Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver Receives the Coretta Scott King Leadership Award Rutgers University History Professor Dr. Clement A. Price Receives the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award

Glen Frieson

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) hosted the County's Seventh Annual African American History Month Celebration on Tuesday, February 23rd. During the standing room only celebration, the County Executive presented the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award to (left) Dr. Clement A. Price, Historian and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University in Newark, and the Coretta Scott King Leadership Award to (right) the Honorable Sheila Y. Oliver, Speaker of the NJ Assembly and Assemblywoman representing the 34th District in Essex County. Both of honorees have made significant contributions to the community and their dedication truly captures the dignity and determination of the King family.