The annual awards ceremony honoring blacks for service to the community. Among the recipients: Will Smith; Wynton Marsalis; Patti LaBelle; and The Artist, who teams with Larry Graham and Chaka Khan to perform "The Cross." Other music acts feature Celine Dion, Sean "Puffy" Combs and Brian McKnight.
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