1999 Recipients:
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EDUCATION Oral Lee Brown, educational philanthropist |
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POLITICAL Willie L. Brown, Mayor, San Francisco |
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CORPORATE Kenneth L. Coleman, Sr. Vice President, Silicon Graphics |
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YOUTH Roderick Cooper, Jr., Woodside Union High School Black Student Union |
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ARTS & LITERATURE Chike Amo & Chike Nwoffiah, founders, Oriki Theater |
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TECHNOLOGY E. David Ellington, CEO, NetNoir, Inc. |
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COMMUNITY Tommy Fulcher, Jr. founder & CEO, Employment and Social Opportunities |
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MEDIA Barbara Rodgers, KPIX-TV News anchor |
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SPIRITUAL LEADER Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church |
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ENTREPRENEUR Carol H. Williams, CEO, Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency |











