Honorees include Mariah Carey (The Music Icon Award), DonCheadle (The Environmental Champion Icon Award), MistyCopeland (The Trailblazer Icon Award), Dr. Kizzmekia SCorbett-Helaire (The Science Icon Award), Tamron Hall (TheJournalism Icon Award), Kevin Hart (The Comedy Icon Award),Steve Harvey (The Television Icon Award), Dwayne "The Rock"Johnson (The Inspirational Icon Award), Eddie Murphy (The IconAward), The Reverend Al Sharpton (The Justice Icon Award) andDenzel Washington (The Film Icon Award). BYRON ALLEN PRESENTSTHEGRIO AWARDS also features musical performances by Boyz IIMen, Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones, Patti LaBelle and SmokeyRobinson. Greg Phillinganes serves as musical director, and DJKiss acts as the DJ for the awards special.
