Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Honorees for Women of Vision Awards
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Bozoma Saint John, Pamala Buzick Kim, Deja Foxx, and Grantee Partners Ruby Bright of the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Cassandra Overton Welchin of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable to be recognized by the nation’s first women’s foundation at annual gala on May 17th.
NEW YORK, APRIL 27, 2022 – Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced the honorees for the 2022 Women of Vision Awards: The Future is Feminist. The annual gala will take place at Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on May 17, 2022 to connect invested feminists and celebrate forward-looking honorees, while raising funds and awareness to advance collective power and create safe, just, and equitable futures for all.
Each year, the Ms. Foundation honors grassroots leaders, influencers and philanthropists who have made an indelible impact on the gender justice movement at the local, state, and national levels. This year, the Ms. Foundation will honor:
Culture-changing Southern leaders and grantee partners: Ruby Bright, President and CEO of the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Cassandra Overton Welchlin, Executive Director and Co-Convenor of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable with Woman of Vision Awards.
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Woman of Vision Award Honoree Ruby Bright