Emmanuel Brinklow

Living Legends Award

Learn About the Living Legend Award Honorees
2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006

Doreen Hines
Executive Director

Markus Williams

Artistic Director

Grace and a Pioneering Spirit is What We Celebrate in the Living Legends Award.

We still live in a world where there is much work to be done for the advancement of all peple. These Living Legends have dedicated their life work to this very cause.

Using the arts as a vehicle, we honor these individuals still living among us. We educate our community about their great works in hope that it will inspire others to follow their example.

In their quest to build a better world, these legends have changed the course of history by building humanity. We should all strive to be builders of humanity!

2006 Honorees


Bernice DeShay Educator, Nurse, Humanitarian, Friend	Charlotte Holloman Opera Singer	Curla Walters Scientist

2007 Honorees


Lena McLin Composer/Educator	Meade VanPutten Religious Leader	Juan Williams Journalist/Author

2008 Honorees


Simmi Knox Artist/Presidential Portrait Artist	Tommie Smith 1968 Olympic Gold Medialist/Educator	Emory J Tolbert Historian/ Educator

2009 Honorees


Constance Curry Civil Rights Activist	Samuel DeShay Humanitarian	Carlotta LaNier The Little Rock Nine

2010 Honorees


Leon Bates Concert Pianist	Charles D. Brooks Spiritual Leader	Leymah Gbowee Peace Activist