Tyson Beckford, Toya Wright Honor ‘The Men of Power & Influence’ Awards

‘The Men of Power and Influence Awards’ event, went down this week at Atlanta’s Twelve Ballroom at Atlantic Station.

Presented by Rolling Out and sponsored by Ford, the evening was co-hosted by supermodel Tyson Beckford and Toya Wright. Honorees included, entertainment mogul and philanthropist Michael Mauldin, Atlanta city councilman Kwanza Hall, DeKalb County commissioner Lee May, Grammy Award-winning producer Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford, rapper and songwriter Roscoe Dash, founding and managing partner of Edmond & Lindsay LLP Rod Edmond, Coca-Cola executive Mark Pitts, V-103 radio host Frank Ski, Olympic gold medalist Angelo Taylor, NCAA and NBA champion Derek Anderson, Dr. William Jelani Cobb and professor Nathan McCall. Music producer Jermaine Dupri was among the honorees, along with CNN journalist and anchor Don Lemon.