Emmett Till Legacy Foundation to host Women of Courage Awards Gala fundraiser at National Press Club

WASHINGTON - EntSun -- The Gala Chair is April Ellington, co-founder of the Savoy Ellingtons, vocalist, philanthropist and freedom fighter for social justice and civil rights. Honorary Co-Chairs are Lonnie G. Bunch III, an educator, historian and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, William Cohen, attorney and former Secretary of Defense and Janet Langhart Cohen, award winning journalist, author, playwright and social justice activist.

When: Sunday, March 30, 2025  6:00 p.m.

Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20045

Event Host: Sara Sidner, CNN Co-Anchor of CNN News Central, and is also CNN's multiple award-winning senior national correspondent.

2025 Awardees:
Erika Alexander, Iman Muhammad Ali, Adriene Bowles, Barbara Broccoli, Brenda Brody, Marissa Jo Cerar, Chinonye Chukwu, Alexia Clayborne, Danielle Deadwyler, Anya Dillard, Thelma Wright Edwards, Jaribu Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Dorie Ladner, Joyce Ladner, Alana Mayo, Ann Marie Vanneste and Myrlie Evers-Williams.

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Event information
http://bit.ly/WomenOfCourageAwardsGala

About the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation: Founded in 2005, the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation (ETLF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the memory, life and legacy of Emmett Louis Till and his mother Mamie Till Mobley. For more information https://emmetttilllegacyfoundation.com/  Funds raised during the Gala will support multiple ETLF signature programs and enable it to continue educating, advocating, empowering, inspiring, providing higher education scholarships, and equipping the next generation for a better tomorrow. ETLF is also committed to advocating for truth, justice, accountability and legislation that improves the lives, health and wellbeing of impacted families. In addition, funds will support The 70th anniversary Till Trail of Tears and Terror educational experience and tour in 2025 and further strengthen and advance the legacy of Mamie Till Mobley and Emmett Till and how their global and historical relevance informs us all yet today.