WHO'S WHO IN BLACK WASHINGTON, D.C.™ PRESS RELEASES

Dorothy Height to Pen Foreword for Inaugural Edition of Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C.™

Columbus, Ohio – Who’s Who Publishing Company, the nation’s largest annual directory publisher targeting the African-American market, proudly announces that Dorothy Height has signed on to pen the foreword for the inaugural edition of Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C.™

For nearly half a century, Height has been pivotal in the struggle for equality and human rights for all people. She is well known for her leadership role with the YWCA and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).

During the period of the New Deal, Height worked as a caseworker for the New York Welfare Department and was the first black chosen to deal with the Harlem riots of 1935, thus beginning her career as a civil rights advocate. She worked for Mary McLeod Bethune, founder and president of the NCNW, to reform women’s rights for equal employment, pay and education. Likewise, she worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, A. Phillip Randolph and others in the 1960s. From 1944 until 1977, Height was a staff member of the national board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Height was elected national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in 1947, and from 1957 until February 2, 1998, she served as president of the NCNW, where she is now chair and president emerita.

Height was honored with the Spingarn Medal and inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. President Bill Clinton presented her the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in 1994, and on her 92nd birthday, President George Bush presented her with the Congressional Gold Medal.

C. Sunny Martin, founder and CEO of Who’s Who Publishing Company, says, “We are thrilled and honored to have Dorothy Height write the foreword for our inaugural publication in Washington, D.C. Her selfless work and tireless leadership have been prominent catalysts in human and civil rights events for almost 50 years.”

Maurice Foster, associate publisher for Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C.TM, agrees, “Ms. Height is not just a Washington treasure, she is an international living legend. We are elated that she will participate in our inaugural edition. ”

Who’s Who Publishing Company began in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1989, and currently publishes similar directories in 23 cities. New releases scheduled for 2008 include Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington, D.C, Charlotte, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Las Vegas and Pittsburgh.

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Foster Named Associate Publisher for Who's Who In Black Washington, D.C.™

Columbus, Ohio - Who’s Who Publishing Company, the nation’s largest annual directory publisher targeting the African-American market, proudly announces that Maurice Foster will join the company as the associate publisher for its Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C.™ publication. Foster currently serves as the deputy executive director of the National Bar Association (NBA), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of black attorneys and judges.

Foster brings to Who’s Who Publishing a wealth of resources, skills, and national and international connections to position the Washington publication to become a global show piece. Since 1999, Foster has worked with Thompson West, a leading provider of integrated legal research and information solutions in the United States, to lead the NBA in donating online legal research services to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The NBA donation, valued in the millions, remains the largest donation in the history of the International Criminal Courts.

A graduate of Rutgers University and Antioch School of Law with continuing studies at Yale University, Foster is a Certifi ed Meeting Planner (CMP). He was managing editor of NBA Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s and developed it into the nation’s leading legal publication for African-American attorneys and judges.

Foster plans to make Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C™ a “must-have” for professionals in all fi elds, as well as a celebrated refl ection of African-American achievement in the nation’s capital. According to Foster, “the publication is a beacon of light to illuminate the golden promise of possibility, one that gives inspiration to youth and minorities everywhere.”

Who’s Who Publishing Company founder and CEO C. Sunny Martin stated, “Maurice Foster has a tremendous amount of experience that is deeply rooted in the D.C. community with signifi cant relationships that extend across the governmental, corporate and legal arenas. He is a welcome addition to our Who’s Who family of associate publishers.”

Who’s Who In Black Washington, D.C™ will be released at the official book unveiling reception the company will host later this year in Washington, D.C. Who’s Who Publishing Company began in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989. The company has published more than 25 books and currently publishes this brand of upscale directories in several cities throughout the U.S.

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