The Cincinnati NAACP is excited to announce its annual Freedom Fund Dinner on Saturday, October 7th at Duke Energy Convention Center at 6 p.m.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
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