Home Honoree Terry McMillan accepts her award onstage during the 2002 Essence Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 31, 2002. Photo credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Fox Honoree Terry McMillan accepts her award onstage during the 2002 Essence Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 31, 2002. Photo credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Fox

Honoree Terry McMillan accepts her award onstage during the 2002 Essence Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 31, 2002. Photo credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Fox

Honoree Terry McMillan accepts her award onstage during the 2002 Essence Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 31, 2002. Photo credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Fox

Al Reynolds and Star Jones-Reynolds during Clive Davis 2005 Pre-GRAMMY Awards Party – Arrivals at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by J. Merritt/FilmMagic)

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