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Joint Center 2011 Annual Gala Dinner

Mandarin Oriental

1330 Maryland Avenue SW | Washington, DC 20024

May 3, 2011

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies held its Annual Gala Dinner on May 3, 2011, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. The Joint Center presented its highest honor, the Louis E. Martin Great American Award, at the event. This year's recipient, United States Representative (D-GA) and civil rights activist John Lewis, joins the ranks of past honorees, including former Presidents Jimmy Carter and William J. Clinton, Congressmen James E. Clyburn (D-SC) and Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Muhammad Ali, lawyer and civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., the late civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy I. Height, and the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Sponsors of the 2011 Annual Gala Dinner included:

Circle of Chairs	President's Circle

Leadership Circle

More photos from this event can be found in the 2011 Annual Gala photo gallery.

For information on some of our past Annual Galas, please visit the pages for our 2009 Gala and our 2010 Gala.

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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a catalyst for groundbreaking research and critical policy analysis on topics of concern to all Americans, especially African Americans and other people of color. Founded in 1970 to encourage civic and political participation in the African American community, the Joint Center continues to support black leadership and other black policy makers by serving as a source of trusted information, innovations, and ideas on a broad range of issues. Through its scholarly research, distinctive analyses of issues, and convening of forums, the Joint Center helps guide the policy process toward practical solutions on America's most challenging issues - and toward a better future for all Americans.

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