2023 Civil Rights Museum Gala
Ivan Saul Cutler / July 29, 2023

Left to right: Hurley Derrickson, member of the ICRCM Board of Directors; Earl Jones, ICRCM Co-founder; Gala honorees: Mary Ellen Bender, Sandra Hughes, Kay Cashion and Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr.; and Melvin “Skip” Alston, ICRCM Co-founder. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Left to right: Hurley Derrickson, member of the ICRCM Board of Directors; Earl Jones, ICRCM Co-founder; Gala honorees: Mary Ellen Bender, Sandra Hughes, Kay Cashion and Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr.; and Melvin “Skip” Alston, ICRCM Co-founder. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

John Greene, left, Deena Hayes-Greene, Adrienne and Eric Robert. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
John Greene, left, Deena Hayes-Greene, Adrienne and Eric Robert. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

Howard and Meka Gaither, left, Smitty and Debra Smith. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Howard and Meka Gaither, left, Smitty and Debra Smith. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

Gerald Walden, vice president, deputy general counsel and head of diversity, The Fresh Market with wife, Saranah Walden. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Gerald Walden, vice president, deputy general counsel and head of diversity, The Fresh Market with wife, Saranah Walden. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

L-R: Melvin “Skip” Alston, co-founder of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum; Deena Hayes- Greene, museum board member; Kay Brown, recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award; and Earl Jones, museum co-founder. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
L-R: Melvin “Skip” Alston, co-founder of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum; Deena Hayes- Greene, museum board member; Kay Brown, recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award; and Earl Jones, museum co-founder. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

Gerry McCants and District Court Judge Lora Cubbage. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Gerry McCants and District Court Judge Lora Cubbage. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

Melvin “Skip” Alston, left, Greensboro Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson, Earl Jones and Mitch Gibson, Truist Bank. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Melvin “Skip” Alston, left, Greensboro Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson, Earl Jones and Mitch Gibson, Truist Bank. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.