CORE’s 2006

KING HOLIDAY

CELEBRATION

The Congress of Racial Equality – CORE- held its 21^st annual King Holiday Celebration on January 17^th at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City.  More than 2,200 people attended the star-studded event.

The Chairman and keynote speaker of this year’s event was H. E. John R. Bolton, United States Ambassador to the United Nations

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N, H.E. John Bolton

 gives keynote address at CORE's 2006 MLK Dinner.

     The Dinner Chairman was Rich Bagger, Vice President of Pfizer, Inc. Recording Artist and Grammy Award nominee, Melissa Morgan, performed “Lift Every Voice & Sing” and the New York Chapter of the USO sang the “National Anthem”. Rabbi Shea Hecht delivered the invocation

(l-r) Pfizer Vice President & Dinner Chairman, Rich Bagger; CORE Chairman Roy Innis;

Mississippi Governor, Haley Barbour and

NRA, Executive Director, Wayne LaPierre.

NY USO Troup

performed the

 "National Anthem" 

Recording Artist

Melissa Morgan

sang

"Lift Every

Voice & Sing"

CORE Chairman, Roy Innis, address the capacity crowd

 Honorees included: The people of the State of Mississippi for their amazing improvements in race relations. Once a hot-bed of racism in America and the State where more civil rights volunteers were killed or injured including: 3 CORE workers--James Chaney; Micky Schwerner and Andy Goodman, Mississippi now boast more Black elected officials in than any other State in the U.S. Mississippi Governor, Haley Barbour, accepted the award on behalf of the citizens of Mississippi.

Superstar Entertainer Usher Raymond, III receives MLK Award

from CORE Chairman, Roy Innis, and

CORE's Executive Director

George Holmes.

     Also honored was superstar recording artist, Usher Raymond, III for "Outstanding Achievement" and for serving as a positive role model for our youth; Usher's Mom & Manager,  Jonneta Patton was also recognized for her many achievements and for being an outstanding Role Model and parent to Usher and her family.

Usher's Mother, Jonetta Patton, received an MLK Acheivement Award as Usher, Roy Innis and CORE Executive Director George Holmes look on.

     Native New Yorkers who now reside in Texas, The Marian Anderson String Quartet, received a Martin Luther King Award for their Acheivements in the field of classical music

The Marian

Anderson

String Quartet

was presented

with an

"Achievement"

Award at

CORE's 2006

King Holiday

Awards Dinner

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Talent Spotlight

The Constant

String Trio

     The Constant String Trio has performed at the Kennedy Center; on a Carnegie Hall stage; as the debut artists of Musica Reginae Productions; on the concert series of the historic sites in Old Westbury and Philipse Manor, and several other places in the tri-state area.  They have also performed in Florida, Martha’s Vineyard and France.

     The trio has performed at corporate functions for the New York Times, Columbia University and Kraft Foods. They have also performed for many private parties and numerous churches.

The Constant Family String Trio

(l-r) Pierre, Jessica & Daniel

Pierre (20) - Viola - is a soloist with the Little Orchestra Society at Avery Fisher Hall, Westchester Philharmonic, South Shore Philharmonic, Long Island Symphony and the Riverside Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared in 3 PBS specials.

Jessica (17) - Cello – is a soloist with the Westchester Philharmonic, Long Island Chamber Orchestra and has appeared on the Syndicated radio program “From the Top”. Her chamber group participated in the Fiscoff national competition and won. She will graduate from Julliard Pre-College this year.

Daniel (19) - Violin – is soloist with the Long Island Chamber Symphony, South Shore Symphony, and Mannes College of Music. He won 1^st prize in the Omega Psy Phi Fraternity Talent Search and won a scholarship from the Nat’l Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Mannes Preparatory Division.

Contact:  

The Constant String Trio

 C/O Ms. Thea Ursula Schell

(212) 316-4426