7th Annual Black Legend Awards Ceremony

This stellar Red Carpet event is celebration and acknowledgement of the Black Pioneers of the Silicon Valley, whom are being inducted into the Black Legends Hall of Fame Silicon Valley. The event is providing an opportunity for the community to celebrate the accomplishment and contribution of a selected group of African American in the Silicon Valley. A teaching opportunity to educate the African American youth and the community to understand and appreciate heritage of the African American.

The Black Legend Awards is the fundraising event for the creation and development of the San Jose Black History Museum Silicon Valley.

THE BLACK LEGENDS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY

  • Pre-Ceremony Reception
    • Networking Opportunities
    • No-Host Bar
  • Main Program
    • Presentation of the awards for the 7th Annual Black Legend Awards
    • Notable Award Presenters
    • Sponsorship acknowledgements
    • Entertainment
  • Post-Ceremony Reception
    • Networking Opportunities
    • No-Host Bar

THE BLACK LEGEND AWARDS PRESENTED ARE:

  • Alexander-Green Award; News & Documentary
  • Banks-Gage Award; Education
  • Brown-Gross Award; Public Service
  • Community Sports & Leadership Award
  • Clay-Williams Award; Business & Entrepreneur
  • Dean-Greene Award, S.T.E.M.
  • English-Higgins Award; Health & Medicine
  • Hardeman-Sweet Award; Law & Justice
  • Harris-Washington Award; Spiritual
  • Joyner-Stroughter Award; Community Service
  • Piper-Whye Award; Art/Theater/Music
  • Comminity Organization Award

THE BLACK LEGENDS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022

CategoryAwardName
News & DocumentaryAlexander-GreenJan Batiste Adkins
News & DocumentaryAlexander-GreenRicki Stevenson

EducationBanks-GageMary E. Noel
EducationBanks-GageSteve Pinkston

Public ServiceBrown-GrossFrank J. Omowale Satterwhite

Community Sports & LeadershipMillard Hampton

Business & EntrepreneurClay-WilliamsEarlene B. Sweet

S.T.E.M.Dean-GreeneErrol ?Doc? Holiday, Sr.
S.T.E.M.Dean-GreenePaul Byrd

Health & MedicineEnglish-HigginsDr. Paul M. Jackson, MD

Law & JusticeHardeman-SweetRodney Moore

SpiritualHarris-WashingtonMinister Barry Houston

Community ServiceJoyner-StroughterHaymon Talib Jahi
Community ServiceJoyner-StroughterHelen Grays-Jones
Community ServiceJoyner-StroughterHellen Sims
Community ServiceJoyner-StroughterMarietta Millions

Art/Theater/MusicPiper-WhyeClifford Coulter
Art/Theater/MusicPiper-WhyePrince Damons

Community OrganizationAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc ETA Sigma Lambda Chapter
Community OrganizationMayfair Neighborhood Council/Community Center
Community OrganizationSan Jose Chapter of the Links Incorporated
Community OrganizationSanta Clara County Alliance of Back Educators

   

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