Esteem Awards

Rocktail reception and PrideIndex.com awards to local and national organizations and individuals for their continued efforts in supporting the African-American LGBT community in the areas of entertainment, media, civil rights, business and art. Partial list of the 2011 Esteem Awards finalist: Chicago Honorees Outstanding Service, Male – Jamal Edwards CEO of Howard Brown Health Center Outstanding Service, Female – Mary F. Morten; Activist, Producer & Director Outstanding Service, Transgender – Joy Morrison, Executive Director of Trans Actions Chicago Outstanding Social Services/CBO – Chicago House Outstanding Magazine Reporter or Columnist – Sukie de la Croix of Gay Chicago Magazine Outstanding Newspaper Reporter or Columnist – Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times Institutional Award – Keith Elliott, Founder of Dance for Life Chicago Artistic Expression – Tarell Alvin Mccarney for The Brothers/Sisters plays Promoters of the Year, Male – Talents of Chicago Special Recognition – Project SYNCERE National Honorees Outstanding Service, Male – Curtis Lipscomb, Executive Director of KICK: The Agency for LGBT African Americans (Detroit) Outstanding Service Transgender – Monica Roberts, Lecturer and Founder of TransGriot Blog (Houston) Outstanding Social Services/CBO – National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities (NAESM) (Atlanta) Oustanding Website – LoveBScott.com Outstanding Blog – TheCynicalOnes.com (Los Angeles) Outstanding Podcast – NoMoreDownLow.tv (Los Angeles) Institutional Award – Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund (Washington DC) Artistic Expression – Kenny Leon, Artistic Director of True Colors Theatre (Atlanta) Promoters of the Year, Male – James Saunders of JSP (New York)