Baseball Legend, Hank Aaron

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali & Howard Kossell

Former Knick Cal Ramsey & Recording Duo Ashford & Simpson

Jazz Great, Roy Ayers & Actress Clarice Taylor from the "Cosby Show"

First Lady, Laura Bush & Jazz Legend Roy Ayers

Mistress of Ceremonies, Cindy Adams, poses with NYPD Pipes & Drums band

Desert Storm Hero, Gen. Calvin Waller, Anthony Quinn and Secretary of State, James Baker

Actor Charlton Heston; Mayor Rudy Guiliani; Roy Innis & Blues Legend B.B. King

WWOR News Anchor, Brenda Blackmon & Sports Writer, Burt Sugar

NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, presents proclamation to CORE Chairman, Roy Innis

Recording Group, Blue magic

Honorees: Actor James Earl Jones, Journalist Connie Chung & Recording Artist Michael Bolton

Actress/Recording artist "Brandy" & TV personality Florence Henderson

Iraqi Freedom hero, Gen. Vincent Brooks accepts "Buffalo Soldier" award as Ray Gilmartin, Chairman of Merck & Co. looks on.

California Supreme Court Justice, Janice Rogers Brown receives "Public Service Award from Novartis C.E.O. Paola Costa.

Famed Neuro Surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson

O.J. Simpson Prosecutor, Marcia Clark

State Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz gives invocation

Actor Robert DeNiro

Former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder

Mrs Laine Eason-Steele accepts award on behalf of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Heavyweight Champ Evander Holyfeld receives CORE's MLK award from boxing promoter Don King

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Hank Aaron & Roy Innis

Roy Innis & Bill Fugazy

U.N. Under-Secretary General, H.E. Ibrahim Gambari & former U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Maxwell Rabb

Presidential Candidate, Senator Orin Hatch & RNC Chairman, Jim Nicholson

Actors, Morgan Freeman, & Charlton Heston; Roy Innis, Artisa Records honcho, Clive Davis and comedian, Jerry Lewis

Melodie Homer, widow of Capt. Homer, co-pilot of UA Flight 93 that went down in PA, accepts award on behalf of crew.

Columnist Cindy Adams and attorney Barry Slotnick congratulate media expert Howard Rubenstein

Supermodel Iman, Olympic Champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee & country music legend Charlie Pride

Pop superstar Janet Jackson receives King award while Miramax Films honcho Harvey Weinstein & CORE Exec. Director George Holmes look on

1st African-American Female Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison

HUD Secretary Jack Kemp

Boxing great,Sugar Ray Leonard

Rhonda Shear & Olympic Champion Carl Lewis

Actor Tony LoBianco & Comedian Henny Youngman

Football Hall-of-Famer Lawrence Taylor & boxing legend Roberto Duran

Actress Susan Lucci received King award while singer Melissa Morgan; Leslie Uggams and actress Elie Kazan look on.

(L-r) Composer Mitch Miller; NY's First Lady Donna Hanover; Lesslie Uggams; astronaut Mae Jemison; Artist Peter Max, Mayor Guiliani; and Eartha Kitt.

President of Cantor Fitzgerald accepts award on behalf of the people who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack on the WTC

First Lady, Laura Bush, gives keynote address

Herb London, Mrs. Bush, Hero Cop, Richie O'Neill & Roy Innis

Director/Photographer, Gordon Parks, Sr.& Actor Roger E. Mosley

Today Show host Bryant Gumbel & Diva Patti LaBelle

Council members from the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Nation, Michael Thomas

Civil Rights veteran & Chairman of Inner City Broadcasting, Percy Sutton

Representative from the NYC Policemen and Firefighters who died on 9/11 accept awards on their behalf.

World Famous Latino Group, Pojecto Uno

Comedy Legend Richard Pryor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award while Roy Innis & NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani look on

"Kool" from Kool & the Gang; Ms. America Suzette Charles; & Recording Artist Regina Belle.

American Idol winner, Reuben Studdard, performs "Lift Every Voice & Sing"

Samuel L. Jackson receives MLK Award

Film Director Martin Scorsese

Award Winning CNN News Anchor, Bernard Shaw

Actor, Paul Sorvino

Director Oliver Stone, Leslie Uggams and recording artist Dionne Warwick

Author of the Sullivan Principles, Rev. Leon Sullivan

Media Giant Ted Turner, actress Jane Fonda & Activist Joseph Lovece, Jr.

NYC Council Speaker, Hon. Peter Vallone

9/11 hero, Nino Vendome, owner of Nino's restaurant receives award from Roy Innis and Joseph Lovece, Jr.

Master of Ceremonies, Comedian George Wallace

N.J. Governor Tom Kean & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel

Whitney Houston & husband Bobby Brown