National Action Network Convention gives awards at annual event
Staff Writer
2014-04-11
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The grass root organization National Action Network has grown up. The group is holding their annual conventions and structured awards with major corporate support sponsors.
Visionary, social activist and influential religious leader Bishop Victor T. Curry, was presented the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker award at the 16th annual Keepers of the Dream Awards held at the 16th annual National Action Network Convention (NAN) in New York City. The event is held each April to mark the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's death and, honor those who have committed themselves to fairness, racial harmony while advocating for the principles which Dr. Martin Luther King fought for. The event was co-hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton and talk show host Wendy Williams. The guest speaker of the night was Secretary Arne Duncan, United States Department of Education. Curry is the Founder/ Senior Pastor of the New Birth Baptist Church Cathedral of Faith International, Miami, Florida and the Pastor of the St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church in Dania Beach, Florida which has over 13,000 members and 80 ministries collectively. The award was established in recognition of pastor/theologian, civil rights leader, and cultural historian Dr. Wyatt T. Walker, often called "Harlem's Renaissance Man" for his multiple gifts and varied careers.