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The Afro-American, November 28, 2015 - December 4, 2015
Time to celebrate, the Earl G. Graves building is officially open
The Honorable Kweisi Mfume
Senator Catherine E. Pugh
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford’s advisor Keiffer Mitchell
Special speaker Robert Steele, president Pro Tempore, Cook County Commissioner
Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels, Director of University Memorial Chapel
Councilman Robert Curran
Delegate Maggie McIntosh
Dr. Gloria Gibson, Provost & Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Senator Nathaniel McFadden
Senator Joan Carter-Conway
Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean, Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management
Dr. David Wilson
Earl G. Graves, Founder and Publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine
Morgan State University celebrated the grand opening of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, part of the Morgan Business Center, in Baltimore on Nov 13. Alumni, state officials, school administrators, and the community gathered at Morgan State for the official opening, a reception, and tour.
Morgan State University’s Band
Guests were greeted by Kweisi Mfume, chairman of the Morgan Board of Regents, Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan, State Senator Nathaniel McFadden, Delegate Maggie McIntosh, among others. Graves, founder of Black Enterprise Magazine, said a few words before the ribbon cutting. He expressed his gratitude to everyone in attendance and shared that he is excited to know the new
Graves building will contribute to more graduates of Morgan State University. Located on a nine-acre site at the east end of the Northwood Shopping Center, the new home of Morgan State University’s Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management is a $72 million, six story, modern complex featuring Capital Markets stock trading, a center for innovation, computer labs, and a 299-person-capacity auditorium.
Earl Graves Jr., Earl Graves III, Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, Earl Graves Sr., granddaughters, Kelly and Melody Graves, Caroline and Johnny Graves and the Honorable Kweisi Mfume
Bryant Jenkins (Class of 1980), Senator Nathaniel McFadden(Class of 1968,1972) and Tony Randall (Class of 1986)
Marion L. Patterson, Sandra Grate and Emily Henry Photos by Chanet Wallace and Courtesy of Morgan State University
Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Burnett
On Nov. 1 the Baltimore Chapter of the Northeasterners, celebrated its 65th Anniversary during a brunch at the Inn at the Colonnade in Baltimore. Cheryl Simpson Parker, chapter president, provided remarks highlighting the event’s theme of Reflecting on the Past and Flourishing in the Future. Over 100 guests were treated to an elegant Brunch. The Baltimore chapter has twenty six active members. The Northeasterners, Inc. traces its roots to 1930, when a group of female friends from New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, who had gathered for social events in various cites decided to schedule regular meeting opportunities. Because the ladies hailed from mostly the Northeastern states, they called themselves the Northeasterners. The Baltimore Chapter began in 1950.
The Honorable Norman Johnson and Yvonne Lansey
Vernon and Linda Simms
Seated (L-R) Monzella Saunders-Owings, Pam Beckham and The Honorable Devy Russell and Standing (L-R) Kerry Owings, Steward Beckham and Darryl Lesesne
Carolyn and Harold Young Elaine Harris, Andre Owens and Allyson Harris Owens
Seated (L-R) Blanche Beckham, Paul Beckham and Christine Moore and Standing (L-R) Steward Beckham and Gordon Perry
Music provided by Kendall Leonard
Photos by J.D. Howard
Reginald Thomas and Cheryl Hitchcock
The Baltimore Chapter of The Northeasterners
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The Afro-American, November 28, 2015 - December 4, 2015
Dr. Brunell Slocumb and emcee Jonathan Slocumb Bernadette Lambert, JoAnn Jenkins, Beverly Johnson, Veronica Santos and Stacy Burnetti
Dr. Thelma Daily, NCNW Board Chair Ingrid Saunders Jones, radio personality (MAJIC 102.3) Donnie Simpson, Honoree Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Alexis Herman
Dr. Willie Clemons and Dr. Regina Benjamin
Rev. Dr. Barbara Skinner, Lois Keith, NCMW executive board member, Dorothy Wilson, International President, AKA’s and Sherri Washington, NCNW executive board member
Edney Kane Williams, JoAnn Jenkins, Dr. Robert Wright and Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis
Marvin Dickerson, Eric Jones and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John R. Hawkins
The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) held a celebration in homage to their chair and president emeriti, Dorothy Height on Nov. 13 at the Washington, D.C. Hilton in Northwest. The event commemorated the organization’s 80th birthday and showcased the stylish hats Dr. Dorothy Irene Height wore as she advocated for equality and human rights for all people. The hat exhibition, called “Messages of Our Mother,” included more than 50 hats from Height’s collection of 250 hats. NCNW also presented the 2015 Uncommon Height Gala Crystal Stair Award to Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds for his outstanding achievements in the music industry and contributions as a philanthropist.
Cheryl Green and Jimmie Paschall
Bob and Janet Stanton
Valerie Simpson Beverly Beavers Brooks and Dr. Alotta Taylor
Capt. (Ret.) Lorree Slye
The 4th Annual Women Veterans and Women in the Military Veterans Day Extravaganza was held Nov 11 – 13 at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Over 200 veterans and active duty personnel were treated to a series of panel discussions and workshops coupled with luncheons and receptions for networking purposes. Brig. Gen.(Ret.) Wilma Vaught, United Stated Air Force was awarded the Doctor of Letters.
Artaisha Brooks, USAF Ret., Aaron Brooks and Sharon McNeil, USA Ret.
Phyllis Hatchway Rhodes and Micheline Bowman, news coordinator, FOX 5 News Siretta Dixon, Ret. Navy; Candis Horney-Manie, Dana Blake, Ret. Air Force, Pamela Stokes Eggleston, Ret. Army Veteran Spouse, Geraline Lamb, Ret. Army, Mojisola Edu, Ret. Army and Sandra Flowers-Jones, Ret. Army
Champion Change Award presented to the Computer Science Corporation (Thomas Jones, far left and Andrea Hall, 2nd from right) by Ginger Miller, founder/president, WVI and emcee Fonzworth Bentley
Edgar Brookins, Ret. US Army and Ebony Andrews, Miss Black US Ambassador
Shining Star Awardee Tracie Walls
Member of the Year Awardee Sharon Green Beacon of Light Awardee Jacqueline Young
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Wilma Vaught is presented the Doctor of Letters from the National Graduate School of Quality Management
Ret. Veteran Sonia Cleveland
U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Patricia Renee Wilson and Master Sgt. (Ret) Ollie Green
Photos by Rob Roberts