2020 CNY NAACP Virtual Freedom Fund Dinner, October 24, 2020

Thank you for joining us for our inaugural evening hosted by the Syracuse, Rome and Auburn NAACP Branches. Please find our program below. Timecodes have been added for each featured segment of the event. Our talented emcees, guest artists, keynote speakers, dignitaries, and program participants were simply amazing. We congratulate our honorees for their selfless commitment to our collective communities. Enjoy!

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Dr. Eliezer Hernandez, President Auburn Cayuga NAACP

Welcome Emcees, 00:02:26
Karin Franklin-King
Honorable Governor David Paterson

Invocation, 00:05:32
Bishop Colette Matthews-Carter

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” 00:07:08
Sean McLeod, Award Winning Vocalist

Welcome Remarks
Kathy Hochul, NYS Lieutenant Governor, 00:11:37
Thomas P. DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller, 00:15:02
Letitia James, NYS Attorney General, 00:17:01
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, President, NAACP State Conference, 00:24:50
Linda Brown-Robinson, President, Syracuse Onondaga NAACP 00:29:51
Jacqueline Nelson, President, Rome NAACP, 00:32:55
Eli Hernandez, President, Auburn Cayuga NAACP 00:36:05

Keynote Address, 00:43:01
Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice-Chair, National NAACP

Musical Performance, 00:53:47
Jackiem Joyner, Acclaimed Saxophonist

Keynote Address, 01:01:37
Honorable Frank D. Scott, Jr., Mayor of Little Rock, AK

Musical Performance, 01:12:56
“Doctuh” Mike Woods, Bassist, Writer, GRAMMY nominee

Presentation of Awards
Welcome Assemblymember Gary Finch, 01:21:03
Auburn Cayuga NAACP, 01:24:16
Welcome Assemblymember Buttenschon, 01:32:55
Rome NAACP, 01:33:43
Syracuse Onondaga NAACP, 01:56:09

Closing Performance, 02:37:44
“Come on Harriet” Sean McLeod, Award-Winning Executive Producer

Benediction, 02:42:44
Pastor Letta Palmer

Farewell Emcees, 02:45:34
Karin Franklin-King
Honorable Governor David Paterson