KIMATNI D. RAWLINS TO RECEIVE THE 2009 “CHANGE” AWARD DURING THE PRE-INAUGURAL CELEBRATION

Sunday, 18 January 2009 18:09

“OBAMA: THAT ONE!” SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 AT WASHINGTON, D.C.’S NEWSEUM

WASHINGTON D.C. – "Obama: THAT ONE!", presented by Lifestyle Communications and sponsored by HBO, announced today that Automotive Rhythms Communications, LLC President & Publisher,  Kimatni Rawlins, has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 “CHANGE” Award.  This honor is presented to high-profile opinion-makers from the arts & entertainment, financial and political sectors that have been influential throughout the historic "Change" movement.  The festivities will be held on Sunday, January 18 from 9:00pm – 1:00am at the Newseum, the world’s most interactive, state-of-the-art news museum.  Confirmed recipients include Hill Harper, actor, author, activist, and Founder of Manifest Your Destiny Foundation, Beverly Bond, Founder, Black Girls Rock and John Rhea, President-Elect Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee Member.

Kimatni Rawlins is the founder of Automotive Rhythms Communications, LLC, a lifestyle automotive media and marketing portal consisting of Internet, network television, online video, print, radio and event properties. In the seven years of its existence, Automotive Rhythms has positively educated millions of automotive buyers on how they view and purchase new and used vehicles. Rawlins established the company in 2001 to serve as the communications liaison between automotive companies and the urban car-buying market. Rawlins travels the globe assessing new automobiles and motorcycles and their corresponding technologies for millions of readers and viewers.

An accomplished automotive journalist, Rawlins has covered hundreds of automotive product introductions and evaluated scores of new cars, trucks, SUVs, bikes and alternative fuel powered vehicles. His company provides car buying guides and automotive columns to an array of national publications and websites including Vibe magazine, African Americans On Wheels magazine and BlackPlanet.com. Within the video production world, Rawlins is the host and Executive Producer of Automotive Rhythms TV, www.ARtvLive.com, which can be found on more than twenty online partners and BET J. 

Rawlins is a born leader in business relations, establishing countless partnerships between media and marketing firms and premier automotive corporations including General Motors, XM Satellite Radio, Harley-Davidson, Aston Martin, and Goodyear.  Rawlins is a recipient of the 40-Under-Forty Achievement Award and held urban spokesperson positions for Shell Oil in 2006 and 2007.  He is President Emeritus of the 200-member plus Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA) and currently sits on the board. 

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