Jesse Jackson To Honor Rory Gamble, Maureen Taylor, John Conyers, Jon Wolman in Detroit on MLK Day

Rainbow PUSH founder and legendary civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., will host MLK national holiday at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 20, 2020 at historic Fox Theater in Detroit. The prestigious Let Freedom Ring Awards will be bestowed on four remarkable individuals whose work has promoted and protected freedom, opportunity, fairness and dignity, thus furthering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The recipients include UAW President Rory Gamble, first African American to lead the labor union, and Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization who for decades has spiritedly championed worthy causes for low-income families. The Detroit News editor and publisher, Jonathan Wolman, who will be posthumously honored for not only promoting fair and objective reporting of the news but also giving important support to the Fannie Lou Hamer's voting rights campaign in Mississippi that got thousands of African Americans registered to vote. And, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. will receive posthumously the inaugural Legacy Award for his painstakingly efforts and persistence that ultimately led to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday. A major highlight of the annual event entails artistic and musical tributes including the Dr. Martin Luther King High School Dance Workshop, Beth Manley-Griffith, a "VOICE" contestant, the Detroit Youth Choir of TV show "America's Got Talent", and Pastor Marvin Winans, a Grammy-award winning artist. Several elected officials will share remarks on this solemn, yet celebratory day, including Mayor Mike Duggan, Senator Gary Peters, Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Dingell, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.