Milwaukee NAACP hosts the ‘2026 Freedom Fund Dinner’
On Friday, October 16, 2026, the National Association for the advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Milwaukee Branch hosted its “102nd Annual Freedom Fund Dinner” at the Baird Center, 405 W. Kilbourn Avenue. As the current presidential administration has targeted DEI initiatives and voting rights for African Americans, it was most appropriate that the theme for this year’s dinner was “We the People” with the keynote speech delivered by the Honorable Congressman Bennie G. Thompson representing Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. In his speech Thompson said, “So Vote” a multimillion-dollar voter outreach and education campaign. The time for waiting has passed…the time for working is now “SO VOTE”