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On the same stage where Nelson Mandela became an honorary citizen of Canada some 15 years ago, a group of awards named after the iconic human rights leader were presented to fashion model Naomi Campbell, African-American civil-rights activist Al Sharpton and other individuals who have achieved success through empowerment.
The 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards dinner drew a crowd of about 200 to the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday night, where Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela, handed the first award to Campbell, a close friend of the Mandela family, for breaking down racial barriers in the fashion industry.
Campbell has refused “to see her skin as an obstacle to becoming one of the world’s most achieved supermodels,” said Mandela, who highlighted her fearlessness, strength and perseverance (putting aside for a moment that Campbell is also one of the most beautiful women to ever strut this earth). “Tonight, we don’t just celebrate a supermodel, we celebrate a super woman,” said Mandela.
In accepting her award, Campbell told her audience: “I’m committed to changing perceptions in our industry so that diversity is normal rather than the exception to the rule.”
The gala, which included live drumming, singing and amazing acrobatic dance, recognized both black community leaders and their allies. Present were such honourees as Canadian television host Tyrone Edwards and such local broadcasters as Sabine Daniel and Barbara Laurenstin, along with 18-year-old Mitch Kurylowicz, the driving force behind Project Jenga, and Peggy Taillon, founder and president of HERA Mission.
At the start of dinner, Nelson Mandela Legacy ambassador Gwen Madiba, gave an inspiring talk to the audience about the importance of creating a legacy for oneself, and of reaching one’s potential by moving barriers and pushing limits.
“We realize that sometimes we’re not always given what we think we deserve; often times because of the colour of our skin,” said Madiba. “It is on us, believe me, to push for change, to create opportunities for ourselves. For as Tata [Nelson Mandela] once said, ‘It always seems impossible, until it’s done’.”
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
From left, HERA Mission founder and president Peggy Taillon with her son, Devlin, nine, and his buddy, Motsumi Maayani, and event publicist Julie Beun at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, girlfriend Aisha McShaw with Rev. Al Sharpton and Angie Sakla-Seymour of Ottawa-based Angie’s Models & Talent International at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent African-American civil-rights leader, with supermodel Naomi Campbell, at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, local broadcasters and honourees Barbara Laurenstin and Sabine Daniel at the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, honourees Mitch Kurylowicz, founder of the charity Project Jenga, and African-American civil rights activist Al Sharpton at the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
TV personality Tyrone “T-Rex” Edwards of E! News and Much, at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, with Gwen Madiba, ambassador of the Nelson Mandela Legacy in Canada and the USA.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell was at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, to receive a Mandela Legacy Award during the 2016 Black History Month Gala.
Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, was at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, to present the Mandela Legacy Awards to deserving men and women during the 2016 Black History Month Gala.
From left, Rev. Al Sharpton with Lindo Mandela and her husband, Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, and supermodel Naomi Campbell at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on Saturday, March 19, 2016, for the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards.
King Hector Jr. with Mariama Khadija and Fawziyyah Isa at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
The crowd was treated to a stunning cultural dance and acrobat show during the Mandela Legacy Awards at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
The crowd was treated to a stunning cultural dance and acrobat show during the Mandela Legacy Awards at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Ottawa resident Cindy Harrison brought her daughter, Mariah Whitney, 21, as her date to the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards, held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Ingrid Daniel with her sister, honouree Sabine Daniel, and their mother, Violene Gabriel, at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, for the 2016 Black History Month Gala for the Mandela Legacy Awards.
Stan Kurylowicz and Lynda Kurylowicz with their son, Project Jenga founder Mitch Kurylowicz, one of the recipients of a Mandela Legacy Award handed out at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Mandela Legacy Award honouree Peggy Taillon, president and founder of HERA Mission of Canada, with Fiona Gilfillan and Amy Porteous at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Simba Chirisa, Anne Kantharajah and Nashie Chivhunga at the VIP reception for the 2016 Black History Month Gala and its Mandela Legacy Awards, held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
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The 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards dinner drew a crowd of about 200 to the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday night, where Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela, handed the first award to Campbell, a close friend of the Mandela family, for breaking down racial barriers in the fashion industry.
Campbell has refused “to see her skin as an obstacle to becoming one of the world’s most achieved supermodels,” said Mandela, who highlighted her fearlessness, strength and perseverance (putting aside for a moment that Campbell is also one of the most beautiful women to ever strut this earth). “Tonight, we don’t just celebrate a supermodel, we celebrate a super woman,” said Mandela.
In accepting her award, Campbell told her audience: “I’m committed to changing perceptions in our industry so that diversity is normal rather than the exception to the rule.”
The gala, which included live drumming, singing and amazing acrobatic dance, recognized both black community leaders and their allies. Present were such honourees as Canadian television host Tyrone Edwards and such local broadcasters as Sabine Daniel and Barbara Laurenstin, along with 18-year-old Mitch Kurylowicz, the driving force behind Project Jenga, and Peggy Taillon, founder and president of HERA Mission.
At the start of dinner, Nelson Mandela Legacy ambassador Gwen Madiba, gave an inspiring talk to the audience about the importance of creating a legacy for oneself, and of reaching one’s potential by moving barriers and pushing limits.
“We realize that sometimes we’re not always given what we think we deserve; often times because of the colour of our skin,” said Madiba. “It is on us, believe me, to push for change, to create opportunities for ourselves. For as Tata [Nelson Mandela] once said, ‘It always seems impossible, until it’s done’.”
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
From left, HERA Mission founder and president Peggy Taillon with her son, Devlin, nine, and his buddy, Motsumi Maayani, and event publicist Julie Beun at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, girlfriend Aisha McShaw with Rev. Al Sharpton and Angie Sakla-Seymour of Ottawa-based Angie’s Models & Talent International at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent African-American civil-rights leader, with supermodel Naomi Campbell, at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, local broadcasters and honourees Barbara Laurenstin and Sabine Daniel at the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, honourees Mitch Kurylowicz, founder of the charity Project Jenga, and African-American civil rights activist Al Sharpton at the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
TV personality Tyrone “T-Rex” Edwards of E! News and Much, at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, with Gwen Madiba, ambassador of the Nelson Mandela Legacy in Canada and the USA.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell was at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, to receive a Mandela Legacy Award during the 2016 Black History Month Gala.
Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, was at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, to present the Mandela Legacy Awards to deserving men and women during the 2016 Black History Month Gala.
From left, Rev. Al Sharpton with Lindo Mandela and her husband, Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, and supermodel Naomi Campbell at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on Saturday, March 19, 2016, for the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards.
King Hector Jr. with Mariama Khadija and Fawziyyah Isa at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
The crowd was treated to a stunning cultural dance and acrobat show during the Mandela Legacy Awards at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
The crowd was treated to a stunning cultural dance and acrobat show during the Mandela Legacy Awards at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Ottawa resident Cindy Harrison brought her daughter, Mariah Whitney, 21, as her date to the 2016 Black History Month’s Mandela Legacy Awards, held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Ingrid Daniel with her sister, honouree Sabine Daniel, and their mother, Violene Gabriel, at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016, for the 2016 Black History Month Gala for the Mandela Legacy Awards.
Stan Kurylowicz and Lynda Kurylowicz with their son, Project Jenga founder Mitch Kurylowicz, one of the recipients of a Mandela Legacy Award handed out at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Mandela Legacy Award honouree Peggy Taillon, president and founder of HERA Mission of Canada, with Fiona Gilfillan and Amy Porteous at the 2016 Black History Month Gala held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
From left, Simba Chirisa, Anne Kantharajah and Nashie Chivhunga at the VIP reception for the 2016 Black History Month Gala and its Mandela Legacy Awards, held at the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
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