MAAWOCU’s News and Events
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MAAWOCU Executive Director, Vira Jones, with (l to r) Attorney Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), and Isaiah Washington, actor, author, and philanthropist.
MAAWOCU’s Executive Director, Vira Jones with the 2016 Mandela Honorees, (l to r) Vietnam Veteran Herbert Sweat, Former Mayor Bill de Blasio's Veterans Affairs Commissioner, Dr. Loree Sutton, M.D., and Komal Ahmad, CEO/Founder, COPIA
MAAWOCU Executive Director, Vira Jones (center), with (l to r) Sharon Content, President/Founder, Children of Promise; Hon. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, Former African Union Ambassador to the U.S.; Hon. Laurie A. Cumbo, NYC Council Majority Leader; and Hon. Judge Betty Staton, President, Brooklyn Legal Services.
Mandela Humanitarian 2018 Award Honorees
MAAWOCU’s Executive Director, Vira Jones with the 2018 Mandela Honorees, (l to r) Minister Tony Muhammad, Founder, United In Peace Movement, Academy-Award Winning Costume Designer, the Black Panther Movie, Ruth Carter, James Shaw, Jr., Waffle House Hero, Kevinee Gilmore, Founder #FosterCare and Rob Garris, CEO/Founder, Throwaway Children Foundation.