St. Louis. Missouri
2021
Cliffton Powell
Clifton Powell is a veteran actor that has appeared in a variety of movies and television shows. Powell received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for the movie Ray.
Birmingham, Alabama
2020
Lisa Raye
LisaRaye McCoy known as LisaRaye is best known for portraying Diana “Diamond” Armstrong in the 1998 film The Players Club, Neesee James on the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us from 2003 until 2007 and Keisha Greene in the VH1 romantic comedy series Single Ladies which originally aired from 2011 to 2014.
Birmingham, Alabama
2019
Carl Payne
Carl Payne is best known for his role as Cole Brown on the Fox network TV series Martin and his recurring role as Theo Huxtable’s best friend Cockroach on the NBC series The Cosby Show.
Birmingham, Alabama
2018
Lumman Rucker
Actor Lamman Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children, before roles in Tyler Perry’s films Why Did I Get Married?, Why Did I Get Married Too?, and Meet the Browns.
Birmingham, Alabama
2017
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam is known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable at just the age of 5 to 13, on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show
Birmingham, Alabama
2016
Terri J. Vaughn
Actress and Comedienne Terri J. Vaughn is best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alizé Jenkins-Robinson in the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show
Birmingham, Alabama
2015
Bre’ly Evans
Actress, Vocalist, Comedienne and Voice Over Talent, Oakland native Bre’ly Evans.
Birmingham, Alabama
2014
Carl Payne
Carl Payne is best known for his role as Cole Brown on the Fox network TV series Martin and his recurring role as Theo Huxtable’s best friend Cockroach on the NBC series The Cosby Show.
Birmingham, Alabama
2013
Brian White
Brian White began acting in a number of television series such as Moesha, The Parkers, Spyder Games, Second Time Around, and The Shield.
Birmingham, Alabama
2012
Wendy Raquel Robinson
Wendy Raquel Robinson was born in Los Angeles. She attended Howard University where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama.S She made her acting debut in 1993 on an episode of Martin and is best known for her roles in the Steve Harvey Show and The Game
Birmingham, Alabama
2011
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcom A Different World as Dwayne Wayne, and a regular cast member of K.C. Undercover and the short-lived sitcoms Abby and Between Brothers.
Birmingham, Alabama
2010
Malik Yoba
In 1994, Malik Yoba began his role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the popular FOX police drama series New York Undercover, opposite Michael DeLorenzo.
Birmingham, Alabama
2009
Darrin Henson
Darrin Henson is best known for his role as ex-convict Lem Van Adams on the Showtime TV series Soul Food, which is the longest-running drama with a predominantly African-American cast in television history.
Birmingham, Alabama
2008
Dr. Tonea Stewart
Dr. Tonea Stewart is currently the dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University.
