KC Human Rights Banquet is April 12
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The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations announced Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb, a Democrat who represents Boise in the Idaho Legislature, will be the keynote speaker at the Task Force’s 22nd annual Human Rights Banquet on April 12. After serving one term in the Idaho House, Buckner-Webb is in her third term in the Senate.
Buckner-Webb, a fifth-generation Idahoan, is the first African-American to be elected to the Idaho Senate. Her career includes being a successful small business owner, consultant and human resources expert with major corporations.
Among her numerous awards and honors are the 2012 NAACP Heritage Hall of Fame Award; the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award; and United Nations Human Rights Award.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University and a master’s degree from Northwestern Nazarene University.
The evening will also feature Spokane and the Inland Northwest’s well-known pastor Rev. Happy Watkins presenting passages from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
The event also recognizes community members for their work supporting human rights.
“We’re so pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the KCTFHR Civil Rights Award,” said task force president Christie Wood. “Recipients include three members of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department: Chief Lee White, Capt. David Hagar and Detective Jake Rogers; as well as Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor Art Verharen.”
Wood also announced this year’s KCTFHR Bill Wassmuth Memorial Volunteer-of-the-Year Award will go to Alan Wasserman, Donna Stambaugh and Steve Troxel.
Over the past 21 years, revenue from the KCTFHR Banquet, in partnership with the NIC Foundation, has provided 91 NIC minority student scholarships.
The banquet reception and auction will begin at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn. Individual tickets are $40. For more information, call 208-765-3932.