Nassau County Legislature Honors Lynette Carr-Hicks

For more than a decade, Lynette Carr-Hicks has led as a director for the Uniondale show choir, Rhythm of the Knight, to over 50 competition wins and performances in front of national audiences.

Now on Monday, Feb. 26, Carr-Hicks was finally recognized for her and the show choir’s massive achievements throughout the years in a special Black History Month celebration at the Nassau County Legislature on Monday.

A 2018 inductee into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, Carr-Hicks holds a Degree in Music Business and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music and also completed a Masters Degree in Music Education from Long Island University. She has worked with entertainment luminaries including Lalah Hathaway, Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Phil Collins and Al Jarreau. She has performed in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and has launched numerous award-winning community gospel choirs.

The Rhythm of the Knight show choir has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on CNN, The Steve Harvey Show, an array of tri-state area television morning shows and in the pages of The New York Times, Newsday and more. The Choir has wowed audiences at numerous Legislative inaugural ceremonies and last year’s Juneteenth celebration spearheaded by Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe’s office.

Bynoe and the Minority Caucus presented Carr-Hicks with a special plaque depicting her alongside figures that inspired her to take on the assignment of being a role model to young people and cultivating their talents — legendary performers including Lalah Hathaway, Michael Jackson, Kirk Franklin and others.

“I say you stand amongst giants because you indeed are a giant,” Bynoe said. “Your perseverance is indeed a gift that God has given you because you have been through your own challenges in this last year, and I have witnessed it with my own eyes that God has more work for you to do. Keep striving and keep doing what you’re doing – it is never, ever lost on me at all what you do for our community.”

Carr-Hicks revealed to the legislative chamber and those in attendance that she had been battling with two separate brain surgeries, one in 2022 and the other in 2023.

Bynoe and the Minority Caucus presented Carr-Hicks with a special plaque depicting her alongside figures that inspired her to take on the assignment of being a role model to young people and cultivating their talents — legendary performers including Lalah Hathaway, Michael Jackson, Kirk Franklin and others. Described, as “a gem to many” in both the educational and faith-based communities she serves, Ms. Carr-Hicks is a proud and active member of the First Baptist Church of Westbury who imbues a sense of purpose in the youth she works with.

“I am so honored,” Carr-Hicks told the Herald after receiving her award. “I am so blessed and grateful."