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Raising the Bar – The Positive Community

Raising the Bar

AACCNJ Circle of Achievement Gala

L-R: AACCNJ Founder/CEO Dr. John E. Harmon Sr.; U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn; The Ross Dulan Group Founder Brenda Ross- Dulan; Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr; Johnson & Johnson Senior Counsel and Garden State Bar Association President Natalya G. Johnson Esq.; Professional Golf Association Tour Advocates CEO Kenneth Bentley; AACCNJ Board Chair and JCP&L R External Affairs Consultant Stanley Prater.

More than 600 movers and shakers in business, politics, education, community service, sports, and entertainment filled the beautiful Venetian in Garfield, NJ with excitement during the annual Circle of Achievement Awards presented by the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) during Black History Month.

The event brought together, “….a distinguished group of honorees representing the best in class in their respective fields, and underscores the level of excellence within the Black demographic in the United States,” declared AACCNJ President and CEO John E. Harmon Sr.

At the gala, ACCNJ honored African Americans who have attained a significant level of accomplishment in their respective fields. Recognizing the accomplishments and contributions made by individuals and businesses within the African American community, Harmon remarked, “They are the embodiment of this year’s gala theme, Raising the Bar.”

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