By Herald Staff
Photos by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives keynote address. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Freedom Fund Dinner Attendees enjoying the program. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Inspiring Innovator Award winner: Talk Show Host, Lincoln Ware and family. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Rose McElwrath Slade and Bishop Tait with some of the youth she sponsored. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Non-Profit Community Partner Award winner – Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Seated (left to right): Jerry Primm III, Ross McDonald, Minority Leader U.S. House of Representative Hakeem Jeffries, President Cincinnati NAACP Joe Mallory, Mrs. Anna Mallory. Standing (left to right): President Stark County NAACP Hector McDaniel, Mrs McDaniel, former Membership Chair Cincinnati NAACP, Jamour Burns. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Master of Ceremonies Courtis Fuller. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Cincinnati NAACP President Joe Mallory. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Acclaimed author, Robin Martin. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
2nd Vice President Cincinnati NAACP – Susan Johnson, Carman Thomas, Hamilton County Commission President Alicia Reece. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Corporate Community Partner Award winner – The Kroger Company. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman and Manny Addo. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography 
Anna Albi, Urban League President Christie Kuhns, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, and Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Gwen McFarlin. Photo by Steven Easley of Easley Blessed Photography