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THE EQUITABLE

13th Annual Black Achievement Dinner

Welcome

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Welcome to The Equitable's Thirteenth Annual Black Achievement Recognition Dinner.

Tonight's festivities honor three outstanding black achievers--Arthur Ashe, Suzanne de Passe, and Oprah Winfrey. At the top of their fields professionally, they have made significant contributions to U.S. society in general and the black community in particular.

The Equitable is also pleased to honor this year's corporate award-winner, the TLC Group, Inc., for its exceptional business and community achievements.
In addition, as a special tribute to the accomplishments and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are presenting our first posthumous award, which will be accepted by Dr. King's son, Dexter Scott King. 

The Equitable places high importance on its many relationships with the black community, and we value this opportunity to recognize some of America's prominent black achievers.

John Carter
President and
Chief Executive Officer

Robert Froehlke
Chairman of the Board


CORPORATE RECIPIENT

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Reginald F. Lewis
TLC Group, Inc

Reginald F. Lewis is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TLC Group, Inc., a leveraged buyout group. He recently became Chairman of the Board of the McCall Pattern Company, one of our nation's oldest and still the "Queen" to all those women who have the magical ability to make their own clothes.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Lewis was early to break tradition by becoming associated with the corporate department of one of our nation's most prestigious firms, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Mr. Lewis is also the senior partner of Lewis & Clarkson, a Wall Street law firm which serves as a counsel or special counsel to financial institutions in the area of corporate finance. If that doesn't identify him as a tradition breaker, consider that over 16 years ago, he founded the first law firm on Wall Street primarily staffed by minorities.

Among Mr. Lewis' many awards are the "Black Enterprise Achievement Award for the Professions," the "Distinguished Service Award" of the American Associations of MESBICS, and the "Alumni Achievement Award" of the Black American Students of Harvard Law School.

Mr. Lewis has been a member of 100 Black Men, a charitable organization, since 1971, and is a member of EDGES, an association of Black professionals. He has served as special counsel to Ben Chavis and the Wilmington 10.

Mr. Lewis has published many articles which include "Venture Capital Financing" "The Corporate Acquisition," and "Going Public."

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