Gina Prince-Bythewood will receive the Pinnacle of Excellence Award at the Black Business Association’s 2023 Salute to Black Women business conference.
Prince-Bythewood will be recognized not only for his award-winning directing, writing and producing but also for his decades-long career and philanthropic efforts, one of which included funding scholarships for Black students at UCLA’s film program.
The Female King The filmmaker is one of eight honorees scheduled to receive an award at the organization’s 20th annual event celebrating Black women on March 25 in recognition of National Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women Telling Our Stories.”
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass, California congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, retired NBC4 reporter Beverly White, retired radio personality Pat Prescott, California Black Media executive director Regina Brown Wilson and authors Cynthia E. Exum and Devyn Bakewell will be honored along with Prince-Bythewood.
The day’s celebration will include a red carpet, awards luncheon program, dessert reception, vendor faire and panel discussions, such as “Role Models for Success” and “Season of Greatness.”
“This will serve to lift and strengthen us at a time when the world seems to need saving, and we know that Black women will save the world,” Black Business Association president and CEO Sarah R. Harris said in a statement. “As we celebrate the spirit of this year’s theme, we are honored to highlight eight extraordinary women who consistently tell our stories in the ways they know best. With the same enthusiasm, we are delighted to explore whether how can we succeed and progress into our ‘Season of Greatness.’”
The Black Business Association is the oldest active ethnic business support organization in the state of California, according to its website. Since 1970, it has been instrumental in the development and growth of thousands of Black-owned businesses locally and nationally, with the goal of creating a strong economic base for Black communities and urban.
