East Bay Leaders Honored
Posted in The Oakland Tribune
on Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Written By Oakland Tribune Staff Writer
10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area
Oakland ~ Four East Bay residents, including two Oakland city leaders, are among the winners of CityFlight Newsmagazine's "10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area" award for 2002.
Oakland City Manager Robert C. Bobb was named most influential in the public service category, while Benjamin W. Hazard, director of the city's Crafts & Cultural Arts Department, was named under the arts and literature category.
"We congratulate all of this year's award nominees for their contributions to positively shape our community," CityFlight publisher John Hilton said. "They are each in their own way contributing to black history."
Other East Bay winners made public on Saturday include Bill A. Duffy, president of BDA Sports Management in Walnut Creek, in the small business category; and Tommie Lindsey Jr., director of forensics at James Logan High School in Union City, whose program was featured in a documentary on public television.
Additionally, Thomas L. Berkley, founder and publisher of the Oakland Post for four decades, was posthumously awarded the publisher's award.
The awards were announced Saturday night during a ceremony at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
Major contributors include Safeway, Inc.; Comerica Bank-California; Hewlett-Packard; and Pacific Gas & Electric.
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