Welcome to the website for the
2008 Annual Freedom Fund Dinner
On Thursday, September 11, we promise you
an evening of inspiration and entertainment!

Your visit to this website will hopefully result in your purchasing tickets or agreeing to sponsor this year's dinner. The Boston Branch of the NAACP, the first branch ever chartered by the NAACP in 1911, needs your support to continue its pursuit of equality and justice for all.

KAREN HOLMES WARD
Director of Public Affairs and Community Services, WCVB-TV
and Host & Executive Producer of CityLine, WCVB-TV

Iyeoka Okaowo
Internationally renowned Poet/Spoken Word Performer, Iyeoka Okaowo In a Performance of “The Struggle,” a journey through the black experience in America through song, storytelling, poetry and readings.

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Lori Dow
2006 Urban Music Award winner, Lori Dow will grace attendees with her jazz & R&B stylings. Lori is the owner of a beautiful voice and an amazing ability to take well known songs and make them her own.

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Freda Battle & The Temple Worshippers
Freda Battle is a nationally known and highly respected, multi-faceted Gospel artist. This writer, producer, performer and minister will perform a selection of traditional and contemporary gospel songs that speak to the civil rights moveement.

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Life & Times of W.E.B. DuBois Exhibit

From the extensive materials in the Du Bois Papers, an exhibit has been prepared that provides a biographical overview of Du Bois' life and deals with both his intellectual achievements and the highlights of his career. The materials are largely photographs, but they include extensive information on Du Bois' life and work as illustrated by the photographs, along with graphics from the collection and facsimiles of significant documents.

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