ESSENCE & Southern Company, in partnership with Perennial Strategy Group, hosted their 3rd annual Evening of Excellence honoring Tom Joyner, Donna Richardson Joyner and Dr. Regina Benjamin at a special invitation only awards reception as part of the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 41st Annual Legislative Conference.
The event honors leaders and advocates of change. This year's honorees included: Tom Joyner, host of The Tom Joyner Morning Show; Donna Richardson-Joyner, top fitness guru; and Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General. Hosted by CNN news anchor Fredricka Whitfield, this invitation-only event took place on Friday, September 23rd, in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
Pictured with Joyner (LEFT TO RIGHT) Fitness expert Donna Richardson-Joyner; radio host Tom Joyner; ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks; ESSENCE Editor-in-chief Constance C.R. White; Southern Company Board of Directors member Juanita Baranco; and her husband, automotive dealer Gregory Baranco.
(Photo courtesy of Aaron Thornton)
