ORANGE COUNTY, NC (February 5, 2014)—The Orange County Human Relations Commission is honored to host the 24th annual Pauli Murray Awards at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, in the Ballroom at the Central Orange Senior Center.
The Pauli Murray Award is presented annually by the Orange County Human Relations Commission to an Orange County youth, adult and Orange County business owner who serve the community with distinction in the pursuit of equality, justice, and human rights for all residents.
The 2013 award recipients are as follows:
Desaray Rockett (Youth)
Judith Blau (Adult)
Vimala’s Curryblossom Café (Business)
The winners of the 2013 Student Essay Contest and the 2013 Fair Housing Poster Contest will also be recognized during the event.
Established in 1990, the Pauli Murray Award commemorates the life of the late Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985), a distinguished and remarkable person who confronted discrimination, racism and sexism in her own life.
Dr. Murray’s family had deep roots in Orange County, where her grandmother was a slave and her great-grandfather was a slave owner. During a long distinguished career as a lawyer, professor, priest, poet, and activist, she continued to spread the spirit of conciliation in human relations in the best interest of all Americans.
The Central Orange Senior Center is located at 103 Meadowlands Drive in Hillsborough.
For more information about this and other events planned during Human Relations Month, please call James Davis at 919.245.2487.
