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The Afro-American, March 4, 2017 - March 10, 2017
The Black Leadership in Education Honorees and representatives
M.C. Lenora Howze (Afro Dir. of Advertising)
First Lady Lillian Vaughn and Rev. Dr. A.C.D. Vaughn (Sharon Baptist Church)
The AFRO’s Black Leadership in Education ceremony was held on Feb. 23 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore, Md. As part of the AFRO’s 125th Anniversary celebration the AFRO honored 17 African-American educators within Maryland, Washington and Virginia. Lenora Howze, AFRO director of advertising, was William “Billy” Murphy, Dr. Maria Thompson (Pres. Arnold Williams, Jake the M.C. and the Singing CSU) and Dr. Juliette B. Oliver (AFRO CEO/ Sensations Children’s Choir Bell (Pres. UMES) Publisher) and Seth performed. Murphy
Kevin Kamenetz (Balto. Co. Exec.) and Jake Oliver (Afro CEO/ Publisher)
Diversity Initiatives Supervisor, Montgomery County Public Schools
Shan’niya Harrison and Mayor Catherine E. Pugh
MSU president Dr. David Wilson and representatives of Morgan administration.
Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, Dr. David Wilson (Pres. MSU) and Shelonda Stokes (MSU Regent)
The Singing Sensations
Wanda Q. Draper (Exec. Dir. RFL)
Anthony A. Lewis (Verizon Reg. V.P.)
MTA officials Patricia Guiles and Sandra Arnette
Photos by Anderson Ward
Photos by Anderson Ward
Verizon Executives with the Honorees
Verizon Executives : Tabb Bishop, Tony Randall, Larry Graham, Joseph L. Askew, Anthony A. Lewis and Terry Barnes
Verizon’s annual Black History Month Celebration was held at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture on Feb. 25 in Baltimore, Md. Bishop Douglass I. Miles was the M.C. Wanda Q. Draper, executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, gave the welcome address. Baltimore City Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and Prince George’s County Exec. Rushen L. Baker III were guest speakers. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority hosted a children’s arts and crafts workshop. The Empowerment Karen Outlaw, Rhona Temple Choir Bowden, David Skinner, performed and Tanya Williams-Harris Verizon gave out and Davita HostonReggie Parker, Tessa Hill-Aston Williams (Balto. Co. Community Innovator MSU Grad Students (NAACP Balto. City Chapter African American Awards. Cultural Festival Committee)
Khir Henderson and Devin Booker
Gloria D. Pualani and Barbara A. Robinson
Dr. David Wilson, MSU president and Jayrell Cephas Iesha Pankey,Gloria D. Pualani, Gwendolyn Tillman
Dr. Sonja Santelises (CEO Balto. City Schools)
Pres.), Denise Corley, Joyce Sanders and Clarence Kelly
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Digit All City were approved by the Defense Contract Management Agency to provide training to Morgan State University and Coppin State University students in Computer Networking and Security, leading to Jaye Espy and Hongtao Yu, Dean, eventual certification School of Computer Mathematical and Natural Sciences in A+, Network+, and Security+. The training is of no cost to the student. The signing ceremony was held on Feb. 23 in the Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md.
Photos by James Fields Sr.