Vineyard Icon Returns to Martha’s Vineyard for Second Annual Awards

Vineyard Icon Returns to Martha’s Vineyard for Second Annual Awards

Vineyard Icon will return to Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, August 15, for its second annual awards celebration, honoring four leaders whose careers have shaped public service, medicine, music, business, and culture. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and women’s health advocate Dr. Sharon Malone will receive the Trailblazer Couple Award; music industry executive Sylvia Rhone will receive the Cultural Vanguard Award; and entrepreneur and i…

From The Hill to the Vineyard: Why Martha’s Vineyard is part of PVAMU’s 150-year story

A sesquicentennial celebration connects Prairie View A&M University’s history of educational opportunity with a place shaped by generations of community, achievement, and legacy.Prairie View, Texas | August 11, 2026Prairie View A&M University’s presence on Martha’s Vineyard during its Sesquicentennial is more than a stop on an anniversary tour. It links two histories shaped, in different ways, by a pursuit generations of Black Americans were too…