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Dennis Anthony Dillon (born June 20, 1959) is an American minister, journalist, publisher, and community activist. He is the founder and president of The New York Christian Times and lead pastor at Brooklyn’s Rise Church New York. He is the co-convener for The DOOR of Our Return. Dillon is known to be one of the founders of Churches United to Save and Heal (CUSH) and the convener of The Black Church Means Business Conference. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Biography and Career

Dillon was born in Kingston, Jamaica. As a high school student in 1976 he was a founding member gospel group, The Melodious Brother Quartet, with Joseph Redley, Roy Turner, and Collin Harris whom he met during his first year of high school.[13] After Leroy Gibbon joined the group as a singer, they renamed it as The Gospel Proclaimers.[14][15][16][17] Dillon was one of the collaborators and mentors of his childhood friend Fitzroy Gordon, who in 2011 established the first Black-owned radio station in Canada, G98.7 CKFG. After the death of Nelson Mandela in December of 2013, Dillon co-hosted an all-day tribute to Mandela with Gordon in Canada. After completing his studies, Dillon pursued his career in journalism and news reporting at news outlets including The Torch Bearer and The Bergen Sun. Later he co-founded Gospel Today magazine and Prayer Global magazine.[18]

Dillon competed in the Brooklyn Borough President election as an independent candidate in 1997 and secured about 12000 votes.[19]

He is also known for hosting The Dennis Dillon Show which featured interviews of several celebrities and noted personalities.

Black community of New York City.[31][32][33][34][35]

During 1997, the regional manager at the fashion brand

Polo Ralph Lauren removed two Black and Hispanic workers from their sales duties, igniting controversy. This incident highlighted the racial tension at the workplace of Ralph Lauren and some of those allegedly mistreated employees asked Dillon for help in 1998. Consequently Dillon successfully mediated between the employer and workers. [23]

In 2013, Dillon received HCCI’s Distinguished Service Award.[36][37][38] In 2015, he was honored for his contribution in journalism at McDonald’s Media Legends and Trailblazers Ceremony.[39][40][41][42]

In 2020, a coalition of organizations, including HARLEM WEEK, NAACP, National Action Network, NY Urban League, and One Hundred Black Men NY, named Dillon, along with Andrew Cuomo and Al Sharpton, among '10 Outstanding New Yorkers' for rendering historic leadership during the crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrations against systematic racism, challenges to the important 2020 Census, and divisiveness triggered by the November national elections.[43]

Notable Publications

  • Bitter Truth is Better Than Sweet Falsehood[44] , Brooklyn Lantern Corporation, 1998 ISBN: 9780966873009
  • Affirm Your Purpose, 2006, ISBN 9780966873061
  • Kingdom Affirmations: Positive Power Prayers to Help Transform Your Life, 2008
  • Economic State of Black New York 2017[45] , 2017, ISBN 9780966873054

Additional Sources

  • Wake Up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner-city is this Anyway by Dorothy Pitman Hughes, ISBN: 9780965506472

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. ^ "Rev. Dennis Dillon, Author at New York Christian Times". New York Christian Times. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  3. ^ McCallister, Jared. "CARIBBEAT: Brooklyn Christian Center welcomes leaders, pols to attend free business networking event". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  4. ^ Parry, Bill. "Southeast Queens event commemorates 400 years since the beginning of African enslavement in America". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. ^ "Rev. Dennis Dillon --A Ministry of Global African Economic Empowerment | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  6. ^ SERANT, CLAIRE. "City's churches offer financial advice on foreclosure and repairing credit". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. ^ "Dennis Dillon, an ideal role model in changing Jamaica – Anthea McGibbon". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  8. ^ IBW21 (2019-01-21). "King's Vision in Action — Martin Luther King Day Edition of Vantage Point". Institute of the Black World 21st Century. Retrieved 2020-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ IBW21 (2019-01-21). "King's Vision in Action — Martin Luther King Day Edition of Vantage Point". Institute of the Black World 21st Century. Retrieved 2020-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Rev. Dennis Dillon's Ministry of Global African Economic Empowerment". Africanist Press. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  11. ^ "The Year of Return - Straight Talk Africa". News Break. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  12. ^ "African Diaspora Rising: The Year of the Door of Return to Africa". The Charleston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  13. ^ "Town Hall Meeting Notification" (PDF). KHS High School.
  14. ^ "The Gospel Proclaimers, Fayetteville, GA (2020)". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  15. ^ "The Gospel Proclaimers, Fayetteville, GA (2020)". www.localprayers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  16. ^ "The Gospel Proclaimers | Music for the Soul". web.archive.org. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  17. ^ "HISTORY | The Gospel Proclaimers". web.archive.org. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  18. ^ "Highlights from NYC October 24, 2016 Global Leaders Prayer Gathering". myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  19. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  20. ^ "Anthony Vaval ('16) Grad Featured on Dennis Dillon Show".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "WGO by Victoria Horsford". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  22. ^ "Live Taping Dennis Dillon Show Friday, July 29th 2016 @ 7:30pm – Anthea McGibbon". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  23. ^
    ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-10-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link
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  24. ^ "HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS | August 18, 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  25. ^ "About Us". New York Christian Times. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  26. ^ "Brooklyn Religion Briefs for June 19". Brooklyn Eagle. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  27. ^ "Harlem week 2016 final pdf (1)". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  28. ^ "Black Church Means Business | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  29. ^ "Black Church Means Business 2006 Official Launch October 16, 2006 New York – Jamaican born, Rev. Dennis Dillon, Executive chair of the Conference". Jamaicans.com News and Events. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ "TAKEOUT SMALL BUSINESS;THE GOSPEL OF BUSINESS NEW YORK CITY'S BLACK CLERGY PREACHES MESSAGE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO CONGREGATIONS LOOKING TO REVIVE NEIGHBORHOODS ;MOSQUE HELPS VENDOR MOVE OFF STREETS;BUSINESSWOMAN TIPS HAT TO CHURCH LEADER'S AID". Crain's New York Business. 1995-12-10. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  31. ^ "Transcript of Public Meeting held on June 25, 1998". www.federalreserve.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  32. ^ "Purported plan to pull funds from Chase, Chemical causes". connection.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  33. ^ page 356. "City Bank and Others Discriminate against Black" (PDF). Federal Reserve.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ^ TimesLedger, Q. N. S. "Clergy responds to foreclosure crisis - Ministers join with business leaders to help Brooklyn homeowners". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  35. ^ "Our Door of Return' African Diaspora Economic Forum | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  36. ^ "13th ANNUAL "LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER" AWARDS GALA". hcci. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  37. ^ Magazine, Harlem World (2015-05-07). "HCCI "Let Us Break Bread Together" Awards Dinner". Harlem World Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  38. ^ "May 2015 Issue". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  39. ^ "McDonald's honors media legends for Black History Month". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  40. ^ "Thirteen Black Media Legends and Trailblazers honored at McDonald's Black History Month kick-off event". African Immigrants, African American New Yorkers in Harlem and Beyond. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  41. ^ "February 2015". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  42. ^ "Kicking off Black History Month". CNBNews. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  43. ^ "Thank You For Your Historic LEADERSHIP" (PDF). The New York Beacon - Vol. 27 No. 24 June 18 – June 24, 2020, Page 8.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  44. ISBN 978-0-9668730-0-9
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  45. ISBN 978-0-9668730-5-4
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