The Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association (MMCA) hosted its exclusive 2024 Sheroes in Media Awards reception on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the National Press Club near the White House, with leaders in media, philanthropy and communications gathered to uplift extraordinary women who exemplify diverse media excellence.

Following the success of the inaugural virtual ceremony in 2021, this year’s event added two special award categories: the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to Margery Kraus, Founder and Executive Chairman of APCO, and the Luminary Award, given to Janet Yang, award-winning Hollywood producer and President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

“Never underestimate the power of being underestimated,” said Kraus during her acceptance speech, as she recounted her journey of building one of the largest PR firms in the world, as a first-generation Jewish woman with parents who immigrated from Cuba. She emphasized the importance of inclusion, noting that “we have much more to do” to ensure more diversity and equity in the media and society.

The awards were presented by Olga Lucia Torres, Chair of the Board of Trustees, followed by trustee Sui Lang Panoke's brief overview of MMCA’s accomplishments.

 2024 Sheroes in Media Awards Honorees (L to R): Yvette Cabrera, President, National Association of Hispanic Journalists Emily Wilkins, President, National Press Club Katina Arnold, Board Chair, Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Nicole Dungca, President, Asian American Journalists Association Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Founder, Institute for Independent Journalists Tracie Powell, Founder and CEO, The Pivot Fund, Inc. Janet Dewart Bell, Board Chair, Women’s Media Center Alicia Bell, Director, Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, Borealis Philanthropy Mary Kraus, Founder and Executive Chairman of APCO (Lifetime Achievement)* Janet Yang, President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Luminary)*
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“The MMCA is grateful to honor these amazing Sheroes. They work to ensure equity in the media so that BIPOC stories are seen and heard and to empower people of color and women in the media. Their tremendous work is inspiring, and we are overjoyed to acknowledge their accomplishments,” said Torres.

Emceed by Reena Ninan, a television journalist and founder of Good Trouble Productions, the Sheroes in Media Awards ceremony was co-created by MMCA president David Morgan and trustee Hannah Kim, former deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the US Department of Health and Human Services, who also presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Margery Kraus. The event was produced by Green Gigz, Inc., Global Strategy Group and powered by the BIPOCXChange.

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