NHMC Impact: New York

2025 NHMC Impacts New York Awards Reception: April 23, 2025

MICHELLADONNA, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL, ZORAIDA CÓRDOVA & MORE HONORED AT NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION’S 

2025 IMPACTS NEW YORK AWARDS RECEPTION 

The ceremony gathers industry leaders and decision makers to recognize impactful organizations and individuals building a strong Latino community in New York City

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) held its annual Impacts New York Awards Reception in New York City on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025. The evening was hosted and emceed by award-winning actor, producer, activist, and NHMC’s Visionary Alliance member Wilson Cruz, with a keynote address delivered by Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

“I’m proud to be in a room filled with people who not only care but want to take action in showing that they believe in a better tomorrow,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the NHMC. “Tonight, we have honored leaders who are doing the essential work of building power and protecting rights, leaders who understand that our stories, our struggles, and our triumphs are interconnected. We are here because we know that when human rights are fortified, when every voice is empowered, real and lasting change becomes possible,” she continued.

NHMC Impacts New York Awards Reception celebrates and honors impactful organizations and individuals building a strong Latino community in New York City. This year’s honorees included:

“Tonight, NHMC is shining a light on those who are breaking barriers and building futures that reflect the richness of who we are,” said Wilson Cruz. “What a night to see Latinos shine so brightly and to know that the work we do matters,” he continued.

“We are strong, we are resilient - we should look to our history to gain our strength during this crossroad and we’ll be able to determine that it’s just a bump in the road,” said Representative Adriano Espaillat.

Hosted in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C., NHMC’s Impact Awards allows attendees to network with leaders across the media, news, entertainment, technology, political, and social justice sectors, with the goal of creating a space to connect Latine talent so they can collaborate with decision-makers across industries.

“Tonight marks another chapter for NHMC as our Impacts celebration returns to New York,” said Randy Abreu, Strategic Policy Council of the NHMC, while delivering the evening’s opening remarks. “We are here to honor leaders and visionaries who are fortifying human rights and building power, through the arts, in government, in literature, in culture, and in our communities.”

Thank you to our partners, NBCUniversal, T-Mobile, Hachette Book Group, and Macmillan Publishers, for supporting this wonderful event.

A special appreciation for our NHMC Impacts New York Awards Reception Planning Committee Members:

  • Destiny Cruz, Working Families, NYC Organizing Manager
  • Emma Carasco, NBCUniversal News Group, Senior VP of Corporate Affairs
  • Fernando Soler, NHMC Board Member
  • LaToya Rose, Macmillan, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Lila Claghorn, Puff Piece Productions, Co-Founder
  • Sara Munjack, Hachette Book Group, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Susie Talbot, Puff Piece Productions, Co-Founder

For any Questions, contact: specialevents@nhmc.org

For Partnership Opportunities, contact: partnerships@nhmc.org

NHMC Impacts New York Awards Reception: April 17, 2024

President and CEO, Brenda Victoria Castillo with the 2024 New York Impact Awards Honorees

NHMC held our annual NHMC Impacts New York Reception as a night of celebration honoring impactful organizations and individuals who are building community. The evening was hosted by Jeanine Ramirez in Chelsea, New York.

Honorees included: 
- Cid Wilson, President and CEO of Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility
- Michelle Miller, National Correspondent for CBS News & Author of Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Loss and Love
- The New York Women's Foundation
- Hachette Book Group
- TikTok Youth Council


Keynote Speaker:
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
,Political Strategist, Philanthropist, Advocacy Consultant, and Author of Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit that is Transforming America
National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward the Latino communities.
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