Co-founder and Editor Donna Ladd will be honored by Jackson 2000, "a multi-racial organization that fosters positive race relations," at it's annual Friendship Ball. Ladd and Derrick Johnson, state president of the Mississippi NAACP, will both be recognized for "asking the hard questions and getting out the truthful answers when it comes to issues on race," according to the group's press release.

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As Editor in Chief of L.A. Weekly, Laurie Ochoa tries to find innovative approaches to special issues, so that "you don't feel like you're reading the same copy over and over again." Viewing the "Best of L.A." through a theme of the seven deadly sins won Ochoa and her staff a first-place AtlWeekly Award for Special Section. This is the 38th and final in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.

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