U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, will headline as the keynote speaker for the 64th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner of the Detroit Branch NAACP in May.

The local branch made the announcement Tuesday.

"We are pleased to welcome this lawyer, former attorney general, now U.S. senator, to the great state of Michigan, the honorable Kamala D. Harris to serve as our keynote speaker," stated a news release from Detroit Branch NAACP.

In addition, the Rev. Charles Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church will be given the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award. Musician Akon will receive the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award.

The Great Expectation Award will be given to Darryl Woods, who was incarcerated for 29 years. During time served, he led NAACP branches. Amanda Alexander, executive director of the Detroit Justice Center, will receive the Great Expectation Award.

"This event is one of the jewels of the city of Detroit. No other city in America assembles together through a civil rights organization the number of people with the diversity and community outreach as the Detroit Branch NAACP," the news release said.

The dinner will be at 5 p.m. May 5 at Cobo Center.

This year's theme is "Freedom Knows Only One Direction … Forward."

For tickets or more information, call the Detroit Branch NAACP at 313-871-2087 or go to detroitnaacp.org.

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