Mayor Elorza to Induct Three Community Leaders into MLK Hall of Fame

PROVIDENCE, RI -Mayor Jorge O. Elorza will announce that NAACP Youth Council
Chairwoman Pillar McCloud, late City Councilman Philip Addison Jr. and former Smith
Hill librarian Mary C. Jones will be honored at the 15th Annual Martin Luther King
Jr. Hall of Fame Awards. The induction ceremony will be held on Wednesday, January
31st at 5:30PM in the City Council Chambers.

The MLK Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who carry on the legacy of the late
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within the community. Inductees have made
substantial contributions to acceptance, social justice, civil rights and equality
in the City of Providence.
The celebration is sponsored by the Providence Human Relations Commission and will
be hosted by past inductee and current Human Relations Commissioner Chace Baptista.
Performances by the Eastern Medicine Singers, Soraiya Marines and Joe Wilson Jr., as
well as remarks from Mayor Elorza and Council President David Salvatore are
scheduled for the event that is free and open to the public.