Cora Masters Barry Honored

In September 2009, Ford Motor Company joined the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) in honoring Cora Masters Barry at the 24th Annual Black Family Reunion for her commitment to social causes and humanitarian efforts.

The award was presented in conjunction with Freedom's Sisters, a dynamic, national multimedia traveling exhibition that opened in 2008. The exhibition celebrates African American women, including historic 19th-century figures and contemporary leaders, who helped shape the spirit and substance of the civil rights movement in America. They include Ella Baker, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dr. Dorothy Height, Coretta Scott King, and Ida B. Wells.

Mrs. Barry was also featured in the inaugural issue of Who's Who in Washington DC, published in September 2009. Who's Who in Washington DC recognizes African-American men and women that have made their mark in their occupations, professions, or in service to others in their community.

The article also highlighted SETLC Tennis Scholar Tierra Holloway, one of more than 2,000 District of Columbia youth that have benefited from, and excelled in, programs generated by the Recreation Wish List Committee. Tierra's portrayal of Sojourner Truth in SETLC's 2009 Blacks in Wax event led to invitations to present Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech in the U.S. Capitol's Emancipation Hall, and again before the 39th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.