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2022 Salute Her Awards to celebrate multi-generational excellence
This year the 2022 Salute Her Awards will honor esteemed select Mothers who have been intricate in paving the way for those coming behind them as thought leaders within our community.

Café Mocha radio network will celebrate Black women on Sunday May 8th, during the 2022 Salute Her Awards, presented by AARP and Toyota.
This year, Café Mocha will honor esteemed select Mothers who have been intricate in paving the way for those coming behind them as thought leaders within our community.
As a tribute to Coretta Scott King and the many women that have been the backbone of the civil rights movement, the 2022 Salute Her Awards show will be coming from The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia featuring special musical tribute performances from male balladeers; legendary Howard Hewitt and the contemporary master Raheem DeVaughn. Additionally, the show will feature ‘herstory’ honoree vignettes and hosted by Café Mocha co-host Emmy, NAACP Image and Gracie Award-winning comedienne Loni Love.
2022 Salute Her Awards Honorees
With a strong herstory of powerful women being celebrated, Café Mocha proudly announces 2022 Salute Her Awards honorees led by Arndrea Waters King, President of the Drum Major Institute, and Yolanda Renee King, the only granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., in the Family Legacy category. Honored for her work as a civil rights leader and pioneer in the broadcasting industry is executive Ms. Xernona Clayton, founder and CEO of the Trumpet Awards receiving the Legend Award.
Other honorees include
Regina Jones, Co-founder and Publisher of SOUL Magazine, who will receive the Media Legend Award
Morgan DuBaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity, will be honored as a Media Innovator for changing the digital news landscape for millennials and Black America.
Kiesha Nix, the first Black woman Vice President of Charitable Affairs for the Los Angeles Lakers, will receive the Bridging the Gap Award
Socially conscious publicist for the Mothers of the Movement and Founder of Incarcerated Relief Resource Center, Nadia Fischer will be honored as this year’s Game Changer.
In honor of Mrs. Coretta Scott King’s legacy, Ebony Underwood Founder and CEO of WE GOT US NOW, will receive the Community Activist award
Gospel Award-winning songstress CeCe Winans will be honored along with daughter Ashley Phillips and Winans family matriarch Delores Winans. The first family of Gospel will receive the Spirit Award representing a collective family legacy of music that has inspired generations.
About Salute Her
The ‘Saluting Our Culture’ Salute Her & Salute THEM Award series was created to preserve the legacy and pay tribute to current trailblazers. Over the past 11 years, Café Mocha, the #1 nationally syndicated radio show for women of color, has paid tribute to over 200 distinguished women and men who significantly impact their communities and industries.
“There has never been a shortage of high achieving women and men to be honored and that’s why we have created the ‘Saluting Our Culture’ award series. There is so much to be gained when we lean into the power of one another – and salute it!” says Sheila Eldridge, Founder and CEO of Miles Ahead Entertainment and Broadcasting and Café Mocha creator.
2022 Salute Her Awards show
The 2022 Salute Her Awards show will stream across Café Mocha and SaluteHer.com social media channels on Sunday May 8, 2022.
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