Conyers Riverside Ford
- H.J. Russell & Co.
- D.C.
- Pepsi-Cola of Washington
- Conyers Riverside Ford
- John Conyers
- Essence Music Festival
- Essence Communications Inc.
- Edward Lewis
- Michael Russell
- Essence magazine
- wealth for life
- Fashion Fair Cosmetics
- Herman Russell
- Susan Taylor
- Desirée Rogers
- Nathan Conyers
- Clarence Smith
- Jr.
- A.G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award
- John H. Johnson
- Johnson Publishing Co.
- Linda Johnson Rice
- Jet
- Ebony
- Sr.
- Earl G. Graves
by Derek T. Dingle
