{"id":20217,"date":"2020-03-03T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=20217"},"modified":"2020-09-18T00:35:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T00:35:10","slug":"solange-knowles-wins-lena-horne-prize-at-salesforce-sponsored-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/solange-knowles-wins-lena-horne-prize-at-salesforce-sponsored-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Solange Knowles Wins Lena Horne Prize at Salesforce-Sponsored Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lena Horne Prize was awarded Friday in New York City to Solange Knowles, honoring her and other artists who use their platforms to create social impact. The awards gala, sponsored by Salesforce, was the culmination of a three-day celebration with panels, workshops, and a focus on inspiring others to follow in the footsteps of the late Horne, a singer, actress, and civil rights activist, and become the next generation of change-makers.<\/p><p>\u201cOne of the things I\u2019m really excited about in my job is I get to highlight agents of change, people who use their platform to drive change,\u201d Cristina Jones, SVP of Customer Marketing, Brand Partnerships, and C-Suite Engagement at Salesforce, said on a panel Wednesday. \u201cThat\u2019s why we launched a program called \u2018Make Change.\u2019 It\u2019s about calls to action. It\u2019s a bummer when we all sit around and talk about how things are hard, but then there\u2019s no real call to action. What can we do to change the stuff that\u2019s happening?\u201d<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\">\n\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20214-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png 370w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=198&amp;h=300 198w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=174&amp;h=264 174w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=241&amp;h=365 241w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=99&amp;h=150 99w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=128&amp;h=193 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/figure><div id=\"20214-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png 370w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=198&amp;h=300 198w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=174&amp;h=264 174w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=241&amp;h=365 241w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=99&amp;h=150 99w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/solangek.png?w=128&amp;h=193 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><p> <i>Solange Knowles won the Lena Horne Prize.<\/i><\/p><p>What Knowles is doing was evidenced by her decision to gift the entirety of her $100,000 award to Project Row Houses, a non-profit organization in her hometown of Houston that shows how the combination of art, activism, and neighborhood development can support the transformation of an entire community.<\/p><p>In addition to Knowles, the awards ceremony Friday at the historic Town Hall venue featured artists, activists, and entertainers such as Common, Dolores Huerta, Leon Bridges, Andra Day, Martin Luther King III, and Tamron Hall.<br \/> <br \/> <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\">\n\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/cristinaj.png?w=678&amp;h=449 678w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/cristinaj.png?w=150&amp;h=99 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/cristinaj.png?w=291&amp;h=193 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><p> <i> Salesforce&#8217;s Cristina Jones spoke at the event.<\/i><\/p><p>\u201cI want to acknowledge Salesforce, this evening\u2019s presenting sponsor, because they are always willing to support where it counts,\u201d Hall said. \u201cSalesforce is a company who lifts up people who use their platform to spark change, like the exemplary Lena Horne.\u201d<\/p><p>For Jones, the week\u2019s celebration was a chance to urge the next generation of leaders to dream big and become change-makers of their own.<\/p><p>\u201cOne thing I hope you take away from today is you have the opportunity to be the architect of your own story,\u201d she told Wednesday\u2019s audience that was comprised of students from all five New York City boroughs. \u201cThere\u2019s no traditional story where I end up in the type of job I have &#8211; sitting up here in front of you &#8211; except that I was not okay with filling in the blanks of the stories that people wanted to tell about me.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWhatever background you have, however you got to where you are today is not the whole story. 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