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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY-BASED AUTHOR ARTHUR BROWNE TO BE HONORED BY A CHRISTOPHER AWARD FOR "ONE RIGHTEOUS MAN," ON MAY 19
The book, by the NY Daily News editorial page editor, will be celebrated at The Christophers 67th annual gala in NYC
Arthur Browne, editorial page editor at the New York Daily News and a resident of Rockville Centre, has won a Christopher Award for the book One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York (Beacon Press). It is one of 12 books for adults and young people by 21authors and illustrators to be celebrated, along with the writers, producers and directors of nine winning feature films and TV/Cable programs, on May 19, 2016 at the 67th annual Christopher Awards in New York.
Tony Rossi, director of communications for The Christophers wrote that Browne’s biography is about New York City’s first African American police officer, Samuel Battle, who maintains his dignity and Christian principles in the face of racism to help integrate the department. The book is one of three winning books geared to the African American community. The others are The Wind in the Reeds by actor Wendell Pierce and Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton (for ages 6 and up, Peachtree Publishers), written and illustrated by Don Tate.
Browne has written the first-draft history of New York for more than 40 years. As a reporter and editor, he has chronicled six mayors, from Abe Beame through Bill de Blasio, and coauthored I, Koch, a biography of Mayor Ed Koch. In 2007, he led a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for editorials that documented the epidemic illnesses afflicting thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.
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Created in 1949, The Christopher Awards are presented to authors and illustrators as well as writers, producers and directors whose work “affirms the highest values of the human spirit.”
Rossi says, “The world around us can seem like a dark place but the stories we honor with Christopher Awards remind us that we can illuminate the darkness by choosing to practice faith, love, compassion, courage, teamwork, and determination.”
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The Christophers, a nonprofit organization founded in 1945 by Maryknoll Father James Keller, is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition of service to God and humanity. The ancient Chinese proverb—“It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness”— guides its publishing, radio, and awards programs. More information about The Christophers is available at www.christophers.org.
