Motown
- Switch
- DeBarge
- Beauty Shop
- Motown
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
- Motown
- Mays Chemiical Co.
- Eddie Brown
- Burrell Communications Group
- H.J. Russell & Co.. Edward Lewis
- Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
- Uniworld Group Inc.
- Jesse Hill Jr.
- Comer J. Cottrell
- A.G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award
- Afro Sheen
- Don Barden
- Pro-Line Corporation
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Ultra Sheen
- Barden Companies
- Joan Johnson
- William G. Mays
- Johnson Products Co.
- Johnson Publishing Co.
- John Barfield
- Liberty Bank & Trust
- Byron Lewis
- A.G. Gaston
- Clarence Avant
- Herman J. Russell
- George Johnson
- John H. Johnson
- Alden McDonald
- Clarence Smith
- Soul Train
- Percy Sutton
- Andrew Brimmer
- Inner City Broadcasting
- C.H. James Co.
- Berry Gordy
- Brimmer & Co.
- Brown Capital Management
- Essence Communications Inc.
- The Bartech Group
- C.H. James II
- The RLJ Companies
- Robert L. Johnson
- Thomas J. Burrell
by Derek T. Dingle
- Berry Gordy
- Stevie Wonder
- Motown
- Michael Jordan
- Motown: The Musical
- Raymond Luke Jr.
- Jibreel Mawry
by Amber McKynzie
by Sandra Evangelina Garcia
- Berry Gordy
- Motown
- Career Development
- Career Advancement
- Music Industry
- entertainment industry
by Courtney Connley
- Berry Gordy
- Motown
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
- Broadway
- Berry Gordy
- Motown
by Sandra Evangelina Garcia
- Motown
- Bobby Rogers
- The Miracles
by Gerren Keith Gaynor