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Camden Walk of Fame to Honor Gwendolyn Faison and Corinne Bradley-Powers
Camden’s Walk of Fame will add two more familiar names to its growing list of local honorees Monday, recognizing former Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison and longtime restaurateur Corinne Bradley-Powers.
The induction ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. today, October 5, with the unveiling taking place near the Jersey Joe Walcott statue on the Camden Waterfront. The event is free and open to the public.
Faison, who died in 2021, served as Camden’s mayor from 2000 to 2010 and was the first woman elected to lead the city. She was remembered following her death as a trailblazer and longtime public servant.
Bradley-Powers is the founder and owner of Corinne’s Place, the Camden soul food restaurant she opened in 1989. The restaurant received national recognition in 2022 when it was named one of the James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics.
Today’s ceremony continues a tradition of recognizing Camden residents who have made an impact in business, public service, arts, culture and community life.
At an earlier Walk of Fame celebration, honorees included Donkey’s Place founder Leon Lucas, gospel artist Tye Tribbett, longtime community advocate R. Mangaliso Davis, and others. The four Camdenites credited with helping establish the Walk of Fame — Yocontalie “Connie” Jackson, Councilman Chris Collins, Terri Keene and the late Maurice DeShields — also received recognition.
The Walk of Fame itself has had a winding history. Some of the original markers were installed near the former Campbell’s Field, and Jersey Joe Walcott’s marker was later stolen during demolition of the stadium. The Camden boxing legend is now memorialized by an eight-foot bronze statue at Wiggins Park along the waterfront.
These additions continue the effort to put Camden’s own history — and Camden’s own people — front and center.
Event details:
Monday, October 5, 2026 • 3 p.m.
Near the Jersey Joe Walcott statue, Camden Waterfront
Free and open to the public
Information: 856-803-8262
