Sojourner Truth Award
Sojourner Truth is our National Mentor. The Sojourner Truth Award is the highest recognition offered by the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. The New Metro Club presents this award to a woman who has given outstanding community service and whose life and work parallel that of the preacher, abolitionist and lecturer--Sojourner Truth. The award is a symbolic reminder of the endless effort which freedom demands. In this modern era, that parallel may be found in looking at the determination, wisdom, and societal contributions of the Black Woman.

Past Recipients:
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1973 State Representative Alma Stallworth
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1974 Mable R. Willis
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1975 Clara Jones
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1976 Council President Erma Henderson
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1977 Lillian Benbow
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1978 Rosa Parks
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1979 Jane Johnson
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1980 Beverly Payne
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1981 State Representative Daisy Elliot
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1982 Doris Briscoe
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1983 Rev. Ruth M. Mosley
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1984 Marie Farrell Donaldson
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1985 Carmen Harlan
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1986 Honorable Anne Taylor-Diggs
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1987 Rita Griffin
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1988 Brenda Rayford
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1989 Oddie Anderson
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1990 Delores Bennett
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1991 Rev. Ann Johnson
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1992 Joann Watson
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1993 Sarah Morgan
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1994 Naomi "Faith" Williams
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1996 Brenita Crawford
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1997 Monica Gilliam
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1998 Rev. Dr. Jessica K. Ingram
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1999 Dr. Alexa Canady
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2000 Rev. Wilma R. Johnson
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2001 Sharon McPhail
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2002 Dr. Sandra Taylor Brown
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2003 Barbara J. Latimer
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2004 Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
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2005 Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS
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2006 Sandra A. Coleman
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2007 Patricia A. Cole
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2008 Dr. Kimberly Meeks
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2009 Dr. Glenda Price
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2010 Dr. Viola Vaughn
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2011 Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard, Ph.D
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2012 Maude "Mother" Blue
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2013 Wanda Evans
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2014 Antonette McIIwain
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2015 Dr. Peggy Richardson
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2016 Brenda Lawrence
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2017 Alice G. Thompson
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2018 Evelyn "Miss Pee Wee" Richardson
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2019 Ruby D. Washington