2018 Honorees
Kenyen Brown
First African American appointed to serve as U.S. Attorney in state of Alabama
Helen Shores Lee
Daughter of prominent civil rights attorney learned early the importance of personal service for the benefit of others
Arthur Harold Parker
Son of former slaves crafted legendary career as educator became first principal of first high school for African Americans in Birmingham
Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian
The “greatest preacher to ever live” has been a man of vision, leadership, activism
Erskine Hawkins
Hall of Fame trumpeter, composer and bandleader scored big with musical homage to his hometown
Willie Ruff
Alabama Jazz Hall of Famer has had distinguished career as performer, educator and writer
Isaac White, Sr.
Humble barber teaches valuable skills, shares love and friendship. Isaac White, Sr. was born to sharecroppers in Wilkerson County, Mississippi, in 1919.
Dr. Shelia Nash-Stevenson
NASA engineer is one of a select group of African American female physicists