The first annual HUBB Youth & Community Game-Changer Awards will be Thursday at the Prudential Center.
For example, the Sanaa Mahari Amenhotep Courageous Youth Fighting For Change Award is named for a 15-year-old girl with Newark roots who was murdered in April 2021 while living in Lexington, S.C. Her father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, is an activist and member of the Brick City Peace Collective.
But overall, Best said the occasion would be festive, a celebration of community service and involvement, including live performances by local and well-known artists. West Ward Councilman Dupré Kelly will be one of them. Kelly, a.k.a. “Do It All,” is a founding member of the Newark-based hip-hop trio Lords of the Underground, who broke through in the early 90′s with hits like “Chief Rocka.” Kelly became America’sKelly said he was looking forward to Thursday’s event, where he’ll see another rapper and activist friend, Anthony Criss, better known as Treach, of the East Orange-based trio Naughty By Nature, though Criss isn’t slated to perform.
Best, 49, is a Newark native who once aspired to hip-hop stardom. He said he was drawn to community activism after being pulled over by police in a case of racial profiling. As the HUBB founder and organizer of Thursday’s event, Best selected the award recipients. And while he won’t be giving himself one, he will be celebrating his 50th birthday.
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