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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Pictured from left to right are: Male Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Dancer, representing The Bahamas Masqueraders Group; Mr. Valentine Grimes; Mrs. Thelma Grimes; Mr. Franklyn R. Wilson; Mrs. Sharon Wilson; and Female Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Dancer, representing The Bahamas Masqueraders Group. Photo Credit: Gianne Demeritte.
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NASSAU, The Bahamas - The 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards, created to herald the accomplishments of African Americans who have made significant contributions to the world had a distinctly Bahamian flavor this year. Bahamian entrepreneur, Franklyn R. Wilson, Chairman Sunshine Holdings, Ltd. was honored and two brilliantly Junkanoo Carnival dancers, representing The Bahamas Masqueraders Group were on the red carpet to welcome guests at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta when the ceremony took place on January 24th.
Wilson joined an A-List of American celebrities who were saluted including Lou Brock – Baseball Legend; Arnold W. Donald – President and CEO of Carnival Corporation & PLC; Jamie Foxx – Academy Award-winning Actor, Musical Artist and Comedian; Tommy Hilfiger— Principal Designer, Tommy Hilfiger; Guy Vickers – President, PVH Foundation & Senior Vice President, Global Community Relations; The Isley Brothers – Recording Artists and Songwriters; Janelle Monáe – Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Model and Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice – President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine.
The black-tie ceremony was hosted by Laila Ali, four-time Boxing World Champion, award-winning TV host, fitness & wellness expert, beauty brand ambassador, and author; and Dolvett Quince, known for his successes now into the fifth season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”.
Past recipients of the Trumpet Awards include Oprah Winfrey, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Marian Wright Edelman, General Colin Powell, Sidney Poitier, Quincy Jones, Tyler Perry, and Beyonce Knowles-Carter, and the Right Honorable Perry Christie, Prime Minister, The Islands Of The Bahamas.
Trumpet Awards Honour Franklyn Wilson - Mr. Franklyn R. Wilson is shown holding his Trumpet Awards. (Photo: Gianne Demeritte)
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The Trumpet Awards also attracts an impressive list of A-list African Americans each year. Noted celebrity guests over the years have included Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Terrence Howard, Vivica A. Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Boris Kojoe, Spike Lee, and Nancy Wilson.
The Awards were created to celebrate and honor African American achievers and those who support the African American experience. The Awards honor accomplishments in diverse fields including law, medicine, business, politics, the Arts, civil rights, sports, entrepreneurship, entertainment and other careers. It was conceived, founded, and cultivated by Xernona Clayton, who has built the Awards and Awards Foundation into a prestigious testimonial around the world. “We have come far, and labored much, since we started this project in 1993,” says Ms. Clayton. “To say that I am thankful and honored to have been at the helm of this dream is putting it mildly. I am extremely obliged to those individuals who saw the vision and who have helped maintain the Trumpet Awards for more than twenty years. We are an integral part of the global community and are most jubilant to bring this event to the world and to celebrate the achievements of those who had an impact on our society,” Ms. Clayton continued.
The nationally-syndicated program will air on Saturday, February 21st on TV One, a national African American TV network that can be found in 38 million American homes via DirecTV, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-Verse and other smaller, regional cable operators. Corporate support helps to make the production of the Trumpet Awards possible and help provide scholarships to the numerous students in their educational pursuits. Sponsors include The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, Nordstrom, The Home Depot, FedEx, Southwest Airlines, American Family Insurance.
Trumpet Awards Honour Franklyn Wilson -- Mr. Franklyn R. Wilson is shown with Bahamas Consul General to Atlanta, Mr. Randy Rolle. Photo Credit: Gianne Demeritte (Photo: Gianne Demeritte)
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