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SEEN: NAACP National Convention Spingarn Freedom Fund Awards Dinner
August 7, 2019 · Updated August 14, 2019·By Event Coverage Sponsored by MGM Grand Detroit
As a finale to its 110th national convention, the NAACP hosted the annual Freedom Fund Awards Dinner on July 24, 2019 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
August 7, 2019 · Updated August 14, 2019
As a finale to its 110th national convention, the NAACP hosted the annual Freedom Fund Awards Dinner on July 24, 2019 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Delores Flagg, Carlson Jackson, Deborah C. Wright 
Edward B. Harris, Roenita Harris 
Felicia Watson, Char Yates, Renee Yates, Jill Devers
Jerry Norcia, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony 
Jesse Turner, Joyce Turner, Christy Turner, Brian Turner 
Karla Gordy Bristel, Iris Gordy, Vivian Packard 
Karen Boykin-Towns, Darryl Towns 
David McGhee, Kyona McGhee 
Pastor Kenneth J. Flowers, Jermaine Peguese 
Richard Smith, Danielle Sydney, Todd Johnson, Fred Keeton 
Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Kadin Kinloch 
September Hargrove, Jason Tinsley
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