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Frederick Douglass Award

The Frederick Douglass Award is presented annually to a black man who has contributed time and effort to help black women take their rightful place in every aspect of life. In addition, he is a man who has provided leadership opportunities for advancement, eductional, or vocational training and guidance for the betterment of the black woman.  

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Past Recipients:

  • 1979    Mayor Coleman A. Young

  • 1980    Congressional Representative George Crockett II

  • 1981    Rev. Dr. Charles Adams

  • 1982    Rev. John Peoples

  • 1983    Rev. Dr. Jim Holley

  • 1984    Ben Frazier

  • 1985    Dr. Richard Smith

  • 1986    Walter Douglas

  • 1987    Dr. Charles A. Wright

  • 1988    Richard "Night Train" Lane

  • 1989    Brady Keys, Jr.

  • 1990    Kenneth Hickman

  • 1991    Reverend Wendell Anthony

  • 1992    N. Charles Anderson

  • 1993    Ronald E. Smiley

  • 1994    Dr. Clifford Watson

  • 1995    Kenneth Hill

  • 1996    Lewis A. Jones, Jr., MD

  • 1997    Ray C. Johnson

  • 1998    Emery King

  • 1999    Michael Anthony White

  • 2000    Benny N. Napoleon

  • 2001    Matel "Mat" Dawson

  • 2002    James A. Tatum

  • 2003    Ron Rice

  • 2005    Dennis W. Archer

  • 2006    Wendell Scales, DDS

  • 2007    Aaron P. Dworkin

  • 2008    Heaster Wheeler

  • 2009    Jeffrey Miller

  • 2010    Hayward S. Penny, RD

  • 2011    Rev. Andre L. Spivey

  • 2012    Raphael Bernard Johnson

  • 2013    Paul Bridewater

  • 2014    Bankole Thompson

  • 2015    Jeron Campbell, Ed L.D.

  • 2016    Luther Keith

  • 2018    Rev. Lonnie Peek, Jr.

  • 2019    Dr. Truman Hudson, Jr.

  • 2023    Rev. Dr. B. Kevin Smalls

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