FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON,
SONIA MANZANO & MORE TO BE HONORED AT
BROADWAY HOUSING COMMUNITIES / THE SUGAR HILL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ART & STORYTELLING ANNUAL GALA
November 6, 2018 – HillaryRodham Clinton will receive the Special Distinction Award at the annual gala hosted by Broad way Housing Communities and the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, two iconic institutions in Harlem.
Clinton will be recognized for her 40+ year legacy in public service as an advocate, attorney, humanitarian, First Lady, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State, among other leadership positions.
“Hillary Clinton is one of the world’s leading advocates for justice, equality, children, families, and building strong, healthy and empowered communities, all pillars of the work that is done at Broadway Housing Communities and the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling. Her history-making work is an inspiration”, said Ellen Baxter, Founder and Executive Director of Broadway Housing Communities, a not-for-profit organization that addresses the challenges of poverty and homelessness for adults, children, families and communities in Upper Manhattan.
Titled “Community Matters,” the gala scheduled for Monday, November 12th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at 583 Park Avenue will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Dorothy Day Apartments and the power of housing, education and art to build strong communities.
Also to be honored at the event:
- Sonia Manzano – award-winning actress and author who has inspired and educated children and families for over 40 years as “Maria” on Sesame Street. Manzano paved the ground for Hispanic actors as one of the first Hispanic characters on national television. She was raised in the South Bronx, attending the High School of Performing Arts, later earning a scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Once back in New York, she stared in the original production of the off-Broadway show Godspell. She has won 15 Emmys as part of the Sesame Street writing team and twice nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series. Also a noted author, her books include The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and No Dogs Allowed.
- Faith Ringgold – Distinguished American painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist, recipient of more than 75 awards including 22 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degrees, and some of the most noted art fellowships, grants and pubic commissions in the world, including the National Endowment For the Arts Award for painting and sculpture, The La Napoule Foundation Award for painting (France) and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for painting. She is a a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, where she taught art from 1987 until 2002, and has written 16 children books (including Tar Beach, turned into an HBO animated series) that have won dozens of awards. Her best selling memoirs originally published in 1995, has been re-released by Duke University Press.
- Margaret Anadu – Managing Director and Head of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, she spearheads the operation that has committed more than $6 billion to community and economic investments, benefiting underserved communities and serving as a facilitator for the revitalization of distressed urban neighborhoods. Margaret serves in multiple boards for community and economic development, including the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, Center for an Urban Future, Core Innovation Capital and 651 Arts. She graduated from Harvard College in 2003.
More about Secretary Clinton:
A graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School, Secretary Clinton began her life-long work on behalf of children and families by joining the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1974, she moved to Arkansas, where she married Bill Clinton and became a successful attorney while also raising their daughter, Chelsea. As First Lady of the United States, from 1993 to 2001, Secretary Clinton championed health care and led successful bipartisan efforts to improve the adoption and foster care systems, reduce teen pregnancy, and create the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In 2000 she made history as the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first woman elected to statewide office in New York. In 2007, she began her historic campaign for president, winning 18 millions votes and becoming the first woman to ever win a presidential primary or caucus state.
In her four years as America’s chief diplomat and the President’s principal foreign policy adviser, Secretary Clinton led the effort to restore America’s leadership in the world. She negotiated a cease-fire in Gaza that defended Israel’s security and headed off another war in the Middle East, mobilized an international coalition to impose crippling sanctions against Iran, and championed human rights around the world, as she has her entire career.
In 2016, Secretary Clinton made history again by becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. She is the author of seven best-selling books. What Happened – released in September of 2017 – spent 16 weeks on the New York TimesBestseller List.
“Our 2018 honorees are all ground-breakers who inspire us all to continue our work to tear down walls, build bridges and cause positive change. We look forward to a fantastic gala celebration on November 12th”, said Lauren Kelley, Executive Director of the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling.
For more information about the gala, the public can visit www.broadwayhousing.org.
ABOUT BROADWAY HOUSING COMMUNITIES:
Founded in 1983,Broadway Housing Communities (BHC) directly responds to the affordable housing needs of West Harlem and Washington Heights residents living in deep poverty, while integrating families with children from the New York City shelter system. Today, BHC operates seven residential buildings for homeless and at-risk families and single adults, two early childhood centers and three community art galleries. The Sugar Hill model, including the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, is BHC’s newest initiative and a hallmark of equitable opportunity, stability, and learning.
ABOUT THE SUGAR HILL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ART & STORYTELLING
The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling is the cultural capstone of the Sugar Hill Project in Harlem, a mixed-use community revitalization initiative developed by Broadway Housing Communities, a nonprofit organization based in West Harlem and Washington Heights. The Museum offers year-round art exhibitions, storytelling series, art-making workshops and an early childhood arts education curriculum. Museum programs are designed to nurture the curiosity, creative spirit and cognitive development of three- to eight-year-old children, building the language, literacy and critical thinking skills that lead to lifelong learning.
The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling is located at 898 St. Nicholas Avenue at 155th Street in New York City. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Admission: Free for children 8 and under.
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