Freedom Awards take stock of a rich past in virtual retrospective
Outgoing NCRM President Terri Lee Freeman, seen here in 2018, described Friday’s Freedom Awards ceremony as “a virtual journey through the past and lean into the future.” (Daily Memphian file)
The 29th awards ceremony was virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online video of past ceremonies covered the annual event all the way back to its 1991 origins.
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