Gentle Warrior Awards Gala Marks 29th Anniversary of Only Black Labor History Museum in U.S.

The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum will mark its 29th anniversary by hosting the “Gentle Warrior Awards” Black Tie Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will take place at the Wintrust’s Grand Banking Hall, 231 S. LaSalle in Chicago. Returning as celebrity emcee is ABC 7 Chicago personality Hosea Sanders. “As the only museum of its kind in the world, part of our mission is to ensure that we remain labor strong,” said museum’s founder Dr. Lyn Hughes. “There are critical layers to our narrative that ultimately focus on the efforts and sacrifices made by African Americans in the U.S. labor movement and Civil Rights. We proudly enter our 29th year of recognizing these phenomenal individuals while continuing to educate the masses on how their contributions positively impact future generations.” The museum is the only one in the world that bears the name A. Philip Randolph, founder of the first Black labor union in the nation — The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The Porter’s union was the first Black union to be chartered under the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the first Black union to win a collective...