DENVER – On January 14, 2025, The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission will present ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Deborah Richardson and Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Colorado Access, Bobby King, with the Honorable Dr. Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission Humanitarian Award and Concert.
This awards ceremony was founded by Wilma J. Webb, a trailblazer in Colorado politics and advocate for Colorado’s Black community, in 1991. It aims to honor the individuals, organizations, and businesses in Colorado who ensure that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy remains strong in Colorado.
Other award recipients include:
Dr. James T. Peters JR Humanitarian Award:
Bianka Emerson, Colorado Black Women for Political Action
Mayor Jacki Marsh, City of Loveland
Dr. Anne Garett-Mills, Chief Medical Officer at the Aurora Mental Health Center
Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund
Urban Leadership Foundation
Dr. Charlzine Terry Nelson Pioneer Award:
Graham Heel, NAACP Boulder Board Member
Dr. Joyce Marie Davis Outstanding Youth Award:
Neveah Brown, George Washington High School Senior and Activist
The award ceremony will feature a catered dinner and concert by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, both of which are free. The commission will hold a press conference ahead of the event.
WHEN:
AWARD AND CONCERT: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE: Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at 10 a.m.
WHERE:
AWARD AND CONCERT: Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
PRESS CONFERENCE: MLK Monument at Civic Center Park
WEBSITE:
https://www.drmartinlkingjrchc.org/