elikem Dodor (recipient)<\/li>\n \t<li>Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe<\/li>\n \t<li>Jalen Rose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dance Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kaelah Avery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jailyn Gales\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor Rowland (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instrumental Music Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D\u2019Alex Thomas\u00a0 (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li 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Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joanay Tann\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elikem Dodor<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dae Melvin\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Joanne Woodard Leadership Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tashana Flewwellin\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jarrell Patterson (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juniper Nie\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elikem Dodor\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kita Adams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Augustus Witherspoon Distinguished Person Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brianna Harvey\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starr Gibens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nash Winstead Academic Achievement Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toinette Powers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amira Watson (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Daniels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dame-Dame Undergraduate Research Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Lewis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sydney Floryanzia (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>From Theory to Nia Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tahj Boston<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tsharre Sanders<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiffany Dangleben (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jeremy Lea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graduate Student Impact Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nia Powell\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiffany Dangleben\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chelsea Smith (recipient)<\/span><\/li>\n 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