The fourth annual Washington State African American Achievement Awards is Jan. 31 at the Bremerton Performing Arts Center.

A dinner and social hour begins at 3:30 p.m. The award ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

Admission to the ceremony is $15. Admission for the dinner and ceremony is $25. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com.

The ceremony will be hosted by Eddie Rye Jr. and co-hosted by Robert Martin. Entertainment will be provided by Pastor Patrinell Wright, Ruth Middlebrook, Destinee Triplett, The Anointed Brothers, NW Tap Connections, Color Lines Dance Ensemble, Verbal Oasis. Eugenie Jones, Monolito Daniel, XFactorUSA, and Tiah Tolliver.

The 2015 honorees are a diverse collection of influential figures from around the state.

Dr. Carver Gayton spent a career in education, government and the private sector, including working at Boeing. He was also an agent with the FBI, assistant professor at Florida State University, and instructor and director of affirmative action and staff training at the University of Washington. Gayton retired as executive director of the Northwest African American Museum in 2008.

Ron Sims is a former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as a former King County executive.

Richard Jones is a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Norm Rice is Seattle’s first and only African American mayor, serving from 1989 to 1997.

Don Dudley founded KYAC, Seattle’s first African American radio station.

Ginger Ewing is from the Spokane area, where she has influenced the local art scene through her artistry. She was previously an ambassador for the Artist Trust, a co-founder of Terrain — an annual arts and music event in Spokane — and is currently an account executive at Boom Creative.

Keith Tucker helped bring hip hop and the green movement together with “Pursuit of a Green Planet,” a documentary about green living, veganism and hip hop. He hosts the Keith Tucker Show on 1150 AM.

Nathanial Davis is an inventor of a naturopathic cancer-fighting formula and works with Juice Works International Research Center.

The  Washington State Association of Colored Women’s Clubs will also be honored.