Editing Bernice Johnson Reagon (section)

==Honors and awards==
*In 1970, a Ford Foundation fellowship at Howard University resulting in a Ph.D in American history in 1975.
*In 1989, named a MacArthur Fellow and received their "Genius Grant."
*In 1991, the [[Candace Award]] from the [[National Coalition of 100 Black Women]].<ref name="nyt91">{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Chronicle |date=June 26, 1991 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/26/style/chronicle-949991.html}}</ref>
*In 1994, a [[Peabody Award]] for a 26-part NPR documentary called Wade in the Water.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong|url=https://www.wrti.org/wrti-picks-from-npr-music/2024-07-17/bernice-johnson-reagon-a-founder-of-the-freedom-singers-and-sweet-honey-in-the-rock-has-died|title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died|date=July 18, 2024 |publisher=WRTI.org|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
*In 1995, a [[Charles Frankel Prize]] for her contributions to the public understanding of the [[humanities]]. The award was presented at the [[White House]] by [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]]. 
*In 1996, the Isadora Duncan Award for the score of Rock, a ballet directed by [[Alonzo King]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Kernan|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/conveying-history-through-song-163368265/|title=Conveying History Through Song: Bernice Johnson Reagon adds cultural nuance and period flavor to rousing a cappella renditions|publisher=The Smithsonian|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
*In 2000, the First National Leeway Laurel Award at the Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Philanthropy News Digest|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/features/nonprofit-spotlight/leeway-foundation#:~:text=In%202000%2C%20the%20Leeway%20Foundation,scholar%2C%20historian%2C%20and%20activist.|title=Leeway Foundation|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
*In 2003, the 9th Annual [[Heinz Award]] in the Arts and Humanities.<ref>[http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/bernice-johnson-reagon The Heinz Awards, Bernice Johnson Reagon profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020090222/http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/bernice-johnson-reagon |date=October 20, 2016}}. Heinzawards.net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.</ref>
*In 2006 awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, by Gallaudet University for her sustained efforts for the inclusion of deaf people.<ref>{{cite web|author=Robert Weinstock|url=https://gallaudet.edu/university-communications/bernice-johnson-reagon-civil-rights-activist-and-founder-of-sweet-honey-in-the-rock-dies|title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, civil rights activist and founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, dies|date=July 25, 2024 |publisher=Gallaudet University|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
*In 2009, an honorary doctoral degree from the Berklee College of Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://college.berklee.edu/about/honorary-degree-recipients|title=Honorary Degree Recipients|publisher=Berklee College of Music|access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>