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| Walk of Fame inductee Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One; Trumpet Awards founder Xernona Clayton; and International Civil Rights Walk of Fame emcee Frank Ski listen on the ceremonies. |
The
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame ceremony in Atlanta, which
takes place on the eve of Black History Month, welcomed a prestigious
2009 class during the annual Trumpet Awards, led by Radio One founder
Cathy Hughes, Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Earvin “Magic”
Johnson and Rev. Al Sharpton.
The 6th Annual
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame was created by Trumpet Awards
founder Xernona Clayton, to pay homage to civil rights stalwarts,
pioneers, history makers and other men and women who have advanced the
cause for equality in America.
“This will be a lasting
memorial to those whose contributions were testaments to the fact that
human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable,” says Clayton, who
was an assistant to Dr. Martin Luther King in the 1960s.
The recent historic
inauguration of President Barack Obama punctuated the proceedings at
the Walk of Fame ceremonies. The gala took place at Ebenezer Baptist
Church. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sr. both preached there, and it
sits adjacent to the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolence. The
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame is located on the property of
Ebenezer Baptist Church. – terry shropshire
2009 Inductees:
1. Rev. C.M Alexander
2. Cathy Hughes
3. The Honorable Sam Massell
4. Roberto Goizuela
5. Danny J. Bakewell, Sr.
6. Earvin “Magic” Johnson
7. Rev. Al Sharpton
8. Father Michael Pfleger
9. The LINKS, Inc.
10. Dr. Erieka Bennett
11. Rev. C.T. Vivian
12. Honorable Ernest N. Morial
13. Honorable William K. Clay
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| Media mogul Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One, is congratulated by celebrity TV Judge Mablean. | Int’l Civil Rights Walk of Fame inductees stand on their squares as photographers, TV cameras and family members swarm them. |
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| The Walk of Fame ceremonies took place a block over from the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolence and Social Change in Atlanta. |
Celebrity Judge Craig Strong, Walk of Fame honoree Father Michael Pfleger, and Dick Gregory. |
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| Mother takes photo of son for posterity at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. | Mexico Olympics hero Tommy Smith, who raised his black fist at the podium in 1968, poses with his wife. |
