THURSDAY • APRIL 23, 2009 • PORTSMOUTH RENAISSANCE HOTEL

Remembering the legacy of
WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR.

National Urban League Executive Director, 1961-1971

Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969

Whitney M. Young, Jr. was a tireless civil rights leader who meshed the tenets of Civil Rights activism with the practices of social work. On numerous occasions, Young conferred with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon; testified before Congress and appealed to the giants of industry on behalf of the National Urban League constituents. Whitney Young’s agenda for Black America and many of the programs he initiated remain to be completed by his successors.

CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE WINNERS OF THE

2009 Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards!

JASMINE C. PENDER
Jocelyn Pretlow Award: High School
Jasmine C. Pender - Winner of the Jocelyn Pretlow Award for High School

Jasmine Pender (center) was awarded the Jocelyn P. Goss Award for College. Pictured with him are (from left): Cox Hampton Roads SVP and General Manager Gary McCollum, CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, Urban League of Hampton Roads President and CEO Edith White and Virginia Beach Delegate Kenneth Alexander.

Jasmine Pender is a sophomore student attending Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, VA. A member of the honors program since middle school, Jasmine is a member of the International Baccalaureate, a program designed to meet the highest standards required of any high school in the world. Jasmine participates in clubs and committees that promote school spirit, unity, and educational awareness.