The Center for Leadership Development (CLD) will host its Minority Achievers Awards & Scholars Gala on Thursday, March 12 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center.
The Annual Minority Achievers Awards & Scholars Gala is an evening of recognition where CLD, educators, business, corporate, and community leaders gather to celebrate the achievements of minority professionals, community leaders, and CLD scholars.
“In 2025, over $7 million in full and partial scholarship funds were awarded to CLD Alumni, and since 2004, CLD students have been awarded over $52 million in scholarships,” the website states.
CLD’s mission is to guide and support minority youth in central Indiana to become professional, business and community leaders. The organization provides programs and resources aimed at developing leadership skills, academic achievement and career readiness.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://cldinc.org/achieversawards/ or call the CLD at 317-923-8111.
Contact Staff Writer Malik Simon at 317-762-7847.
Malik Simon is a Staff Writer for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Originally from Memphis, TN, he graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies concentrating on journalism. Before joining the Recorder, he wrote for the Devil’s Gazette newspaper at MVSU and served as a freelance content and video editor. He seeks to use media to help communities flourish through literacy and factual reporting.
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