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Actress Phylicia Rashad, known to most as the strong-willed Claire Huxtable of “The Cosby Show,” was feted by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum (BMF) at the Park Plaza hotel Friday night...
...greatest thing about Ms. Rashad as Mrs. Huxtable was that she was able to balance her career as a successful lawyer with her tremendous ability to raise positive, interesting children,” wrote BMF board member Brandon M. Terry ’05 in an e-mail. “Honoring her is both a tribute to the institution of motherhood, while also a celebration of the strong, independent black woman who struggles to make her mark in fields formerly closed off to her because of her race and gender...
...BMF President Alonzo Sherman ’03 said it was not difficult getting Rashad to come to the event because she was eager to support their cause of honoring black women and their struggles...
Each year, the BMF presents the “Woman of The Year” award to an exemplary woman of color. Past honorees include Gwendolyn Brooks, Jessica Care Moore, Faye Wattleton and Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham...
...BMF will also present awards to a number of graduating Harvard women and The Face of Excellence Scholarship to a college-bound high school senior...