FREEDOM FUND BANQUETS |

Standing: Lavonta Williams, Elaine Guillory, Larry Burks, Curtis Whitten, Danielle Johnson, Rick Muma, Harold Miller, Margaret Thompson, Pastor C Richard Kirkendoll, Prisca Barnes, LaShonda Garnes, Kenya Cox, Kevin Harrison, Harry Willis, Azeb Telele Seated: Sheila Kinnard, Judge Jennifer Jones, Leon Russell, chairman National NAACP Board of Directors, Zoe Turner, Alyssa Turner-Countee

Pastor C Richard Kirkendoll “Clergy of the Year”
Margaret “Maggie” Thompson “Janett Jackson Community Service”
Curtis Whitten “Chester Lewis Distinguished Service”
Dr. Kevin Harrison “HN Sims Excellence in Education”
Prisca Barnes “Ron Walters Civic Leadership”
Danielle Johnson accepts the “Community/Neighborhood/Association”
Dr. Rick Muma “Person of the Year”
LaShonda Garnes receives the inaugural “Billy D Williams Steward Leadership” from his wife Lavonta Williams
Judge Jennifer Jones “Legacy”
Sheila Kinnard “Legacy” her grandfather Dr. GG Brown was a founding member of the Wichita NAACP in 1919
Harold Miller “Legacy”
Dr. Anthony Turner “Legacy” accepted by daughters Alyssa Turner-Countee & Zoe Turner
(Standing) Elaine Guillory, Sandra Rankin (Seated) Lavonta Williams, Larry Burks, Leon Russell (President National Board of Directors NAACP) & Kenya Cox
Larry Burks, Pastor C. Richard Kirkendoll, Derek Schmidt, Curtis Whitten, Patrick Penn
Kenya Cox & Derek Schmidt
Azeb Telele, Prisca Barnes & Carla Breckenridge
Jesse Barnes, Larry Burks, Mary Barnes, Rep. KC Ohaebosim, Prisca Barnes, Renaire Palmer, Phillip Oliver, Rep. Patrick Penn
Guest Speaker Leon Russell, President National NAACP Board of Directors
Daegion Wilson, KSN & Felicia Rolfe, KWCH – Mistresses of Ceremony
Lavonta Williams, 1st Vice-PresidentWichita NAACP
Harry Willis, Sandra Rankin & Lavonta Williams present Banquet Chairperson, Elaine Guillory (2nd from right) with flowers
Curtis Whitten, Danielle Johnson, Rick Muma, Harold Miller, Margaret Thompson, Pastor Richard Kirkendoll, Prisca Barnes, LaSonda Garnes (Seated) Sheila Kinnard, Judge Jennifer Jones, Leon Russell, Zoe an Alyssa Turner
Wichita Branch President, Larry Burks; 1958 Dockum Store Sit-in Participant, Dr. Gayln Vesey with Leon Russell, President National Board of Directors
Members of AKA honor sorors (Seated L) Sheila Kinnard & Judge Jennifer Jones & (Seated R) Prisca Barnes
Members of Omegas honor awardees (Seated L) Dr. Kevin Harrison & (Seated R) Curtis Whitten
Larry Burks, Pastor C Richard Kirkendoll, Derek Schmidt, Patrick Penn
(standing) Elaine Guillory and Sandra Rankin (seated) Lavonta Williams, Larry Burks, Leon Russell and Kenya Cox
Derek and Kay Monk Morgan
Pastor Titus James
Senator Oletha Faust Goudeau and Azeb Telele
saxophonist Kevin Harrison performs “National Anthem”
Head Table
Dr. Michelle and William Vann
Kenya Cox, KS State Conference of NAACP Branches and Leon Russell, president National NAACP Board of Directors
Antonio Rankin, Jr
Renaire Palmer and Prisca Barnes
Leon Russell and Lavonta Williams
Evan, Rodney, Judge Jennifer and Braxton Jones
Lavonta Williams, Sherri Carter-Marks, Glenda Dubois, Judge Jennifer Jones
Alexus Scott (Boutique 5), XX, Nicole Williams (N’Credibily Sweet) and X
Steve & LaShonda Garnes, 1st Lady Patricia and Pastor Roderick Houston
Ricki, Paris and Kyle Ellison
Dr Marche’ Fleming Randle and Leon Russell
NAACP Youth Council members with Leon Russell, National NAACP Board President & Wichita Youth Council advisor LaWanda DeShazer
Jaylon Britton, Mayor Brandon Whipple, X, X, Jeanna Repass, X, Senator Oletha Faust Goudeau, Lynn Rogers, Representatives KC Ohaebosim and Ford Carr
City Manager, Robert Layton and Wichita NAACP 1st VP, Lavonta Williams
Glenda DuBoise
Dr. Rick Muma (President WSU), Dr. Marche’ Fleming Randle (Vice President for Military and Veterans Affairs) Rick Case (1st Gentleman WSU)
Wichita NAACP Youth Council members
Dwayne & Donna Wright
Celebrating honoree Harold Miller
Dwayne & Donna Wright, XXXX
Nicole Williams (N’Credibly Sweet) and Alexus Scott (Boutique 5)
X, X, Kris Kobach, Susan & Ron Estes, Teresa Brown-Foster, Derek Schmidt, Talia & Rep. Patrick Penn
X & Julius Williams
Sean and Katy Tyndell
Celebrating the memory of Billy Williams
Tara and Curtis Whitten
Dennis an Margaret Thompson
Kenya and Jaylon Britton
Rick Case and Dr. Rick Muma
Roseline and Joseph Onijala
Larry Burks and Derek Schmidt
and Sherri Carter-Marks
Pastor Riccardo and Sis. Rosaland Harris
Bishop Jeanette James
Lynn Rogers, Brandon Whipple (Wichita Mayor) and Jeanna Repass
Patricia and Roerick Houston
Larry Burks and
Verlene Mahomes and her artwork on display
Verlene Mahomes and her artwork on display