A night with "Magic" Johnson at Michigan Chronicle Newsmaker Gala

DETROIT, MI - Real Times Media and the Michigan Chronicle honored top movers and shakers in the city of Detroit at the Legacy in Motion black tie gala Saturday night. This year’s notables were honored in the Grand Riverview Ballroom of Cobo Conference Center.

Several hundred senior level executives, political and business leaders, dignitaries, luminaries and guests gathered at Cobo to pay tribute to a prestigious group of individuals and organizations.

The event featured sports icon, business mogul and philanthropist Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who will receive the prestigious 2014 Legacy in Motion Lifetime Achievement Award. Retired General Motors executive Roy Roberts was also be honored.

“It was my pleasure to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to “Magic” Johnson,” says Hiram Jackson, managing partner and CEO, Real Times Media, Inc. “His business and philanthropic efforts span 20 years; and although his brand and contributions are global, he’s made no less of a significant impact here in the city of Detroit and in urban communities throughout the state of Michigan.”

The full list of Legacy In Motion honorees and awards included:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, CEO of Magic Enterprises
Roy Roberts (Retired General Motors Executive)

Other awards and honorees include:

Company of the Year
Chase Bank
ChemicoMays

2014 Newsmaker of the Year Award
General Motors
Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors

Community Spirit Award
Bishop Edgar Vann, Senior Pastor, Second Ebenezer Church

2014 Newsmakers Award
Warren Evans, Wayne County Executive Elect Carla Walker-Miller, president and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC

Rising Star Award
Evette Hollins, Manager of External Relations, AT&T