Benjamin Crump Awards for social justice to be held Jan. 16

By Tariqah Shakir-Muhammad | Last updated: Jan 14, 2020 - 5:40:10 PM

In this 2015 photo: Atty. Benjamin Crump (from left), Lesley McSpadden, Atty. Anthony Gray, Michael Brown, Sr. and activist Anthony Shahid at press conference announcing civil lawsuit against city of Ferguson.

Social advocacy group Equal Justice Now will honor three fighters in the cause of social and equal justice and advocacy January 16 at The Venue of Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.

Attorney Benjamin Crump who the award was named after, has been serving in the pursuit of justice with a passion for advocacy since the beginning of his career. He stood alongside the family of Trayvon Martin, the family of Alesia Thomas after the 35-year-old mother died while in police custody and countless others in the fight for justice for their loved ones.

Honorees of this year’s Benjamin Crump Equal Justice Now Awards include: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) who has dedicated 40 years fighting for women, children, Black communities and the poor; TV personality and Detroit-based Judge Greg Mathis a longtime advocate for the poor; and Attorney Darrell D. Miller who for 20 years has represented figures in the entertainment industry.

The awards ceremony will be held at The Venue of Hollywood, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif., from 7-11 p.m.

The ceremony will also be attended by entertainment stars Natasha Alam from True Blood and Entourage; Novi Brown of Tyler Perry’s Sistas; Patrick Faucette from the Haves & Have Nots; NBA Youngboy; Persia White of the TV show Girlfriends and The Vampire Diaries; and many more. For more information, visit www.equaljusticenow.org or Eventbrite.com

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