2002 Nominees & Recipients:
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ARTS & LITERATURE Benjamin W. Hazard Dir., Crafts & Cultural Arts Dept., City of Oakland Steven Anthony Jones - Assoc. Artist, American Conservatory Theatre Eugene E. White - Independent Artist |
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COMMUNITY SERVICE Donald E. Lacy, Jr. Founder/Exec. Dir., LoveLife Foundation Dr. Joseph Marshall, Jr. Exec. Dir./Co-founder, Omega Boys Club, Inc. Shawn M. Richard Founder/CEO/Exec. Dir., Brothers Against Guns, Inc. |
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CORPORATE Jerilyn Gleaves - Supplier Diversity Supervisor, PG&E Charles H. Smith President and CEO, SBC West, Bess Stephens - V.P. Philanthropy & Education, Hewlett-Packard Co. |
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EDUCATION LaDoris Hazzard Cordell - Vice Provost, Stanford University Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Dir. of Forensics, James Logan High School Dr. Gerri L. Armstrong-Walker - Dir., Pacific Autism Center of Education |
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ENTERTAINMENT Faye Carol Singer, Recording Artist & Dir., "Music in the Community" Renel Brooks-Moon Radio/TV Entert Personality, Giants PA Announcer Henrri Smith - Founder, Musi-Vision Music |
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ENTREPRENEUR/SMALL BUSINESS Bill A. Duffy - President, BDA Sports Management Blanche Richardson - Manager, Marcus Book Stores Loretta M. Whittle - Principal, BoulÈ CafÈ |
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MEDIA Dori J. Maynard Pres. & CEO, Robert C. Maynard Inst. for Journalism Ed. Bryan Monroe - Asst. VPhttp://www.cityflight.com/10mostinfluential/news, Knight Ridder; Harvard Univ. Nieman Fellow Willie Ratcliff - Publisher, San Francisco Bay View |
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PUBLIC SERVICE Irma L. Anderson - Mayor, City of Richmond Robert C. Bobb - City Manager, City of Oakland Helen Owens - Owner, Klassic's Int'l Hairweaving & Replacement |
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SPIRITUAL LEADER Dr. Robert L. Jackson - Pastor, Acts Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C. Bishop Donald E. Green Sr. Pastor, San Francisco Christian Center Dr. Joseph E. Simmons - Sr. Pastor, Greater St. Paul Baptist Church |
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YOUTH Joseph E. Bramlett - USGA Amateur, St. Francis High School Denisha DeLane - National NAACP Board Member Hamida Hamza - Abraham Lincoln High School Senior |
*Recipients pictured and in bold
