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41st Annual BE Legacy of Excellence Awards
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 2026 Honorees
Special Honorees:
Men Behind the Mic
DUKE CARTER -Â Anchor/Reporter, WISN 12 News
GERRON JORDAN - Anchor/Reporter, WISN 12 News
DERRICK ROSE - Anchor/Investigative Reporter, WISN 12 News
RYAN JENKINS - Anchor/Enterprise Reporter, TMJ4 News
GIDEON VERDIN - Northern Milwaukee County Reporter, TMJ4
DONOVAN LONG - Anchor/Reporter, FOX6 News
DARIUS JOSHUA - Sports Anchor, CBS 58 News
FRANKIE JUPITER - Anchor, CBS 58 News
Green Bay Packers: Legends of the Gridiron
Distinguished Honorees:
GILBERT BROWN - Nose Tackle (1993-1999)
LEROY BUTLER - Safety (1990-2001)
ANTONIO FREEMANÂ - Wide Receiver (1995-2001, 2003)
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2026 Honorees
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ASPIRING GAME CHANGERS
BUSINESS
MARCEL & DR. CAMELIA L. CLARKE
DR. ANDREW WARD
DR. RAMARD WRIGHT
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CORPORATE TRAILBLAZER
EDUCATION
ANTOINE CARTER
MARQUISE MAYS
ANTONIE McDUFFIE
KENAN PETTERSON
COREY STEWART
WALTER TAYLOR, III
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
MELISSA BUFORLD
DR. FLORENCE JOHNSON
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LaVERNE DAVIS
TRACY MEEKS
TIFFANY WYNN
MICHAEL HARRIS
DR. TARRYNCE ROBINSON, Ed. D
KELBY SPANN
DR. MARCIA TIPTON
EXTRAORDINARY ACHIVEMENT
HEALTH
EDWARD HENNINGS
LYNNE DIXON SPELLER
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ERIC SMITH
ERICKA M. SINCLAIR, MS, MPH
LAW
MUSIC
PUBLIC SERVICE
RELIGION
ATTY. WILLIAM F. SULTON
KARI RENEE LYONS
NATHAN MAYFIELD
SERGEANT TROY JOHNSON
LT. RICKY PRICE, JR.
DR. MARCUS L. ARRINGTON, Ph. D, Ed.D
SOCIAL SERVICE
CLARENCE JOHNSON
CRYSTAL McCLAIN, MSW, LCSW
VETERAN
LCpl. MALCOLM L. HUNT
SGT. DENNIS ROBINSON
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