New Faces
Ellen Steinberg has joined McKinney, Durham, N.C., as a group creative director. She had most recently been freelancing for a variety of agencies. Prior to that she served as a creative director at Fallon New York. She established herself as a leading art director based on work for such clients as Conseco Insurance, Jim Beam, Lee Jeans, Miller Lite, Nikon, Sports Illustrated, BMW and USA Network….Neil Saunders has come aboard Ogilvy Chicago as managing partner/director of strategic planning. He most recently was senior VP/director of brand planning for Leo Burnett, Chicago. In his new role, Saunders will oversee brand development and stewardship across the office’s roster of accounts, including Dove which has attained a higher profile with its “Campaign for Real Beauty.”…..Donnie Williams has joined Ignited Minds, Marina del Rey, Calif., as interactive associate media director. He comes over from Carat Fusion and prior to that Lowe Worldwide, New York. Ignited Minds has also promoted Dave Martin to associate media director….Art directors Allison Hayes and Ryan Stotts have joined Boston agency Fort Franklin….
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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