NAACP Theatre Award – Spirit Award

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The Spirit Award is an honorary award, one of the NAACP Theatre Awards, an American award scheme run by the NAACP to honor outstanding people of color in theater.

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The Spirit Award is presented to an individual who is judged by NAACP members to bring energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment, talent, and of course, spirit, to the theater scene. [1]

Award winners

NAACP Theatre Award – Spirit Award
YearHonoree
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 [1] Heavy D
2007 [2] Usher
2008 [3] [4] Vivica A. Fox
2009 [5] [6] Tichina Arnold
2010 [7] Ashanti
2024 [8] Myles Frost

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  1. 1 2 "Billy Dee Williams, Tyler Perry, Heavy D, Mitsy Wilson and Magic and Cookie Johnson Will Be Honored At The Beverly Hills/Hollywood 16th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards". Columbus, Ohio: BlackNews.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  2. ↑ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (2007-02-21). "Fishburne Among Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Award Winnersy". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  3. ↑ "2008 Honorees". United States: Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP. 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Hook a girl up.(the week's best photos)(Vivica A. Fox at the NAACP Theatre Awards )(Brief article)." Jet. Johnson Publishing Company Inc. 2008. Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "2009 Honorees/2009 Hosts". United States: Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  6. ↑ "NBA Star, Doug Christie, Announced as Presenter at the 19th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards." Telecommunications Weekly. NewsRX. 2009. Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Live from the BET Awards 2010 Red Carpet". Essence. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  8. ↑ Ingenthron, Blair. "Norm Lewis, Myles Frost, and More to Be Honored at NAACP Theatre Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.


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