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Prominent figures in business, sports, media and philanthropy came out for the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Gala Luncheon at the Lewis Estate in East Hampton on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Event chair Leslie Lewis Sword, Lewis' eldest daughter, announced that this year’s gala raised more than $665,000 toward a $1 million endowment challenge grant from The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation, in support of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Harvard Law School Bussey Professor Emeritus Frank E. A. Sander, who taught and mentored Lewis at Harvard Law, received the Millennium Member Award. Profit Investment Management CEO Eugene A. Profit received the Reginald F. Lewis Award, presented to an African American entrepreneur who has broken barriers to become internationally successful before the age of 50. —Alfred A. Edmond Jr.

Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Fundraiser Exceeds Million-Dollar Match Goal

Star Jones, former Mayor David Dinkins, NFL Star Dhani Jones among notables present as Eugene Profit receives Reginald F. Lewis Award

Prominent figures from the business, sports, media and philanthropic arenas came out for the Reginald…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: June 28, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , ,
Luncheon attendees also enjoyed an exclusive performance from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The dancers performed against a backdrop featuring an image of the late Lewis.

PHOTO GALLERY: The RLF Parties With a Purpose

The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation honors young, successful businesspeople at gala luncheon

The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation honored L. Londell McMillan and Tina Wells, among others, at…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: July 1, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Top Entertainment Lawyer to Get Reginald F. Lewis Award

L. Londell McMillan recognized for outstanding international business achievement before the age of 50

L. Londell McMillan, partner and co-head of the Media and Entertainment Global Industry Sector at…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: June 25, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,