AwardsGEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARD for "excellence in television broadcasting," for my work on the film adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY (1999) An AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION “Notable Book of the Year” (1994) AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION “ABBY Honor Book” (1994) CHRISTOPHER AWARD for Literature (1993) NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION for Literature (1993) NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S “Best Books for Young Adults” - four times (in 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2001). GWEN AND C. DALE WHITE AWARD in 1995, a national award from the United Methodist Church, “for introducing the Delany Sisters to a world audience.” The Broadway play adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY received three TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS, including Best Play, 1995. The television film adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY won a CHRISTOPHER AWARD for Television and an NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION for Television, 1999. |
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