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The Afro-American, December 9, 2017 - December 15, 2017
Brother Prince Brown (Left) and Brother Kevin Brown (Right) Current Third District Representative, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Psi Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held its Annual Achievement Week Dinner on Nov. 4 at the Officers Club on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. Honorees for the evening included Rev. Dr. Howard John-Wesley, pastor, Alfred Street Baptist Church as “ Citizen of the Year,” Brother Donte Jiggetts as “Man of the Year,” and Brother Victor Taylor as “Superior Service” awardee.
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Bettye Simmons
Rev. Dr. John-Wesley
Brother Turner Mebane Brother Victor Taylor, Superior Service honoree
Brother Donte Jiggetts, Psi Nu Chapter 2017 Omega Man of the Year
Brother Eugene Skinner, Jr.
Brother James Pierce, Master of Ceremony
Brother Markus Gaines presents the Citizen of the Year award to Rev. Dr. Howard John-Wesley(left)
Photos by Leta Harrison
On Oct. 31, the South African Embassy held an event that introduced the South Africa Science and Technology Train and honored the 100th birthday of Oliver Tambo. Tambo served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 19671991. The Science and Technology Train is a proposed scientific community on rails that is sponsored Pangea Geophysics and Geodesy Working Group. The event was held at the residence of South Africa’s ambassador to the United States H.E. Mninwa J. Mahlangu.
Thabo Sanyane, Mosipo Monkelela, Thivhonali, Thathi, Nolwazi Ndlovy and Gkiffth Gkiffth
Johnathan Eigege, Marina LLeonart-Lalvo, Zinna Senbetta, Katherine Russell, June Costa and Dwight F. Holloway, Jr.
Brian Adienge, Jackson Pincus, Mae Mwaura and Mariam Mahgoub
South African Ambassador, Amb Mahlangu and his wife, Nomaswazi Mahlangu
June Costa talks about the S&T Train
Vocalist, director and founder of The Embassy Series: Concert at Embassies & Ambassador’s Residences Jerome Barry, Vocalist Nteboheng Leboea, Pianist Sahun Hong and Cellist,[ Jacques-Pierre Malan
Mosipo Nonkelela and Mantam Nquunza
Barbara BlountArmstrong and Brenda BlountSaddler
From The South African Embassy: Thilivhali Ratshitanga, political counselor; Nowetu Luti- minister plenipotentiary; Ndumiso Mngadi,third secretary and Thabo Sanyane- first secretary
Singing of the South African National Anthem and The American National Anthem
Photos by Rob Roberts