Council bestows Living Legacy Awards to deserving community members | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ald. Milele A. Coggs
February 28, 2017
Fourteen deserving members of Milwaukee’s African American community were honored by Milwaukee Common Council members with “Living Legacy Awards” during the city’s Inaugural Black History Program on Friday.
The awards are intended to recognize the individual contributions the recipients have made toward shaping the City of Milwaukee and the history of its African American community. Council members Milele A. Coggs, Chantia Lewis, Ashanti Hamilton, Russell W. Stamper, II, Khalif J. Rainey and Cavalier Johnson presented the awards to the recipients in front of a crowd of hundreds that participated in the Inaugural Black History Program, the culmination of the city’s efforts to recognize the local legacy of Black History Month.
The recipients of the Living Legacy Awards were:
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