▁Williams ▁and ▁Laur ie ▁A . ▁C um bo , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁public ▁service . ▁ ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁New ▁Ab ol ition ists ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jo anne ▁Smith ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁new ▁abol ition ists , ▁for ▁her ▁support ▁fighting ▁against ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁ ▁G rio ▁Award ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁G GE ' s ▁Community ▁Organ izer ▁Ne fert iti ▁Martin , ▁and ▁Youth ▁Organ izer ▁Em ily ▁Car p enter ▁were ▁hon ored ▁by ▁being ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁annual ▁G rio ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁African ▁American ▁History ▁Mak ers ▁list ▁for ▁“ emb ody ing ▁the ▁best ▁attributes ▁of ▁their ▁generation : ▁cre ativity , ▁fear less ness , ▁and ▁a ▁powerful ▁belief ▁that ▁each ▁individual ▁can ▁change ▁the ▁world . ▁Ne fert iti ▁has ▁pract iced ▁her ▁activ ism ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁organizations , ▁including ▁FI ER CE , ▁the ▁Het rick - Martin ▁Institute , ▁In ▁the ▁Life ▁Media , ▁the ▁Les bian ▁Can cer ▁In iti ative ▁and ▁Theatre ▁As ke w ▁Youth ▁Performance ▁Exper ience , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Girls ▁for ▁G ender ▁Equ ity .” ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Women ’ s ▁Foundation ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Le ad ership ▁Award ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Women