Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces the official 20th Anniversary of the non-profit organization marking two decades of arts, culture, and community development. Upon the occasion of its platinum anniversary milestone, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District will host its first-ever full in-person fundraising benefit awards dinner entitled The Lagniappe Experience: Dîner en Noir et Blanc (in Black & White) at the nearly 100 year-old Newark Symphony Hall on Thursday, December 8th, 2022 at 5:30pm-10pm.
In the past 50 years alone, Newark Symphony Hall has played host to Gladys Knight, The O’Jays, Richard Pryor, Queen Latifah, Dick Gregory, Marilia Mendonca, Vice Ganda, Beverly Sills, Patti LaBelle, Robert Merrill and Leontyne Price. Another legendary moment inspired LPCCD’s The Lagniappe Experience: Dîner en Noir et Blanc (in Black & White) – the Black & White Ball of 1966 dubbed “The Party of The Century” – sprinkled with Black creole culture of New Orleans and a little “Brick City” edge. Guests are requested to wear combinations of Black and White with pops of The Lagniappe Experience’s signature purple.
LAGNIAPPE AWARDS HONOREES 2022
- Aisha Glover, Vice President of Urban Innovation at the Global Center for Urban Development, Audible
- Tai Cooper, Chief Community Development Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- Theresa Marshall, Founding Member Board of Trustees, LPCCD and President, Adventus II, Inc.
- Robin Shorter, Senior Director of. Community Engagement, Integrity House
- Jorge Cruz, Executive Director, Newark LISC
- fayemi shakur, Director of Cultural Affairs, City of Newark
- Kai Campbell, Envisionary, Walla Food & Beverage Group
- Elnardo J. Webster II., Attorney at Law, Partner, Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC
AMIRI BARAKA BLACK ARTS LEGACY AWARD HONOREE 2022
John Amos, Sr., Actor, Living Legend, Newark Native
Award winning actor John Amos Sr’s inspiring and illustrious career in theater, television and film spans over 50 years and is the definition of representation matters. As an actor, Amos has been nominated for a 1977 Primetime Emmy, 1993 Cable ACE Award, 1996 NAACP Image Award, 2021 Orlando Film Festival Best Actor Award and winner of several TV Land Awards in 2004, 2006 and 2007 for “Groundbreaking Show” (“Mary Tyler Moore Show”), “Impact Award” (“Good Times”), and “Anniversary Award” for the 30th Anniversary of Roots respectively. Born in Newark NJ and raised in East Orange, a son of a mechanic, living legend actor ad star of stage, screen and television, John Amos Sr. won the recurring role of the sporadically-unemployed husband of maid Florida Evans (played by Esther Rolle) on Norman Lear‘s Maude (1972) starring Bea Arthur. The two characters were spun-off into their own popular series as the parental leads in Good Times (1974). Amos starred or guest starred in more than 100 iconic films and television shows including “Hunter”, “The A-Team”, “One Life to Live”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “In The House”, “The District”, “All About The Andersons”, “The West Wing”, “Madea’s Witness Protection”, “Uncut Gems”, “The Last OG” and the ever popular classic duo of films “Coming To America” and “Coming To America 2”. John Amos has to his credit, theater productions such as 1985’s “Split Second”, a play which earned him the NAACP Award as Best Actor.
