Phoenix Award (Congressional Black Caucus Foundation) Explained

The Phoenix Awards are conferred by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. This annual event recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to society while uplifting and empowering the global Black community.[1] The Phoenix awards are the apex of the Annual Legislative Conference. It is also the primary fundraising event for the CBCF.[2] They are streamed on BET and BET Her.

Awards

Specific awards given out as a part of the Phoenix Awards include:

Winners

!Year!Awardee!Award!Reference
1972A. Philip RandolphAdam Clayton Powell Award[12]
1973Clarence Mitchell Jr.Adam Clayton Powell Award[13]
1973E. Z. JacksonGeorge Collins Award
1974Dorothy HeightWilliam L. Dawson Award
1975George L. Brown (politician)Adam Clayton Powell Award
1975Kenneth Clark (doll test)William L. Dawson Award
1975Mound Bayou Community HospitalGeorge Collins Award
1977Richard G. HatcherAdam Clayton Powell Award
1977Leon SullivanWilliam L. Dawson Award
1978Andrew YoungAdam Clayton Powell Award
1978Augustus HawkinsWilliam L. Dawson Award
1978Bishop Elisha P. Murchinson, Sr.; Dr. Joseph H. Jackson; Bishop Charles Golden; Rev. Thomas Kilgore; Rev. Dr. J. Oscar McCloud; Bishop Joseph O. Patterson; Dr. Joseph Evans; Bishop H. Thomas Primm; Dr. T.C. Sams; Bishop Herbert Bell Shaw; Right Rev. John T. Walker; Bishop Smallwood WilliamsGeorge Collins Award
1979Kent B. Amos, Abraham S. Venable, LeBaron TaylorCBC Chair's Award[14]
1979Edward BrookeAdam Clayton Powell Award
1979Parren MitchellWilliam L. Dawson Award
1979Sugar Ray RobinsonGeorge Collins Award
1980Charles DiggsCBC Chair's Award
1980H. Claude HudsonAdam Clayton Powell Award
1980Louis StokesWilliam L. Dawson Award
1980Sugar Ray LeonardGeorge Collins Award
1981Jesse Jackson and Joseph LoweryCBC Chair's Award
1981Eddie Williams (activist)Adam Clayton Powell Award
1981Robert McGlottenWilliam L. Dawson Award
1981Marva CollinsGeorge Collins Award
1982Coleman YoungAdam Clayton Powell Award[15]
1982Percy SuttonHumanitarian Award
1982Shirley ChisholmWilliam L. Dawson Award
1982J. Lamar HillGeorge Collins Award
1983Harold WashingtonAdam Clayton Powell Award
1983Steve PruittWilliam L. Dawson Award
1983Julius ErvingGeorge Collins Award
1984Jesse JacksonAdam Clayton Powell Award[16]
1984Lacy ClayWilliam L. Dawson Award
1984Tennessee Valley Center, Inc., Percy H. Harvey, Maxine WatersGeorge Collins Award
1985Marion Barry, Bill Cosby, LeBaron TaylorCBCF Chair's Award
1985Harry Belafonte, Robert Gieldorf, Ted KoppellCBC Chair's Award
1985Gilbert W. LindsayAdam Clayton Powell Award
1985Travers H.J. BellWilliam L. Dawson Award
1985Marion "Rex" HarrisGeorge Collins Award
1986Parren MitchellAdam Clayton Powell Award[17]
1986Charles RangelWilliam L. Dawson Award
1986Dorothy HeightGeorge Collins Award
1987Douglas WilderAdam Clayton Powell Award[18]
1987Adelaide SanfordGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1987Marian Wright EdelmanWilliam L. Dawson Award
1987Milton CarrollGeorge Collins Award
1988David DinkinsAdam Clayton Powell Award[19]
1988Jesse JacksonHarold Washington Award
1988Arthur HillWilliam L. Dawson Award
1988Doug Williams (quarterback)George Collins Award
1989William GrayAdam Clayton Powell Award
1989Ron BrownHarold Washington Award
1989Augustus HawkinsWilliam L. Dawson Award
1989John Thompson (basketball)George Collins Award
1990Fannie Lou Hamer, Kent Amost, Christopher Edley, Sr., Chief Bashorun, Moshood Abiola, Naythaniel EverettCBCF Chair's Award
1990Willie Brown (politician)Adam Clayton Powell Award
1990Douglas WilderHarold Washington Award
1990Cardiss CollinsWilliam L. Dawson Award
1990Clara HaleGeorge Collins Award
1991Dan BlueAdam Clayton Powell Award[20]
1991Sharon Pratt DixonHarold Washington Award
1991Henry KirkseyWilliam L. Dawson Award
1991Bill Cosby and Camille CosbyGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1991Christopher Edley Sr.George Collins Award
1991Thurgood MarshallCBC Lifetime Achievement Award[21]
1992Benjamin HooksAdam Clayton Powell Award[22] [23]
1992Jackie Joyner-KerseeGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1992Lane KirklandHarold Washington
1992Mary Hatwood FutrellWilliam L. Dawson Award
1992Magic JohnsonGeorge Collins Award
1992Benjamin O. Davis Jr.CBC Lifetime Achievement Award
1993Bill ClayCBCF Chair's Award
1993Lani Guinier and Arsenio HallCBC Chair's Award
1993Maxine WatersAdam Clayton Powell Award
1993Arthur AsheGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1993Leon SullivanHarold Washington Award
1993Benjamin ChavisWilliam L. Dawson Award
1993Dick GregoryGeorge Collins Award
1993Berry GordyCBC Lifetime Achievement Award
1995Colin PowellGeorge "Mickey" Leland Award
1996Toni Fay and Ingrid Saunders JonesCBCF Chair's Award[24]
1996Mary Frances BerryCBC Chair's Award
1996John ConyersAdam Clayton Award
1996Donald Payne Jr.George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1996Andrew YoungHarold Washington Award
1996Wade HendersonWilliam L. Dawson Award
1996Elaine JonesGeorge Collins Award
1997William BrooksCBCF Chair's Award[25]
1997Myrlie Evers-Williams, Coretta Scott King, Betty ShabazzCBC Chair's Award
1997John Hope FranklinALC Chairs' Award
1997Major OwensAdam Clayton Powel Award
1997Eva ClaytonGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1997Jason CharlesYouth Community Service Award
1997William Lucy (labor leader)Harold Washington Award
1997Laura MurphyWilliam L. Dawson Award
1997Danny BakewellGeorge Collins Award
1998Daniel Godfrey and Alice BalanceCBCF Chair's Award[26]
1998Franklin RainesALC Chairs' Award
1998Charles DiggsAdam Clayton Powell Award
1998Ossie Davis and Ruby DeeGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1998Bobby RushHarold Washington Award
1998Alexis HermanWilliam L. Dawson Award
1998Rodney E. SlaterGeorge Collins Award
1999Alvin BrownCBC Chair's Award[27]
1999Julius L. ChambersAdam Clayton Powell Award
1999Tom JoynerGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
1999Evelyn J. FieldsRalph Metcalfe Award[28]
2000LeBaron TaylorCBCF Chair's Award[29]
2000William KennardCBC Chair's Award
2000Nelson MandelaMillennium Award
2000Arthur EveAdam Clayton Powell Award
2000Rodney CarrollGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2000Tavis Smiley and Tom JoynerHarold Washington Award
2000Kenneth HillWilliam L. Dawson Award
2001Noah SamaraCBCF Chair's Award
2001Bill ClintonCBC Chair's Award
2001Robert G. ClarkALC Chairs' Award
2001Mel FooteDiggs Award
2001David SatcherRalph Metcalfe Award
2001H. Carl McCallWilliam L. Dawson Award
2002Kenneth Chenault
Richard Parsons (businessman)
CBCF Chair's Award[30]
2002Emmitt SmithCBC Chair's Award
2002Festus MogaeALC Chairs' Award
2002Julian DixonAdam Clayton Powell Award
2002Carrie MeekGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2002Donna BrazileHarold Washington Award
2002H. Carl McCallWilliam L. Dawson Award
2003Robert JohnsonCBCF Chair's Award[31]
2003Jim ClyburnCBC Chair's Award
2003Hugh PriceWilliam L. Dawson Award
2003Ben CarsonRalph Metcalfe Award
2003Charles RangelLifetime Distinguished Service Award
2003John ConyersLifetime Distinguished Service Award
2003Eddie Bernice JohnsonBarbara Jordan Award
2003Marian Wright EdelmanALC Chairs' Award
2004Ruth SimmonsCBCF Chair's Award[32]
2004H. Patrick SwygertCBC Chair's Award
2004Danny H. CameronALC Chairs' Award
2004Tommy W. Dortch, Jr.ALC Chairs' Award
2005John H. JohnsonALC Chairs' Award[33]
2005Debra L. LeeCBC Chair's Award
2005P. J. PattersonCharles Diggs
2005Ndi Okereke-OnyiukeBarbara Jordan Award
2005Hurricane Katrina HeroesKatrina Heroes Award
2006Charles OgletreeCBCF Chair's Award
2006Johnnetta ColeCBC Chair's Award
2006Kwame KilpatrickALC Co-Chair's Award
2006Ron DellumsALC Co-Chair's Award
2006Roscoe C. Brown Jr.William L. Dawson Award
2006Kim BondyGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2007William H. Gray IIICBCF Chair's Award
2007Anna Diggs TaylorCBC Chair's Award
2007Jim ClyburnALC Co-Chair's Award
2007Kofi AnnanMembers' Award
2007Rutgers Scarlet KnightsMembers' Award
2008Kerry WashingtonCBCF Chair's Award
2008Eleanor JosaitisCBC Chair's Award
2008Deval PatrickALC Co-Chair's Award
2008David PatersonALC Co-Chair's Award
2008Karen BassCBC Members' Award
2008Barack ObamaCBC Members' Award[34]
2009Calvin SmyreCBCF Chair’s Award
2009Danny GloverCBC Chair's Award
2009Cicely TysonALC Co-Chairs' Award
2009Sheryl Lee RalphALC Co-Chairs' Award
2009Susan RiceCharles C. Diggs Award
2009Ted KennedyGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2009Wyclef JeanGeorge Collins Award
2010Sheila OliverCBCF Chair’s Award[35]
2010Judith JamisonCBC Chair's Award
2010Simeon BookerGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2010Harry BelafonteGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland Award
2011John LewisCBCF Chair’s Award[36]
2011Lisa P. JacksonCBC Chair's Award
2011George ForemanALC Co-Chairs' Award
2011Joseph LoweryMembers' Award
2012Eric HolderCBCF Chair’s Award[37]
2012George Lucas for Red TailsCBC Chair's Award
2012Harvey GanttHarold Washington Award
2012Corrine BrownHarold Washington Award
2013Bill ClintonCBCF Chair’s Award[38]
2013Elaine JonesCBC Chair’s Award
2013"The Spirit of 1963"ALC Co-Chairs' Award
2013Elijah CummingsHarold Washington Award
2014Cathy HughesCongressional Black Caucus Chair’s Award
2014Muhammad AliRalph Metcalf Award for Health
2014Susan L. TaylorALC Co-Chair’s Phoenix Award
2014Wade HendersonCBC Chair’s Award
2014Dr. Robert WrightALC Co-Chair’s Phoenix Award
2015William Barber IICBC Chair’s Award[39]
2015Fred Gray (attorney)ALC Co-Chair’s Award
2015Juanita AbernathyGeorge Thomas “Mickey” Leland Award
2015Amelia Boynton RobinsonHarold Washington Award
2015Alpha Phi AlphaCBCF Chair’s Award
2016Hillary ClintonTrailblazer Award
2016Charles RangelCongressional Black Caucus Founder’s Award
2016Marcia FudgeBarbara Jordan Award
2016Robert F. Smith (investor)CBCF Chair’s Award
2016Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in honor of the Emanuel NineCBC Chair’s Award
2017Ruby BridgesCongressional Black Caucus Chair's Phoenix Award
2017Thomas Freeman (debate coach)Congressional Black Caucus Chair's Phoenix Award
2017Ron KirkCongressional Black Caucus Co-Chair's Phoenix Award
2017Tamika MalloryCongressional Black Caucus Co-Chair's Phoenix Award
2017Bennie ThompsonHarold Washington Phoenix Award
2018Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline BrownCBCF Chair & Lifetime Achievement Award[40]
2018Tommie Smith and John CarlosCBC Chair’s Award
2018Lee PorterALC Co-Chairs' Award[41]
2018Bryan StevensonALC Co-Chairs' Award
2018Stacey AbramsAdam Clayton Powell Award
2018Aretha FranklinJohn Lewis Legacy Award
2019Calvin MackieCBCF Chair’s Award
2019Wanda AustinCBC Chair’s Phoenix Award
2019The Exonerated FiveALC Co-Chair’s Phoenix Award
2019Barbara LeeALC Co-Chair’s Phoenix Award
2019Al SharptonHarold Washington Award
2020Lonnie BunchPhoenix Award[42]
2020William "Larry" LucasPhoenix Award
2020Eddie Bernice JohnsonPhoenix Award
2020Benjamin CrumpPhoenix Award
2020Joe BidenPhoenix Award
2021Stacey AbramsCBC Body Awardee[43]
2021Lloyd AustinCo-Chair's Award
2021Dr. Joan CokerCo-Chair's Award
2021Marcia FudgeCBC Chair’s Award
2021Cedric RichmondCBCF Chair’s Award
2022Michael Eric DysonCBC Chair’s Phoenix Award
2022Lisa D. CookCBCF Chair’s Award
2022Opal LeeCBC Body Award
2022Bennie ThompsonDemocracy Trailblazer Award
2022Ruth E. CarterHonorary Co-Chairs Award
2023Karine Jean-PierreHonorary Co-Chairs Award[44]
2023Karen BassCBCF Chair’s Award
2023Hakeem JeffriesCBC Body Award
2023Justin Jones (Tennessee politician)CBC Chair’s Phoenix Award
2023MC Lyte and LL Cool JCongressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Culture Icon Award

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2017-09-23 . Actor Anthony Anderson and White House Correspondent April Ryan to Emcee Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2017 Phoenix Awards Dinner » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public . 2023-05-26 . Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2014-09-19 . POTUS to Deliver Keynote at 2014 CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public . 2023-05-26 . Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2016-08-24 . President Obama to Deliver Final Keynote at 46th ALC Phoenix Awards Dinner » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public . 2023-05-26 . Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . en-US.
  5. "Past Phoenix Award Honorees (1996 – 2018)". https://s7.goeshow.com/cbcf/annual/2020/documents/CBCF_ALC_-_Phoenix_Awards_Dinner_Past_Winners.pdf
  6. Bakewell gets CBCF award for service. (1997, Oct 22). Los Angeles Sentinel.
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  11. Program for 2019 Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, September 14, 2019. https://www.cbcfinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ALC-2019-Awards-Dinner-Program.pdf
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  40. Reverend Jackson to be honored with several awards during 48th annual congressional black caucus weekend in washington, DC. (2018, Sep 14). Targeted News Service.
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  42. Web site: 2020-10-09 . ‘Day of Healing’ & ‘Phoenix Awards’ Airing on BET Sunday Kamala Harris, Kirk Franklin, Taraji P. Henson + The Clark Sisters . 2023-05-26 . UrbanBridgez.com R&B, Interviews, TV, Films & Urban Entertainment . en-US.
  43. Web site: 2021-09-08 . CBCF Announces 2021 Phoenix Awards Honorees to be Recognized During Foundation Friday Broadcast on BET and BET Her » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public . 2023-05-26 . Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . en-US.
  44. Web site: 2023-09-25 . At Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards, President Biden, Vice President Harris Warn that American Democratic Norms and Freedoms are at Stake Ahead of 2024 Presidential Elections » Congressional Black Caucus Foundation » Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public . 2024-02-24 . Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . en-US.