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New Orleans.
– June 20,
2014/ --
Henry L.
Coaxum, Jr.,
a New
Orleans
business
executive
and civic
leader, is
one of this
year’s
recipients
of the
McDonald's
365Black
Awards. The national
awards
salute
outstanding
individuals
who are
committed to
making
positive
contributions
that
strengthen
the
African-American
community.
Coaxum will
be honored
at the
awards
ceremony
which will
be held
Saturday,
July 5,
2014, at the
Ernest N.
Morial
Convention
Center
during the
20th
anniversary
of the
ESSENCE
Festival™
presented by
Coca Cola® 
in New
Orleans.
This year's
honorees
also
include:
civil rights
activist the
Rev. Al
Sharpton;
music
executive
and
entrepreneur
Kevin Liles;
film
producer
Will Packer;
inspirational
leader
Iyanla
Vanzant; and
former NFL
athlete
Dhani
Jones.
Additionally,
artist
Skyler Grey
and
entrepreneur
Gabrielle
Jordan
Williams
will be
recognized
alongside
this lineup
with the
first-ever
McDonald's
365Black
Community
Choice Youth
Award.
Coaxum,
president of
Coaxum
Enterprises,
Inc., is the
owner/operator
of seven
McDonald’s
restaurants
in New
Orleans. For
the past
four years,
Coaxum has
been serving
as chairman
of the New
Orleans
Business
Alliance --
an
appointment
by New
Orleans
Mayor Mitch
Landrieu,
launching
the city’s
first-ever
public-private
partnership
for economic
development.
He also is
serving as
treasurer of
the city’s
Hospital
Service
District
Board that
is
overseeing
the
development
and
operation of
a full
service
hospital in
Eastern New
Orleans.
"We are
excited to
recognize
these
outstanding
individuals
for their
incomparable
contributions
to the
community,"
said Rob
Jackson,
McDonald's
U.S.
marketing
director.
"Like our
honorees,
McDonald's
is committed
to being
deeply
rooted in
the
communities
we serve 365
days a year.
That's why
we strive to
continually
create
positive
platforms,
such as the
365Black
Awards, that
bring social
awareness to
areas that
are
important to
our
neighbors."
The
“sold-out”
2014 awards
program will
air on BET
Networks on
August 10 at
10 p.m.
EDT/9 p.m.
CDT and on
CENTRIC on
August 17 at
11 p.m.
EDT/10 p.m.
CDT.
Additionally,
fans can
follow
@McDonalds
on Twitter
for updates
on the
awards show
and join the
conversation
using
#365BlackAwards.
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