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By M. Johnson
Houston News
Ethiopian born one of Dallas' celebrities, Actress Yeharerwerk Gashaw,
a human rights and Pan-African activists, the founder
of Ethiopian National Government in Exile,
for which she became the first and the only woman
in the world for forming a government outside of her country,
Oprah Winfrey a humanitarian activist and the most powerful
woman in film and television first African-American woman
billionaire and Annette Strauss, who was the first woman
elected as Mayor of Dallas were featured as leaders and
uniters in a year long national campaign
"A World of Difference" TV PSA in 1990.
A World of Difference has evolved into a national campaign
airing in 25 major TV markets, including 17 of the top 20
areas of dominant influence, reaching almost 50% of
all US households. Developed in Boston and
distributed nationally by the Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) and the Wishnow Group Inc., A World of Difference
has evolved into a national campaign airing in 25 major
TV markets, including 17 of the top 20 areas of dominant
influence, reaching almost 50% of all US households.
It counts among its accolades a Peabody Award, a national
Emmy Award, and a Presidential Commendation.
For over 95 years, ADL has been the leading voice for those
choosing to fight anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms.
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