This year

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This years presentation is dedicated to the
memory of Ms. Rosa Parks and the many friends
and heroes lost in 2005 and 2006.
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And I know you're shining down on me from
heavenLike so many friends we've lost along the
wayAnd I know eventually we'll be together,
One sweet day
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Richard Pryor 1940-2005
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Luther Vandross-RB singer 1951-2005
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Brock Peters- Actor 1927-2005
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Ray Charles- Soul/RB singer - 1930-2004
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Lamont Bentley- Actor 1973-2005
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Shirley Horn- Jazz Pianist 1934-2005
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Nipsey Russell- Actor 1925-2005
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Renaldo Obie Benson- Soul/RB singer from the
Four Tops 1936-2005
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Ronald Winans- Gospel Singer 1957-2005
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Shirley Chisholm- First Black woman in the
Whitehouse 1925-2005
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August Wilson- Pulitzer prize winner 1945-2005
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Rosa Parks 1913-2005
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Coretta Scott King 1927-2006
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John H. Johnson- Publisher Ebony/Jet 1918-2005
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Ossie Davis 1917-2005
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Gone but not forgotten.
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The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is
what is important.
-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.