Awards and Recognition Mayoral Recognition: Tsehai Publishers’ 20th Anniversary TSEHAI received recognition from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for its twenty years of dedication  to its founding notion that knowledge has the power to change the world as the only Black-owned press on an American university campus since the closure of Howard University Press.

Awards and Recognition Congressional Recognition: 10 Years of Partnership with the Marymount Institute Press TSEHAI received congressional recognition from Representative Karen Bass for its ten years of partnership with the Marymount Institute Press. Rep. Karen Bass personally presented Elias Wondimu with the award at the official launch of Harriet Tubman Press in Leimert Park, California on Saturday, October 14, 2017.

Awards and Recognition Congressional Recognition: Honoring the Harriet Tubman Press Imprint TSEHAI received congressional recognition from Representative Maxine Waters to recognize and congratulate Harriet Tubman Press for its first publication, Voices from Leimert Park Redux.

Awards and Recognition Congressional Recognition: TSEHAI 20 Year Anniversary and the Launch of Harriet Tubman Press TSEHAI received congressional recognition from Representative Karen Bass for its twenty years of dedication to provide a platform for under-served writers as the only Black-owned press on an American university campus, since the closure of Howard University Press. Rep. Karen Bass personally presented Elias

Awards and Recognition Congressional Recognition: First Book Publication of Harriet Tubman Press TSEHAI received congressional recognition from Representative Karen Bass for their first publication from Harriet Tuman Press: Voices of Leimert Park Redux. Rep. Karen Bass personally presented Elias Wondimu with the award at the official launch of Harriet Tubman Press in Leimert Park, California on Saturday, October 14, 2017.

Awards and Recognition Universal Peace Federation Ambassador for Peace Ethiopian social entrepreneur and peace advocate Elias Wondimu was appointed Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP).   The Ambassadors for Peace is a global network of leaders from religion, politics, the media, academia, and civil society working cooperatively