▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Mother ▁T ong ue ▁Mon olog ue ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Jo anne ▁Smith ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Black ▁Women ' s ▁Blue print ▁at ▁their ▁annual ▁Mother ▁T ong ue ▁Mon olog ue : ▁A ▁Pra ise ▁Song ▁for ▁Black ▁Girls ▁Rec laim ing ▁Our ▁M oth ers ▁B ones ▁for ▁her ▁revolution ary ▁work ▁at ▁G GE . ▁ ▁Am tra k ▁P ione er ▁Award ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Jo anne ▁Smith ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁The ▁Am tra k ▁P ione er ▁Award , ▁that ▁hon ors ▁African ▁Americans ▁who ’ ve ▁made ▁positive ▁contributions ▁to ▁Commun ities ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁H ait ian - American ▁Change ▁M aker ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Jo anne ▁Smith ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁Round ▁Table ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁H ait ian ▁American ▁Ch ang em aker ▁for ▁making ▁influ ential ▁changes ▁in ▁her ▁community . ▁ ▁Sh ir ley ▁Ch ish ol m ▁Women ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁Award ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Girls ▁for ▁G ender ▁Equ ity ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁a ▁Sh ir ley ▁Ch ish ol m ▁Women ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁award ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁Public ▁Library ▁Central ▁Branch ▁by ▁NY C ▁Council ▁M embers ▁J uma ane ▁D .