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My Legends Ball
Yesterday, me and Fred Smith were discussing Oprah's Legends Ball, and he asked me if the event were all men, who would I invite? Well, I told him I would put my answers in a blog, and here they are, in alphabetical order.
Babyface
Ernie Barnes
Paul Beatty
Tyson Beckford
Julian Bond
Cory Booker
Keith Boykin
LeVar Burton
Ed Bradley
Dave Chappelle
Don Cheadle
Kenneth Chenault
Kevin Clash
Sean Combs
John Conyers Jr.
Percival Everett
Louis Farrakhan
Harold E. Ford, Jr.
Jamie Foxx
Lawrence Fishburne
John Hope Franklin
Henry Louis Gates
Berry Gordy
Al Green
Dick Gregory
Robert Guillaume
Hill Harper
E. Lynn Harris
Rich Harrison
Jay-Z
Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Samuel L. Jackson
Michael Johnson
Edward P. Jones
James Earl Jones
Quincy Jones
Michael Jordan
Vernon Jordan
Lenny Kravitz
LL Cool J
Spike Lee
Carl Lewis
Joseph Lowery
Aaron McGruder
Kwesi Mfume
E. Ethelbert Miller
Paul Mooney
Marc Morial
Imam Warith Deen Muhammad
Mos Def
Eddie Murphy
Barack Obama
Stanley O’Neal
Richard Parsons
Sidney Poitier
Colin Powell
Prince
Richard Pryor
Charles Rangel
Antonio “L.A.” Reid
Tim Reid
Eddie Robinson
Chris Rock
Reverend Run
Robert C. Scott
Al Sharpton
Russell Simmons
Denzel Washington
Cornel West
Emil Wilbekin
Pharrell Williams
August Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Tiger Woods
Add your own! The invitees must all be living. In the spirit of Oprah's Legends Ball, my invitees are all African American. In a slight departure, I have included a list that in not only entertainers and civic leaders, but also a few athletes and businessmen and faith leaders.
Posted by Rashid on August 19, 2005 9:37 AM
Comments
Soooo. I am not invited to your Legends ball. You know that I fit in with this group ;-)
Shem hotep!
Commented by Fratman1906 on August 19, 2005 4:34 PM
And why isn't Michael Jackson on this list? Oh, never mind. LOL
Commented by Butta on August 19, 2005 4:40 PM
Excellent list. Funny, I had been thinking about a Legends Ball including all men recently as well. I can only think of three names to add the moment. Michael Eric Dyson, Earl G. Graves and John Singleton.
Commented by BuddahDesmond on August 20, 2005 12:53 PM
I'll add Muhhamad Ali, George Foreman, Magic Johnson, Prince, Usher, Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Walter Mosley...ok I'll leave it to that.
Commented by Valentino on August 21, 2005 10:35 AM
Michael Jackson (that man is so talented and the Black community has to help him back from this situation. his mind is slowly eroding and i believe the public has a lot to do with it)
And Lionel Richie (i just luv this man)
Commented by Ekua on December 5, 2005 6:34 PM
why isn't janet jackson on the list?
or the entire family. yea they're crazy but they have influenced music so much. and like it or not, they are black
Commented by bunny on December 5, 2005 6:36 PM