2007
Theme: Children of the Dream: Building Community Through Commitment
Keynote Speaker: Roslyn McCallister Brock
MC: Robyne Robinson
Welcome/UNCF: Deborah Tansil Graham
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Denise Holloman
Minister: Reverend Byron Moore, St. James AME Church
Music: 4Given
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1990
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2006
Theme: Honoring the Legacy of a Servant
Keynote Speaker: Congressman John Lewis
MC: Rev. Alfred Babington-Johnson
Welcome/UNCF: Henry Crosby
Welcome/General Mills: Chris Shea, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Anton Vincent
Minister: Reverend Lurah Bean, Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Music: Steven Daniels and the Shiloh Baptist Church Gospel Choir
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1980
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2005
Theme: Strong Minds, Great Hearts, Ready Hands, & True Faith...Remember the Dream
Keynote Speaker: Juan WIlliams
MC: T. Michael Rambo
Welcome/UNCF: Henry Crosby
Welcome/General Mills: Chris Shea, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Curtis Bell
Minister: Pastor Stephanie Bond, Spirit and Truth Worship Center
Music: Excelsior Choir
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1950
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2004
Theme: Strength to Love, Courage to Change
Keynote: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
MC: T. Michael Rambo
Welcome/UNCF: Henry Crosby
Welcome/General Mills: Chris Shea, General Mills Foundation
Chair: CeLois Steele
Minister: Rev. Jerry McAfee, New Salem Baptist Church
Music: Sounds of Blackness
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1950
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2003
Theme: World Peace...It's in the Dream
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ruth J. Simmons
MC: Jearlyn Steele
Welcome/UNCF: Henry Crosby
Welcome/General Mills: Chris Shea, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Anthony Scott
Minister: Rev. Albert GaIlmon, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Music: Twin Cities Freedom Choir
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1950
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2002
Theme: Lift Every Voice
Keynote Speaker: Julian Bond
MC: Jearlyn Steele
Welcome/UNCF: Tiffany Slemmons
Welcome/General Mills: Karlene Silvera
Chair: Karlene Silvera
Minister: Rev. Alfred Babington-Johnson
Music: Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 2200
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2001
Theme: View from the Mountain Top
Keynote Speaker: Jesse Jackson, Jr.
MC: Harris Faulkner, KSTP TV
Welcome/UNCF: Tiffany Slemmons
Welcome/General Mills: Clayton Wiley, Jr.
Chair: Clayton Wiley, Jr.
Minister: Rev. Albert Gailmon
Music: Moore by Four, Twin Cities Mass Choir
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 2137
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2000
Theme: The Message, The Movement, The Mission
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cornel West
MC: Roxane Battle, Morning Show Host, KARE-11
Welcome/UNCF: Vance Opperman, Key Investment
Welcome/General Mills: Steve Sanger, CEO of General Mills
Chair: Darren Harmon
Minister: Rev. Thomas
Music: The Steeles, the Girls Choir of Harlem
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1945
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1999
Theme: Equality Begins with a Dream
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
MC: Freddie Bell, Solid Gold Soul, 950 AM
Welcome/UNCF: Tiffany Slemmons, Jim Smiley, US West
Welcome/General Mills: Austin Sullivan, Senior VP of Corporate Relations
Chair: Debra Spears
Minister: Rev. Vapordeel Sanders
Music: Excelsior Choral Ensemble
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1971
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1998
Theme: It Takes a Nation to Raise His Dream
Keynote Speaker: Martin Luther King, III
MC: Dr. Carol Johnson, Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools
Welcome/UNCF: Gregory G. Cunningham, Eric Watson, St. Paul Company
Welcome/General Mills: Steve Sanger, CEO of General Mills
Chair: Gerry Fernandez
Minister: Rev. Randy Morrison
Music: Big Jim and Group
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1900
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1997
Theme: Living His Dream, Today and Everyday
Keynote: Ambassador Andrew Young
MC: Lou Bellamy, Artistic Director for Penumbra Theatre
Welcome/UNCF: Lawrence Pearlman, Chairman, President and CEO of Ceridian Corporation
Welcome/General Mills: Mike Peel
Chair: Darrel Gradford
Minister: Janet Johnson
Music: Speak The Word
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1850
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1996
Theme: His Dream, Our Challenge, Their Future
Keynote Speaker: Yolanda King
MC: Jayne Khalifa, Operations Director for the Office of Secretary of State
Welcome/UNCF: John F. Grundhofer, President, Chairman and CEO of First Bank Systems
Welcome/General Mills: Austin Sullivan
Chair: Sean Walker
Minister: Reverend Richard Coleman, St. Peters AME Church
Music: City Songs
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1850
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1995
Theme: His Dream Woke Up The World
Keynote Speaker: Harry Belafonte
MC: Alfred Babbington-Johnson, CEO of The Stairstep Foundation
Welcome/UNCF: Ron James, CEO of US West Communication
Welcome/General Mills: Leslie Frecon
Chair: (Suzanne FuIler-Terrill
Minister: Dr. Willa Grant Battle, Grace Temple Deliverance
Music: Rakia
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1850
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1994
Theme: Non-Violence: A Discipline of Change
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery
MC: Darryl Savage, Former Education Reporter, WCCO
Welcome/UNCF: Eddie Phillips, Phillip Beverage
Welcome/General Mills: R.C. King
Chair: Marc Belton
Minister: Pastor Mac Hammond, Living Word Christian Center
Music: The Voices of Praise, Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1800
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1993
Theme: Come Together as One
Keynote Speaker: Della Reese
MC: Robyn Robinson, Anchor, KMSP-TV
Welcome/UNCF: Jim Howard, NSP
Welcome/General Mills: T.P. Nelson
Chair: Marc Belton
Minister: Father Arnold Weber, Holy Name Catholic Church
Music: J.D. Steele & The Voices of Praise
Location: Minneapolis Hilton & Towers
Attendance: 1300
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1992
Theme: Celebrate The Dream
Keynote Speaker: Alex Haley
MC: James Brown, CBS Sports
Welcome/UNCF: T. Green
Welcome/General Mills: R.C. King
Chair: John Cooper
Minister: Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller Pilgrim Baptist Church
Music: Special Ministry Ensemble, Zion Baptist Church
Location: Marriott City Center
Attendance: 1100
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1991
Theme: This Will Be The Day
Keynote Speaker: Cicely Tyson
MC: Don Shelby, Anchor, WCCO-T
Welcome/UNCF: T. Green
Welcome/General Mills: R.C. King
Chair: John Cooper
Minister: Rev. Stephen Cornils, Central Lutheran Church
Music: Sanford Moore, Yolanda Bruce
Location: Marriott City Center
Attendance: 800
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