The 2011 Urban Angel Awards Gala will be held on April 5, 2011

The New York Theological Seminary will be hosting its 2011 Urban Angels Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from g-9:30 p.m. at the Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway and 36th Street, in Manhattan. Awardees for the evening will be: the Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, senior pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, NY; the Family Equality Council; the Rev. Dr. Paul C. Chang, senior pastor of the Korean Methodist Church and Institute; Rosanna Rosado, publisher and CEO of El Diario; and Haitian-born public interest attorney Marie Michel.

Co-chairs for the event will be Dr. William Lee and Ms. Susan K. Reed. Past honorees include, among others, the Hon. Hazel Dukes, from the NAACP New York State Conference; and Mrs. Maria Elena Girone, from the Puerto Rican Family Institute.