Honors

  • ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY HONORARY PH.D.
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY HONORARY PH.D.
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
  • CITY OF NEW YORK THE COUNCIL CITATION
  • COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY COLONEL
  • ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION
  • OFFICE OF THE LT. GOVERNOR AMBASSADOR FOR THE ARTS
  • OUTWARD BOUND
  • FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION
  • MAYOR CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
  • PRIDE INDE ESTEEM AWARDS
  • NATIONAL BLACK COLLEGE ALUMNI  HALL OF FAME

Awards

  • TONY AWARD WINNER
  • TWO TIME AWARD NOMINEE
  • EUGENE  MCDERMOTT AWARD
  • CAMIE AWARD
  • JULIA HANSEN AWARD
  • GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
  • CONNECTICUT CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
  • CHRISTOPHER AWARD
  • BOSTON THEATRE AWARDS
  • HUNTINGTON THEATRE WIMBERLY AWARD
  • FOX 5 LIVING LEGEND AWARD
  • GEORGIA ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
  • ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE TRAILBLAZER AWARD
  • BEVERLY HILLS/HOLLYWOOD THEATRE AWARD
  • ATLANTA HAWKS TRAILBLAZER AWARD
  • MARTELL COGNAC RISE ABOVE AWARD
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE CANDLE AWARD
  • CBC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
  • BRONZELENS TRAILBLAZER AWARD
  • GEORGIA COMMISSION
  • CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS WOMEN ARTS AWARD
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARD