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Dr. Alvin Blount counsels patient Renee Byrd during a checkup at his practice on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

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photos by Jerry Wolford/News & Record Dr. Alvin V. Blount Jr. listens to the heart of patient Renee Byrd during a checkup at his practice last week in Greensboro. Blount, who turns 90 this month and still practices medicine part-time, will receive the inaugural African American Leadership Award.

Jerry Wolford/News & Record Dr. Alvin Blount Jr. and other black doctors took their fight to be able to operate at Moses Cone Hospital all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. “It resulted in a stronger local health care system ... once you got race out of the way,” said Blount, who’s still practicing medicine at age 90.

Dr. Alvin Blount in his office on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

Dr. Alvin Blount in his office on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

Dr. Alvin Blount waits for a patient in his examination room at his practice on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

A plaque on an office wall commemorates Dr. Alvin Blount's "meritorious achievement" for his Army Medical Corps service while he was serving during the Korean war. (names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

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Dr. Alvin Blount counsels patient Renee Byrd during a checkup at his practice on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

photos by Jerry Wolford/News & Record Dr. Alvin V. Blount Jr. listens to the heart of patient Renee Byrd during a checkup at his practice last week in Greensboro. Blount, who turns 90 this month and still practices medicine part-time, will receive the inaugural African American Leadership Award.

Jerry Wolford/News & Record Dr. Alvin Blount Jr. and other black doctors took their fight to be able to operate at Moses Cone Hospital all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. “It resulted in a stronger local health care system ... once you got race out of the way,” said Blount, who’s still practicing medicine at age 90.

Dr. Alvin Blount in his office on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

Dr. Alvin Blount in his office on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

Dr. Alvin Blount waits for a patient in his examination room at his practice on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Greensboro, NC.(names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

A plaque on an office wall commemorates Dr. Alvin Blount's "meritorious achievement" for his Army Medical Corps service while he was serving during the Korean war. (names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford, news-record.com) Dr. Alvin Blount turns 90 later this month -- and he's still practicing, part-time. He gets the inaugural African American Leadership Award next month, during a dinner with noted heart surgeon Ben Carson.

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