{"id":2191,"date":"2016-10-26T14:09:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2016-10-26T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:12:36","slug":"amazing-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Amazing Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_23770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23770\" style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23770\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Grace\" width=\"457\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n.jpg 797w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-326x393.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-700x843.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing Grace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Corwin Hawkins (aka Amazing Grace) passed in August of 1994, a little more than three and a half months before his feature film debut in Keenen Ivory Wayans\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"IMDb listing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0110399\/combined\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Low Down Dirty Shame<\/a>\u00a0was released. As an in-drag stand-up comedian, Amazing Grace made multiple appearances on HBO\u2019s Def Comedy Jam and BET\u2019s Comic View.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Accomplishments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20881\"><strong>National Entertainer of the Year, F.I. 1992<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=25626\">Miss Gay Texas America 1992<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=25626\">1st Alternate to Miss Gay Texas America 1991<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Prelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2191 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=23770'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-125x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amazing Grace\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-326x393.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n-700x843.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/321535_124694137634050_112009885_n.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23770'>\n\t\t\t\tAmazing Grace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=21020'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1992_Grace-126x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amazing Grace\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1992_Grace-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1992_Grace-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1992_Grace-326x388.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1992_Grace.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21020'>\n\t\t\t\tAmazing Grace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1986 Show Ad Featuring Amazing Grace<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2191 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=38120'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-92x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Show Ad | The OP (El Paso, Texas) | January 1986\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-38120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-768x1248.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-630x1024.jpg 630w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-326x530.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6-700x1138.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture6.jpg 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-38120'>\n\t\t\t\tShow Ad | The OP (El Paso, Texas) | January 1986\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corwin Hawkins (aka Amazing Grace) passed in August of 1994, a little more than three and a half months before&#8230; 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