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2021 Men of Excellence Honorees

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    Dwayne Pickett
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    Damien B. Trimuel
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    William Townsell
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    Rodric Miller
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    Jonathan McGee
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    Mitchell R. Davis III
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    Terry Hunter
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    Shaka Ahmed Rawls
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    Rael Jackson
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    Rev. Dr. Patrick L. Daymond
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    Michael Wilder, Esq.
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    Marc A. Pullins
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    Marcus Manning
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    Keith Wyche
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    The Honorable Kam Buckner
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    Hosea Sanders
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    Gavin Jackson
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    Frank Latin
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    Emmanuel Jackson
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    The Honorable Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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    Alderman Derrick G. Curtis
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    Mayor Darren E. Bryant
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    Anthony Simpkins, Esq.
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    Al DeBonnett
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    William Andre Buchanan
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    Thurman Smith
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    Thomas Henderson
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    Mayor Terry Wells
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    Stephen W. Beard, Esq.
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    Sharone Mitchell Jr., Esq.
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    Sean Howard
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    Rick Nesbitt
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    Pha’tal Perkins
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    Luther Lampkin
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    Mark Walker
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    Kevin Betton
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    Kenneth Coles
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    Dr. Julious Lawson
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    Jerry Brown, Esq.
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    Jeffery Beckham Jr.
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    Gregg Arnold
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    Darryl Hughes
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    Dr. Cortez McCoy
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    Alex Levesque
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    Vaughn Bryant

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