This artifact is shared in partnership with the Museum of Public Relations.
Ofield Dukes was born in 1939 in Rutledge, Alabama, and handed away in 2011. Dukes’ work included advising all Democratic presidential candidates since 1968 and lots of different political and cultural figures. His work centered on strengthening the connection between Washington and Black leaders. All through his profession, he labored with different famend company shoppers, together with Lever Brothers, Anheuser-Busch, CBS Information, AT&T, the Nationwide Bankers Affiliation, the Nationwide Schooling Affiliation and the Treasury Division. He retired just a few months earlier than his passing.
The plaque was gifted to Dukes from Motown Information. Motown was among the many first shoppers as Dukes launched his public relations agency, Ofield Dukes & Associates, in 1969. The plaque is as we speak housed and displayed by the Museum of Public Relations in downtown Manhattan.
“Motown Information Gratefully Acknowledges Ofield Dukes, A Dwelling Legend and a Public Relations Pioneer. In honor of Black Historical past Month, we have fun your legacy, important contributions to Motown Information, and your lifetime dedication to the sector of Public Relations and Communications.”
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