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The Afro-American, March 18, 2017 - March 24, 2017
Donald Chambers, chair, Kappa Lead, Donald Smith, president, Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Brandon Wylie, polemarch, Theodore Garrett, 1st vice polemarch “Obscene 14” Line Brothers celebrating 50 years in Kappa Alpha Psi are Bob Young, Turham Robinson, Howard Tutman III, Carl Turnipseed
Vernard Wynn, Yvonne Wynn, Herbert Brown, Deanna Brown
Michael Cryor, Erica Cryor, Dr. Guy Bragg, Gladys Bragg
The Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Mieya Duvall-Petitt, Monica Watkins, Metropolitan Baltimore kicked off its 46th Annual Deborah Ferguson, Kim Scarborough Nite in Kappa Vegas on March 3 at Martin’s West in Woodlawn. Brandon Wylie, Polemarch of the Baltimore , Md. alumni chapter, along with the members served as hosts in welcoming approximately 1,200 guests to a night of camaraderie. This premier fundraiser enables Deanna McCrayJames, Audrey the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation to Bennett, Tracey award scholarships to college bound Jamison students and sponsor programs such as the Guide Right/Kappa League, college tours and other programs to benefit the communities in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Stacey Brown, Todd Brown, Sherry Howard, Melvin Howard Jr.
Del. Angela Gibson, Lora Mayo, Daisy Oliver, Reaus Oliver, Rachael McFadden, Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine
Ashley Rock, Aldonna Wylie
DeJuan Patterson, Mayor Catherine Pugh, Anthony McCarthy
Harriet Tubman Visitor Center Grand Opening
Millicent Sparks, Harriet Tubman re-enactor, performs
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center held its grand opening in Cambridge, Md. on March 10. The center was opened to preserve the legacy of Harriet Tubman and her life. More than 600 people including the press, descendants and invited guests attended the event. The University of Maryland at Eastern Shore Concert Choir and Brass Quintet performed “B” Co. and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Re-enactors) presented the colors.
Photos by Anderson R. Ward
Angela Crenshaw, assistant manager
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Peter Franchot, comptroller of Md.; Nancy Kopp, treasurer, State Of Md.; Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford; Rose Fennell, NPS; Sen. Adelaide Eckardt; Richard Travers, president, Dorchester Co. Council; Nita Settina, superintendent, Md. Park Service; U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and Md. Gov. Larry Hogan
UMES Concert Choir
Sen. Adelaide Eckardt, Gov. Larry Hogan and Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford present a proclaimation to descendants of Harriet Tubman
Theodore Mack, Betty Mack and Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither