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North Hempstead officials attend NAACP’s Freedom Fund Awards Luncheon

Jahshua Taylor, Bishop Lionel Harvey, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Westbury NAACP President Leslie Davis, and Town Clerk Wayne Wink. (Photo courtesy of the Town of North Hempstead)

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Clerk Wayne Wink attended the Westbury NAACP branch’s 13th bi-annual Freedom Fund and Awards Luncheon on Feb. 29 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

This year’s theme was “When We Fight, We Win,” and featured Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., chairman of the African American studies department at Princeton University, as the keynote speaker. The NAACP event also honored Bishop Lionel Harvey as their adult honoree and Jahshua Taylor as their youth honoree.

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Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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