Freedom Fund banquet to host state Rep. Turner

Photo

WILLIAM D LEWIS | THE VINDICATOR Members of the Freedom Fund Committee of the Youngstown Branch of the NAACP are Cossell Burton, front left, and Juanita Byrd, and back, Steven Mickel, left, and Joseph Hightower. The Freedom Fund Banquet will be Oct. 11 at Mahoning Country Club.

Staff report

GIRARD

The Youngstown Branch of the NAACP will host its 95th Freedom Fund Banquet on Oct. 11 at the Mahoning Country Club, 710 E. Liberty St.

The theme is “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

State Sen. and Minority Whip Nina Turner, D-25th, will serve as the keynote speaker for the event, which will begin at 7 p.m.

The branch seeks financial support through the purchase of ads in the souvenir booklet and/or the purchase of tickets, requested no later than Sept. 25. For information about the banquet, call the NAACP office at 330-782-9777.

Rep. Turner, a community college professor and former Cleveland councilwoman, has advocated for high-quality education options for Ohio’s young people.

Her advocacy for workers rights, women’s rights and voting rights have sparked national media appearances including “The Ed Show,” “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell” and “Jansing & Co.” on MSNBC, as well as “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer on CNN.

She helped to lead a campaign to reform Cuyahoga County’s government into a transparent and accountable institution and was a lead sponsor of legislation to transform Cleveland City Schools.

Turner is the ranking member on the Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee and the Finance Subcommittee on Education, and she is a member of the Ohio Ballot Board.