Anacostia group honors LGBTQ advocate Pannell for 30 years of service
The Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), an advocacy organization for D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood and surrounding areas east of the Anacostia River, is holding a celebration honoring LGBTQ rights and Anacostia community activist Phillip Pannell for his 30 years of service with the ACC.
The event was scheduled to take place from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the recently opened Sycamore & Oak retail village mall on the St.
Elizabeth’s East Campus in Southeast D.C. Pannell, 73, serves as the ACC executive director, a position he has held since 1995.
He has been a member of the Anacostia-based nonprofit organization’s staff since 1993.A longtime advocate for LGBTQ rights, Pannell has been credited with persuading many of D.C.’s LGBTQ organizations to reach out to LGBTQ residents who live in Wards 7 and 8 east of the Anacostia River.
