This award is presented to those individuals who continue to strive to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's " Dream " alive and to bring it into being.
The April 4th Foundation provides recognition through the issuance of awards to acknowledge and promote excellence in the field of economic justice and equality as Dr. King dreamed.
The I AM A MAN Award ®
This award is presented to those individuals who continue to strive to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's " Dream " alive and to bring it into being.
The I AM A MAN Award ® was trademarked by the Foundation in 2003.
The I AM A MAN 2012 Honoree is Father Michael Pfleger of The Faith Community of St. Sabina, Chicago, IL.
Past recipients of this prestigious award: Harry Belafonte, Judge Joe Brown, President William "Bill" Clinton, William Lucy (AFSCME), Rev. Joseph Lowery (SCLC), Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Congressmen: John Conyers, Harold Ford, Sr., John Lewis, and Bobby Rush; and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
The Open Door Award
Based on Corinthians 2:12, this award is given to persons who have 'opened doors' for others. Starting in 2000, this award has provided a way of recoginizing the work of those paving the way to the realization of the "Dream."
The April 4th Foundation, Inc. is pleased to recognize Mr. Gary S. Shorb, President and CEO of Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, as the 2012 Honoree of the "Open Door" Award and the Tennessee Human Rights Commission as the 2012 organizational "Open Door" Award recipient. 