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The Afro-American, February 28, 2015 - March 6, 2015
Alpha Omega Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held it’s 58th Annual Mardi Gras Feb. 6 at the Washington Hilton International Ballroom in Northwest, D.C. Several hundred members, patrons and friends crowded into the ballroom for an evening of gaiety, fun and merriment to celebrate the rich legacy of Alpha Omega and raise funds to benefit their scholarship fund and the chapter’s social action initiative to clothe and Chapter feed the hungry. A major highlight of the Mardi Gras was the crowning Basileus, of the 2015 Mardi Gras Queen, Brianna D. Jones, a Howard University Brother student by the chapter Basileus, Walter B. Hill Jr. Walter B. This was followed by the Parade of Patrons in Hill Jr. Costumes led by the Mardi Gras Combo. After the Brothers sang Omega Dear, dancing for all to the music of Just ‘s Friends Band. Congratulations to Brother Charles Briggs, Chairman of the Mardi Gras Committee for a Mardi Gras Queen, very festive affair. Briana Jones and Kenisha Salvary, Miss Trinidad and Tobago United Nations 2015 Brother Marlon B. Allen, Master of Ceremonies
Brothers singing Omega Dear
Jonya Wagnes (seated), Terrie Carter, Carolyn Cole, and Donna StellaPonder; Leslie Hagans (standing), Marcia Samuels and Rod Watson
Mardi Gras Combo leading the Parade of Patrons in Costumes
The 2015 Omega Mardi Gras, Alpha Omega Chapter Queen’s Court: Unique Williams, Taylor Evans, 2014 Mardi Gras Queen, Rachael Radley, Tatiana Camphor and Brianna Jones
Cheers...we are here to enjoy the festivities Couples are in the mix
We are ready for the Parade of Patrons in Costumes HBCUs are parading also
Joe Briggs (seated), Sue Briggs, Dorothy Edmonds, Pat House, Oscar Harrison and Queen Carroll; Robert Edmonds (standing), Sara Santiago and Keith Harrison
Bertha Cross, Edgar Brookins and DeGloria Hallman Let the Parade of Patrons begin
Ladies of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Photos by Rob Roberts
Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden, Quincy Gant, The Most Worshipful Grand Master, Norman Campbell and Charles Briggs, Chair, Mardi Gras Committee
The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
The Friends of Old Westview Cemetery (FOWC) 501©13, a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. held its l3th Annual Holiday Gala fundraiser at the Washington Navy Yard
Catering and Conference Center on Dec. 6, 2014. The fundraiser benefits the restoration of Westview Cemetery in Wadesboro, N.C. The mission of the FOWC, Inc. is to restore this once abandoned cemetery.
Dr. Barbara Jackson (seated), Ethel Lee Walker and Aurelia Martin; Rev. Charles Jackson (standing) and Craig Syphax
Left to right Marcia Arnold, Keith Beatty, Michele Lucas, Jeanette Campbell, Pearline Danner , Rip Preston, Dianne Lowe, Arnita Berry, Johanna Tucker, James Bolden
Flora Marsh, Vannie Kirby, Robert Chichester Sr.
Robert Chichester Jr, William Toler, Mary Flakes Liles, Fathia Thompson Theodore and Johanna Tucker
Robin Queen
Vickie Vaughan; Terri Biddiex; Linda Watson, Faye Bland Back row - Ronald Chase; Tracey Queen; Rose Young, President of F.O.W.C. Jesse and Gwen Porter, Diana and Eugene Parsons
Individuals from North Carolina with loved ones buried in the Old Westview Cemetery in Wadesboro, NC.
Robert Jaeger and Nicole Edwards
James Leak and William Frank Ratliff
F.O.W.C. crew Courtesy Photos
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The Afro-American, February 28, 2015 - March 6, 2015
Goldie and Judson Wood
Keith Neal and Jannie Grant
Second Line Howard and Patricia Jessamy
Omegas
Leslie Taylor and Mardi Gras Chair Allen Taylor
Vance and Kimyada Benton
Michael Breeden in the Second Line
NPHCMB Exec Committee Members
Dr. Gary Rodwell and former Sen. Verna Jones Rodwell Wobbling
Thurston Jones IV and Regina Page
Eugene and Laura Byrd Omega Hymn
Robb Fergurson and Jennifer Everett
Edward Anthony and Sheila Dixon
Pi Omega Foundation members
Incoming freshmen Chardonnay Cooper, Qindasi Silva, Amber Britt with Dr. Brian L. Johnson, president Tuskegee University and Shemeka Johnson, first lady
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Pi Omega Chapter held its 64th Annual Mardi Gras Weekend Valentine’s Day and President’s Day Weekend (Feb. 13–15) at the downtown Baltimore Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Friday Night Jump Off Party kicked the Omega Psi Phi weekend festivities off in style leading up to Mardi Centennial Gras Pi Omega Style where Brothers wined, dined, Grand Marshall and entertained their sweethearts with music by Al Junius The XOD Band and Old School Productions. The frigid weather could not stop the capacity crowd from enjoying the “Charm City Ques” primary fundraiser whose proceeds go to the Pi Omega Foundation that provides scholarships for students attending Historically Black Colleges/Universities in addition to other Social Actions projects in the community. The Pi Omega Chapter brothers have a rich tradition of giving back to the community it serves and was awarded the 2014 International XOD Band Large Social Action Chapter of the Year from Photos by Lamonte Tyler Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Honoree Landa Rene McLaurin, president, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter, Coalition of 100 Black Women
Honoree John “Jake” Oliver, chairman of the board, CEO and publisher, AFRO American Newspapers with Dr. Anne O. Emery and Walter Jackson, president, Baltimore Tuskegee Alumni
Since its inception, the Baltimore Tuskegee Alumni Association and the Baltimore Tuskegee Alumni Foundation have been unwavering in their commitment to awarding scholarships to deserving students in the Baltimore community. The Baltimore Alumni group celebrated its 33rd Annual CarverWashington Scholarship Awards Loretta Richardson, Breakfast, Feb. 14, and recognized Ann McKee two prominent Baltimore leaders; notably, Landa R. McLaurin, president, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women and retired educator for her distinguished leadership in education and dedicated service to the community and John “Jake” Oliver Jr., chairman of the board, CEO, and publisher of the historic AFRO-American Newspapers for his effective leadership in the media, significant contributions to business and education, and distinguished service to the community.
Tuskegee Alumni Gail Howell, Miriam Barrett, Emmaline Woodson
Charlene Baldwin
Students from Milford MIll Academy, Shane Anthony, Ashanti Jones, Janae Thornton performed a musical selection
Dr. Walter Gill and Master of Ceremonies Darryl Green
Waqiba Strother Kimberly Woodard, Exec. Director, Tuskegee National Alumni Assoc.
Harry Evans and Lacrose Lejune
Anita Pinkney, Dolores Street, Tuskegee alumni Incoming freshman Delanee Coley and Walter Jackson, president Baltimore Tuskegee Alumni
Dr. Thelma T. Daley, a major supporter of the Tuskegee Scholarship Breakfast
Sefeed Farrakhan, incoming freshman
Calvin and Betty Austin
Neva Brown, Dr. Freeda Thompson Justin Germany, Dr. SanYvette Williams-Foy
Sisters Marian R.Finney, Janice R. Nicholas Romeo Spaulding, Rev. Dr. Emmett Burns
Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine