NAACP Awards Banquet honors local individuals and groups

Photo by Chris Sykes From left, East Orange Firefighter Akeem Cunningham and Committee for an Elected Orange School Board members Judy Leight, the Rev. Anthony Johnson and Janice Morrell, stand with two members of the Young Professionals of East Orange on Sunday, April 29, at the Oranges-Maplewood NAACP Unit’s 105th annual Freedom Fund Banquet and Awards ceremony at The Wilshire Caterers in West Orange. The Committee for an Elected Orange School Board earned the award for its work in helping change the Orange public schools from a Type 1 District to a Type 2 District.