Helen Thomas to be honored at 2 banquets

[Bozita]

Posted: 12:33 p.m. Sept. 22, 2010
Helen Thomas to be honored at 2 banquets
By Niraj Warikoo
Free Press Staff Writer


Helen Thomas, a Detroit native and noted journalist, is to be honored this fall with two banquets in the Arab-American and Muslim communities.

Thomas, 90, will be given an award next month at the annual banquet in Virginia of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. And in November, Thomas will be honored in Washington, D.C., at a separate dinner in her honor by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Both groups have active chapters in metro Detroit.

“Join in the celebration honoring Helen's dedicated service to our country as a journalism trailblazer, and her legendary front-row coverage of the White House for over 60 years,” said the committee in a news release this week.

Meanwhile, the Arab American National Museum says it has raised the $10,000 it was seeking to finance a statue of Thomas to be placed in its Dearborn building across from City Hall.

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The comments below the article are really something.

[Ken Burch]

1. Good. And she should also receive the ULTIMATE honor...

...of getting her job back!

[Bozita]

2. kick for the day shift

[chimpymustgo]

3. K&R for Helen!