Mitchell and Williams receive Kennedy Center Honors in December. (Arthur Mitchell and Marion Williams recognized for lifetime contributions to the performing arts)

From: Jet | Date: September 27, 1993 | Copyright information

Two distinguished Black entertainers will be recognized for their lifetime contribution to the performing arts during the 1993 Kennedy Center Honors.

They are Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) founder Arthur Mitchell and gospel singer Marion Williams. In announcing the award recipients, Kennedy Center Chairman Ames D. Wolfensohn, recognized Mitchell as being "a dancer and artistic director who blazed new trails in the world of ballet," and Williams as being "a singer who def...

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