The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Wichita Branch will host their 101st annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet on Sat. Oct. 29, at the Marriott Hotel, 9100 Corporate Hills, Wichita, starting at 6 p.m.
Leon W. Russell, chair of NAACP National Board of Directors, will be the guest speaker.
Russell has over 30 years of public service, including serving as Director of the Office of Human Rights in ClearWater, Fla He retired in 2012.
From 2007 to 2011, Russell was also president of the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA).
About a dozen honorees will be recognized at the awards banquet.
2022 Honorees
Clergy of the year-:Pastor C. Richard Kirkendoll
Janett Jackson Community Service: Maggie Thompson
Chester I Lewis: Curtis Whitten
H N Sims Excellence in Education: Dr. Kevin Harrison
Ron Walters Leadership: Prisca Barnes
Community/Neighborhood: Black Coalition Alliance
Person of the Year: Dr. Richard Muma, President Wichita State University (WSU)
Billy D. Williams Servant Leadership Award: LaShonda Garnes
2022 “Legacy Award” Honorees
Harold Miller, Judge Jennifer Jones,
Sheila Kinnard andDr. Anthony Turner
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