HAL Awards

[5] One of the organization’s most celebrated scholarship recipient is electronic musician and rapper, Flying Lotus, who has released four albums on Warp Records.

[6] Each year, scholarship funds are presented to talented students who have maintained at least a 2.0 grade average and who show promise in the area of performing arts.

[7] Recipients have included: The Temptations,[8] Smokey Robinson, Isley Brothers, The Whispers, The Originals (band), Thelma Houston, Chaka Khan,[9] Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Four Tops, Wesley Snipes, Tyne Daly, Reginald Veljohnson, Craig T. Nelson, Toni Basil, Della Reese, Roger Mosley, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Ernie Hudson, George Clinton.

Fox, Tom Selleck, David Cassidy, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, James Avery, Billy Vera, Ray Parker, Jr., Mel Carter and Berry Gordy.

[13] Producers, such as Clarence Avant,[14] and Gamble & Huff[15] are also honored as well as influential entertainment industry executives, such as BMI's Thomas Cain,[16] Universal's Jim Urie, Jon Platt[17] and new Motown president, Ethiopia Habtemarian.