2025 Honors Awards
Meet the 2025 Honorees
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![Art-deco inspired award event poster featuring a person in front of a decorative frame, announcing the "Honors Awards" at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The person pictured is listed as an honoree, with the name "Harold Smith."]()
Visual Arts – Harold Smith
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![Honors Awards invitation featuring honoree Chrystal Rucker with a gold ornate frame, scheduled at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM.]()
Gospel – Chrystal Rucker
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![Elegant awards event poster with a central image of a man sitting cross-legged in a white shirt. The text reads: "Honors Awards, The Historic Gem Theater, May 25, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM, Honoree." Decorative gold and blue design elements frame the poster. The name "Danny Hinds" is displayed at the bottom.]()
Dance – Danny Hinds
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![Award announcement poster featuring gold and blue art deco design. Text reads "Honors Awards, The Historic Gem Theater, May 25, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM, Honoree: Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City." Bottom text: "The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City (BRTKC)."]()
Theater Arts – Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City
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![Elegant invitation for the Honors Awards at the Historic Gem Theater, May 25, 2025, 6 PM to 9 PM, featuring an honoree with the name Gerald D. Dunn.]()
Jazz – Gerald Dunn
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![Honor's Awards poster featuring an event at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM, with a person labeled as an honoree.]()
Spoken Word – Glenn North
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![Honors Awards event poster featuring an ornate design and photo of honoree Lee Langston, scheduled for May 25, 2025, at The Historic Gem Theater from 6 PM to 9 PM.]()
R&B (Male) – Lee Langston
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![Honors Awards event poster with ornate gold design, featuring a smiling woman with curly hair. Text details event information: "The Historic Gem Theater, May 25, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM." The name "Darcus Gates" and "Honoree" are prominently displayed.]()
R&B (Female) – Darcus Gates
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![Decorative poster for an Honors Awards event at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, featuring an honoree holding a colorful flag. The bottom section includes the names Elisha Isreal & AZ-One.]()
Afro Beats & Reggae – Elisha Israel & AZ-One
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![Honor Awards poster with honoree displayed at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM, featuring a person wearing a "Prospect Ave" shirt and a cap, framed by ornate gold decorations.]()
Hip Hop & Rap – The Popper
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![Poster for Honors Awards featuring a group photo of six men in blue and gold suits and cowboy hats. Event details: "The Historic Gem Theater, May 25, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM." Honoree named "La Mafia Norteña." Ornate gold border.]()
Latin Music – La Mafia Norteña
Performances by
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![Elegant event poster featuring two women for the Honors Awards at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The poster highlights "Tobbi and Tommi" as performers.]()
Tobbi & Tommi White – Gospel Sensations
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![Poster for the Honors Awards at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, featuring a performer holding a saxophone, surrounded by ornate gold decorations.]()
Houston Smith – Jazz Master
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![Elegant event poster for "Honors Awards" featuring a performer, decorated with gold accents and announcing the event at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. Name "Carlton Rashad" displayed at the bottom.]()
Carlton Rashad – R&B Performer
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![Art Deco style promotion for Honors Awards at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, featuring a performer holding a microphone.]()
Shon Ruffin - Theater Arts
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![Art deco-style promotional poster for the "Honors Awards" event at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM, featuring a black-and-white portrait of a performer. Name displayed: Vaughan Harrison.]()
Vaughan Harrison - Theater Arts
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![Poster for 'Honors Awards' event featuring La Mafia Norteña, taking place at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The background has ornate gold and black decorations, showing six band members wearing matching outfits.]()
La Mafia Norteña – Latin Music Tribute
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![Poster for the Honors Awards featuring a performer named Scheeze taking place at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM.]()
Scheeze – Hip Hop Artist
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![Poster for the Honors Awards featuring a performer at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM, with ornate gold and black design elements. Name "John Lewis" is highlighted.]()
John Lewis - Spoken Word
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![Honors Awards event poster featuring a smiling person with black and green hair wearing a blue denim jacket. The event is at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. Text includes "Performer" and the name "Sheri Purpose Hall." The design includes ornate gold and blue decorative borders.]()
Sheri Purpose Hall - Spoken Word
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![Honors Awards invitation featuring a performer in a red sports jersey. The event is at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. Decorative gold and blue background.]()
Brandon Amayzn - Spoken Word
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![Stylish poster for the Honors Awards at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM, featuring a singer performing. The background is ornate with gold accents. Text reads "Performer" and "Kimberly Keys."]()
Kim Keys - R&B
Presenters of Awards by
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![Honor's Awards invitation poster featuring details about the event. It includes ornate gold and dark blue design elements, a photo of a woman identified as a presenter below the word 'Presenter,' and event information such as location at the Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The name at the bottom reads Vivian Wilson Bluett.]()
Visual Arts Presenter – Vivian Wilson Bluett
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![Honor's Awards event poster featuring a presenter with ornate gold and blue design. Event date: May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM at The Historic Gem Theater. Name displayed: Carmen Simmons.]()
Gospel Presenter – Carmen Simmons
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![Honors Awards event poster featuring a woman in a gold outfit, scheduled for May 25, 2025, at the Historic Gem Theater, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The title "PRESENTER" and name "LEIGH ADAMS" are displayed prominently.]()
R&B (Male) Presenter – Leigh Adams
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![Promotional poster for the Honor's Awards at the Historic Gem Theater. Date: May 25, 2025, 6 PM to 9 PM. Features presenter and a portrait of a person on a gold and blue ornate background with the name Eartha Byrd at the bottom.]()
R&B (Female) Presenter – Eartha Byrd
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![Promotional poster for an event titled "Honor's Awards" at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. The presenters are Hustle & Shyne from Hot 103.3 Jamz, depicted in the center. The design features ornate golden elements.]()
Afro Beats & Reggae Presenter – Hot 103.3
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![Ornate invitation for the Honors Awards featuring Fuego Urbano Radio as the presenter, scheduled for May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Historic Gem Theater.]()
Latin Music Presenter – Fuego Urbano
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![Promotional poster for the Honors Awards at the Historic Gem Theater featuring presenter DJ Fresh. Event date is May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. Design includes ornate gold and blue elements with DJ Fresh in the center.]()
Hip Hop & Rap Presenter – DJ Fresh
Hosted by
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![Promotional poster for the Honors Awards hosted by Marquez 'Quez' Beasley at The Historic Gem Theater on May 25, 2025, from 6 PM to 9 PM. Features ornate gold and blue design with a photo of the host in a patterned suit.]()
Quez Beasley
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![Honors Awards event poster with art deco design featuring a host in a one-shoulder dress. Event details: May 25, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM at The Historic Gem Theater. Name "Kimology" at the bottom.]()
Kimology (Kim Newsome)
