The Orange County Human Relations Commission announces that the 33rd Annual Pauli Murray Awards will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2023, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Whitted Building at 300 West Tryon St, Hillsborough, NC 27278.
The Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray (1910-1985) was a trailblazing social activist, writer, lawyer, civil rights organizer, and campaigner for gender rights. In the 1930s and 1940s, she was active in radical left-wing political groups and helped innovate nonviolent protest strategies against segregation that would become iconic in later decades, and in the 1960s, she cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW). In addition, Murray became the first African American to receive a Yale law doctorate and the first black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest.
Help us uplift the courageous Youth, Adults, and Businesses of our community and nominate them to be considered to receive the 33rd Annual Award. Please share the fliers attached.
Nominations can be submitted at: www.orangecountync.gov/ThePauliMurrayAward
