Congratulations to Arlinda Payne and Kori Miller
On March 28th Arlinda Payne, President of Black Nurses of Evansville and Tri-State Advocates and Kori Miller, Executive Director of Evansville African American Museum were honored with Civic Awards at the 41st NAACP Evansville Branch Freedom Fund Banquet. The event theme “Thriving Together” was hosted at University of Evansville with University President Chris Pietruszkiewicz serving as the keynote speaker.
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