The Freedom Award is given during the annual Keepers of the Dream event to citizens who best exemplify the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King's vision.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and U.S. Sen. Morgan McGarvey were on hand to help with the project.
The 86-year-old has helped organize countless demonstrations, public conversations, and boycotts focusing on everything from desegregation, to women's and worker's rights and environmental justice for over six decades.
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Diane Porter has dedicated 39 years to JCPS as a teacher, administrator, and now a school board member. She made history in 2012 when she became the first African American woman to serve as JCPS board chair.