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!

DR. JAMES M. REEVES
Vivian C. Mason Award
Dr. James M. Reeves - Winner of the Vivian C. Mason Award

Dr. James M. Reeves (2nd from right) was awarded the
Vivian C. Mason Award. Pictured with him are (from left): Cox Hampton Roads SVP and General Manager Gary McCollum, CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, VA Beach Department of Economic Dev’t. Business Development Coordinator Robert Ruhl and Urban League of Hampton Roads President and CEO Edith White.

Dr. James M. Reeves has devoted his life to educating others about the value of inclusion and promoting diversity, either by example or force of effort. He chaired the Music Department at Norfolk State University, mentored numerous students and faculty members, and helped the University secure funds for the Upward Bound Program for low income students. He was the first black to become a member of the Norfolk Symphony (now called the Virginia Symphony).