ESSENCE & Perennial Sports and Entertainment Present a Special Inaugural Weekend...

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:43pm EST 

ESSENCE & Perennial Sports and Entertainment Present a Special Inaugural
Weekend Commemoration

CELEBRATING THE DREAM: A SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE 

HONORING ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT AND POLITICS


    WHAT:  ESSENCE & Perennial Sports and Entertainment are partnering to
           host a special awards brunch and reception to commemorate
           the historical Inaugural weekend, as well as President-elect
           Barack Obama's National Weekend of Service.  This momentous
           event will convene an influential assemblage of honorees and
           presenters to fete African-American achievement and highlight
           the community's leading role models and their important work
           as activists, pioneers and public servants.

           Celebrating the Dream: A Salute to Excellence is an invitation-
           only event dedicated to honoring the ground-breaking
           accomplishments of Black leaders in business, entertainment and
           politics.



WHO:
    --  Advocate Award Recipient Kerry Washington, Actress
    --  Vision Award Recipient Reuben Cannon, Television and Film Producer
    --  Leadership Award Recipient Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chairwoman,
        Congressional Black Caucus
    --  Trailblazer Award Recipient Sylvia Rhone, President, Universal Motown
        Records
    --  Advocate Award Recipient Hill Harper, Actor/Author
    --  Program Participant Bishop T.D. Jakes, Author





    WHEN:     Sunday, January 18, 2009
              11am-3pm
              12 noon: Awards presentation
                           ***PRESS CALL-TIME: 11:30AM***
                             For media RSVPs, visit:
                    www.perennialinauguration.com/pressRSVP.php

    WHERE:    House of Sweden
              2900 K Street, NW
              Washington, DC

    CONTACTS:  Dana Baxter, ESSENCE, 212-522-1634 (dbaxter@essence.com)
               Ashley Etienne, Perennial Sports and Entertainment,
               202-441-5320 (ashley_etienne@hotmail.com)


About Essence Communications Inc.:
Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) is the leading media and communications
company dedicated to African-American women.  With a multi-platform presence
in publishing, live events, and online, the Essence brand is "Where Black
Women Come First".  The company's flagship publication, ESSENCE magazine, is
the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women; generating brand
extensions such as the Essence Music Festival, Women Who Are Shaping the World
Leadership Summit, Window on Our Women (WOW I & II) and Smart Beauty I, II &
III consumer insights, the Essence Book Club, Essence.com, and ventures in
digital media (mobile, television and VOD).  For 38 years, ESSENCE magazine,
which has a readership of 8.1 million, has been the leading source of
cutting-edge information relating to every area of African-American women's
lives.  Additional information about ECI and ESSENCE is available at
essence.com.

About the Perennial Family:
Perennial Strategy Group serves public, private, and non-profit clients
targeting revenue generation strategies that utilize government and industry
relations, global diversity, and management consulting expertise.  Perennial
Sports and Entertainment is a sports management firm, representing athletes
internationally in all major sports, as well as the NBA referees union and the
MLB umpires union.

/PRNewswire - Jan. 12/



SOURCE  ESSENCE Magazine
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