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PowerList 2008
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KaTeI KIRBy
n
DOReen LawRenCe
Chief executive, african and Caribbean evangelical alliance (aCea) Social justice campaigner
KaTeI IS the first woman to aLTHOUGH IT is 15 years since
lead aCea, an organisation set her son, Stephen, was murdered
up in 1984 to unite the voice by racist thugs, Doreen’s opinion
and contribution of the black is still sought and very much
Christian faith in Britain. She is respected on issues of social
an ordained minister and trustee justice. Doreen’s and her husband
with The wesleyan Holiness neville’s long fight for justice for
Church. She currently heads up their son, which became Britain’s
the leadership team of a vibrant most famous racial equality
family-orientated congregation in campaign, exposed the failings
Greenwich, south London. at the heart of the Metropolitan
Outside the church, she is Police and culminated in the
also an associate member of the Macpherson Report, which coined
Chartered Institute of Marketing with a 20-year background in the phrase ‘institutional racism’ and transformed the race relations
marketing communications in the public and private sectors. landscape in Britain forever.
Marketing is also what she teaches in her role as a visiting Doreen wrote a book, Still I Rise, and, with neville, launched the
lecturer at London Metropolitan University. She sits on the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, aiming to promote diversity in
boards of Christian aid, the Centre for youthwork and Ministry, architecture – Stephen himself had wanted to be an architect. Then,
yMCa, Premier Christian Media Group, and Share Jesus in February this year, they opened the £10m Stephen Lawrence
International. Centre.
The panel said:
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‘One of the most
us,
The panel said:
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‘One of the most
us,
power
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ful and influential women in the power
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
ful and influential women in the
chur
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ch anywhere in Britain.’ chur
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ch anywhere in Britain.’
n
LeOna LewIS
n
Penny MCDOnaLD
Singer Managing Director, The Outside Organisation
wITHIn TwO years of winning Penny waS recently voted, by PR
TV talent show X Factor, Week, one of the most influential
Hackney-born Leona has people in PR. The company she
become an international pop heads manages the brands and
star, breaking sales and chart public relations for a multitude
records around the globe. Her of international stars. Her clients
rise to stardom has been truly range from David Bowie, Led
meteoric. Zeppelin, P Diddy, Prince and Sir
In March, the 23-year-old was Paul McCartney, right through
the first British artist (male or to more recent stars such as
female) to debut at number one Leona Lewis, amy winehouse
in the US album charts, with her and Rihanna. Since Penny’s
LP Spirit and the first UK female involvement a year ago, Outside’s
artist in 27 years to top the US singles chart (with Bleeding 34 London-based PR staff have been split into four separate
Love). Spirit is now the fastest-selling debut album of all time. divisions – Music, International, Consumer/events and Talent
Since the launch of the album in november 2007, Leona – each attracting new clients from all sides. Penny was the first
has already enjoyed number-one singles and albums in an black person to work as a journalist for the Telegraph newspaper
incredible 20 countries and her success is set to continue as group where she stayed for 13 years from the age of 21, before
she quickly becomes one of the world’s biggest selling female being poached by Redwood Publishing Group to launch Rupert
artists. Murdoch’s Sky TV magazine.
The panel said:
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‘If she carries on in this
us,
The panel said:
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‘In an industry that has
us,
ve
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
in, Leona is likely to become Britain’s an influence on what so many of us
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
biggest-selling female ar
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tist ever.’ think and believe, Penny is at the top.’
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