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New Edition to Be Inducted Into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame; Frankie Beverly to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, while Frankie Beverly will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Previous inductees include Eddie Murphy, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Carlos Santana, Little Richard, Sidney Poitier, Earth Wind and Fire and Aretha Franklin. “It is our distinct honor to celebrate New Edition and Frankie Beverly — two musical icons that have been instrumental in shaping our cultural landscape with their remarkable talent and enduring influence,” Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO, said in a statement. The group has sold a cumulative 30 million records worldwide and helped launch the individual and soloist careers of many of its members, including Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Bell-Biv-DeVoe.
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