The third annual Urban One Honors will air on Sunday, May 16, 2021, at 9 p.m. ET/8C. It will be simulcast for the first time on the sister network CLEO TV. 

Grammy-Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell and award-winning journalist, author, and syndicated columnist Roland Martin will host the event. Jazmine Sullivan, Da Brat, Le’Andria Johnson, Avery Sunshine, and the all-female house band Kim Burse and the KB Players will perform at the ceremony. 

This year’s theme is ‘Women Leading the Change’ and will highlight the extraordinary contributions of women in business, media, health, politics, leading to impactful change within the Black community. 

One half of Gospel Group Mary Mary, singer Erica Campbell has become a nationally syndicated radio host, but did you know she turned down the opportunity at first? She and Radio One founder Cathy Hughes reflect on the success of Get Up Mornings With Erica Campbell ahead of the 2021 Urban One Honors

Fun fact: I started my Online Editor position in the Dallas market the same week Erica Campbell launched her show in the same building.

URBAN ONE HONORS, will pay special homage to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. The critically acclaimed, all-female jazz band of the 1930s included Helen Jones Woods, a founding member and mother of Urban One Founder and Chairwoman, Cathy Hughes. 

Honorees include: 

• VOTING RIGHTS CHAMPION STACEY ABRAMS 
• INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CRUSADER NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES
• HEALTH EQUALITY ADVOCATE DR. ALA STANFORD
• BUSINESS ALCHEMIST ROZ BREWER 
• FAMILY NEEDS AMBASSADOR KIM FORD 
• REPARATIONS AMBASSADOR ROBYN RUE SIMMONS

Will you be tuning in this Sunday to watch the 3rd Annual Urban One Honors?