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NATIONAL A. PHILIP RANDOLPH PULLMAN PORTERS MUSEUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR, PRESENTS THE 2019 A. PHILIP RANDOLPH "GENTLE WARRIOR AWARDS GALA" FUNDRAISER
(left to right) Juliana Stratton, the first Black woman elected lieutenant governor of Illinois; Jessie White, veteran Secretary of State, who has held and effectively run the office longer than any other; and Robert Reiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, the third largest central labor council of the national AFL-CIO
Chicago, IL -- The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPRPP) in collaboration with the Chicago Federation of Labor, Presents the 2019 A. Philip Randolph "Gentle Warrior Awards." The gala and fundraiser will be held at Chicago's historic Parkway Ballroom, 4455 S. King Drive on Sunday, on February 24 from 5pm to 9pm.
The "Gentle Warrior Award" pays tribute to A. Philip Randolph, Founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black Labor Union in America to be chartered under the American Federation of Labor. Randolph was one of America's foremost labor and civil rights leaders, who became known as the "Gentle Warrior."
In 2000, in his honor, the NAPRPP Museum created the Gentle Warrior Awards Gala to recognize individuals who exhibit a similar commitment, focus and, tenacity that Randolph displayed.
