City of Jackson Announces Honorees for 2024 Harold White Awards

(September 11, 2024 5:15 PM ET) The City of Jackson today announced honorees for the 2024 Harold White Sr. Awards. The annual awards organized by the City’s Human Relations Commission recognizes Jackson residents and organizations making a difference in volunteering, diversity and inclusion.

The following awardees will be recognized at the upcoming Harold White Sr. Awards Breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7:30 a.m. at the Commonwealth Commerce Center.

Diversity Awards

• John Willis
• Michael Young

Inclusion Award

• Martin Luther King Diversity Committee

Volunteer Awards

• Diane Washington
• People for the Parks and Trails

Tickets to the Harold White Sr. Awards Breakfast can be purchased on the First Floor of Jackson City Hall in the City Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, 161 W. Michigan Ave. during normal business hours. Tickets are $25 per person and includes breakfast. The Commonwealth Commerce Center is located at 209 E. Washington Ave.

Awardees names will also be placed on the Harold White Memorial Marker in Downtown Jackson’s Horace Blackman Park later this year.