Credit: tsdmemphis The National Civil Rights Museum just announced the honorees for the 34th Annual Freedom Award—one of Memphis’ most powerful traditions of celebrating leadership and justice. ✊🏾✨ 🎖️ Honorees for 2025: • Marc H. Morial – President & CEO of the National Urban League, driving economic empowerment, education, and justice reform. • Velma Lois Jones – A lifelong Memphian and trailblazing educator, the first woman to lead the Memphis NAACP, plus president of both the Memphis & Tennessee Education Associations. • Mark Suzman – CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, advancing global health, education, and opportunity. 📍 Ceremony: Thursday, October 16, 2025 – Orpheum Theatre 🕠 Pre-gala & Red Carpet: 5:30 PM – Halloran Centre 🎤 Special Performance: Memphis’ own Wendy Moten 👩🏽‍🎓 Student Forum: Morning of the ceremony at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church For 34 years, the Freedom Award has uplifted voices and legacies that push us toward truth, equity, a...