Quotes from those at the Tribune’s Most Influential African Americans of 2019 event:
Bernard Tynes, left, Aminata Sy, Jillian Patricia Pirtle, Lauren Footman, Jamillah Moore, Ariell Johnson and Sue Ellen Zhang were among those honored as 10 People Under 40 to Watch in 2019. — PHOTO: Abdul R. Sulayman/Tribune Chief Photographer
These gentlemen were among those being honored as part of the Tribune’s Most Influential African Americans in Philadelphia event. — PHOTO: Abdul R. Sulayman/Tribune Chief Photographer
Pastor of Dare to Imagine Church Dr. Kevin R. Johnson, left, was among those honored as a Mover and Shaker. — PHOTO: Abdul R. Sulayman/Tribune Chief Photographer
Senior Pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller, left, talks to President of the Father’s Day Rally Committee Bilal Quayyum at the Pennsylvania Convention Center before Thursday’s Most Influential event. Waller was recognized in the Movers and Shakers category, while Quayyum was in the African-American Leaders group.
— PHOTO: Kayla E. Brown/Tribune
Guests at Thursday’s ceremony laugh and enjoy the fellowship at The Philadelphia Tribune’s annual event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. — PHOTO: Kayla E. Brown/Tribune
Hundreds attend the event that showcases the best and brightest the Greater Philadelphia region has to offer.
— PHOTO: Kayla E. Brown/Tribune
These are part of the Movers and Shakers who were honored Thursday evening during the Tribune’s Most Influential African Americans in Philadelphia event. They are people who make things happen in our region beyond their individual positions. — PHOTO: Marissa Weekes Mason/Tribune
Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Board Chair Lynette Brown Sow and Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau President/CEO Julie Coker Graham share a laugh as they go on stage to be honored as part of Philadelphia’s Most Influential African-Americans.
— PHOTO: Marissa Weekes Mason/Tribune
Tribune President and CEO Robert W. Bogle smiles as he brings up PECO’s Doug Oliver for an impromptu speech at the annual event Thursday evening. — PHOTO: Marissa Weekes Mason/Tribune
Broadcast pioneer Trudy Haynes, far left, was among the guests at Thursday’s event. She was the nation’s first African-American TV weather reporter in Detroit, Michigan, in 1963 before coming to Philadelphia, where she became the first African-American TV news reporter for KYW-TV. — PHOTO: Marissa Weekes Mason/Tribune
Pastor of Salem Baptist Church of Roslyn and an African American Leaders honoree the Rev. Marshall Mitchell served as an entertaining emcee of Thursday night’s event.
— PHOTO: Marissa Weekes Mason/Tribune
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