"Resistance On the Rise" Jackson NAACP Freedom Fund Awards & Scholarship Banquet
Sat, Sep 20
|Jackson
The banquet will highlight a celebration of arts and activism, as well as honor community leaders and organizations.
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Jackson, 1072 J R, 3344 John R. Lynch St, Jackson, MS 39203, USA
About The Event
The Jackson City Branch NAACP will host its 97th Annual Freedom Fund Awards & Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the historic M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge, 1072 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS. This year’s theme, “Resistance on the Rise,” is a call to celebrate the power of resilience, courage, and justice.
In place of a keynote speaker, the banquet will highlight a celebration of arts and activism. The evening will feature performances by the Jim Hill High School Choir and Montage Theatre of Dance, uplifting the voices of local artists whose work embodies the spirit of change.
The event will also honor community leaders and organizations making a lasting impact:
Dr. Corinne Anderson – Ineva May Pittman Award. This award, named in honor of the late Mrs. Ineva May Pittman—a trailblazer whose leadership helped shape the soul of Jackson—recognizes an individual who leads with compassion, courage, and conviction.…