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To: geode00 who wrote (6367)	12/3/2004 3:59:43 AM
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Re: ...all black people should support Condie Rice and Clarence Thomas. That's baloney. Okay... I get your point... So, Dr Condoleeza Rice's been awarded a booby prize, eh? Janruary 30, 2002 National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice To Receive The Presidents Award Award to be presented at 33rd NAACP Image Awards Program Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has chosen National Security Advisor Condolezza Rice as this year’s recipient of the NAACP President’s Award. The award will be presented at the 33rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, which tapes Feb. 23 and airs Friday, March 1 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX. Mfume said: “The President’s Award reflects individuals at the pinnacle of their respective fields who have made significant contributions to either the country, their communities or their professions. Dr. Rice exemplifies this prestigious award and the best spirit of Americans.” Dr. Rice’s academic accomplishments, as well as her ascension as the first woman to serve as the National Security Advisor and one of President George W. Bush’s most trusted advisors, made her an obvious choice for this year’s President’s Award, Mfume said. “This distinction, awarded to those who advance the ideals of the NAACP through image, personal achievement and service to all people of color, accurately describes the contributions Dr. Rice has made to our country.” Dr. Rice’s counsel is respected and valued in her field, in her community and in the upper echelons of our political establishment,” Mfume said. “More than that, she is living proof that no obstacle is insurmountable, so long as you are resolved to push forward against adversity and realize your dreams. That is why I am honored to salute Dr. Rice as this year’s President’s Award recipient.” An expert in Sovietology, Dr. Rice served in the first Bush administration as director, then senior director, of Soviet and East European Affairs on the National Security Council, and as a special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Rice completed a six-year tenure as Stanford University’s provost in June 1999, during which she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. Previous President’s Award recipients include: news anchor Bryant Gumbel, former cabinet secretary Alexis Herman, and performing artist Lauryn Hill. Former President William Jefferson Clinton was last year’s award winner. The NAACP Image Awards are presented each year to those who strive for the portrayal of positive images and meaningful opportunities for African Americans in motion pictures, television, literature and recording. In previous years, the NAACP Image Awards has honored such entertainment luminaries as Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, Ella Fitzgerald, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Michael Jordan, Stevie Wonder and Whoopi Goldberg. The theme of this year’s Image Awards is “People United.” Multi-award winning producer/writer Suzanne de Passe will serve as executive producer of the NAACP Image Awards for a second year. The NAACP will present two more special honors at its awards ceremony, inducting an awardee into their Hall of Fame as well as naming an Entertainer of the Year. For the second consecutive year, Nationwide is title sponsor for the 33rd NAACP Image Awards. Other returning sponsors are United Airlines, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Denny's, Blockbuster, Northwest Airlines and Sprint. Comedic sensation and motion picture actor Chris Tucker is also returning as the host of this year’s ceremony. Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. naacp.org