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The Afro-American, July 16, 2016 - July 22, 2016
Master of Ceremonies Guy Lambert, WPGC
Miss USA and Miss International Junior Kennedy Abarca , 2016 Maryland Jr. Princess
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D); D.C. shadow Sen. Paul Strauss; Miss USA Deshuana Barber; D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D-Ward 8); D.C. Council member Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) and D.C. shadow Sen. Michael Brown
AFRO D.C. General Manager Edgar Brookins and Miss USA
A welcome reception for the newly crowned Miss USA, Deshuana Barber, was hosted by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) July 6 at the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest D.C. The mayor presented a proclamation to Barber in recognition of her achievement for representing the District of Columbia at the Miss USA Pageant. Barber will represent the USA in the Miss Universe Pageant later in the year. Photos by Rob Roberts
Carla Crawford and Miss USA
Miss USA and former D.C. Queens
Miss USA and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)
2016 Champions Prince George’s County Police; Attorney Simba Hodari, Greenberg & Bederman, LLC; Metropolitan Police District of Columbia; Former Harlem Globetrotter Larry “Shorty” Coleman; Lisa White, Tri-Star Realty and Dwayne Renal Sims, founder Negro League Legends Hall of Fame
Mrs. Wise, wife of late Tuskegee Airman Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.; former Harlem Globetrotter Larry “Shorty” Coleman; (far left) Lisa White, Tri-Star Realty and Dwayne Renal Sims, NLLHOF, presents checks to the Wise Athletic Department
The Prince George’s County Police Department in partnership with the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame held a basketball tournament to bring about awareness of law enforcement officers who are the gate keepers to communities in the metropolitan area. The First Annual “Badges for a Cause” Tournament with former Harlem Globetrotter Larry “Shorty” Coleman, occurred July 8-10. The Prince George’s County Police Department team was named as the 2016 champions. The Invitational Basketball Tournament was played by various Law Enforcement basketball teams, including the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Metro Transit Police and others.
Pamela S. Perkins and N.J. Mitchell
David Do, D.C. shadow Sen. Michael Brown and John Tinpe
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
Lashana Barker
Chelsea Smith, Torene Harvin and Gabrielle Johson
Cadets of Dr. Henry A. Wise High School Air force Junior R.O.T.C.
Prince George’s (Blue/ Red) and Baton Rouge (White/Blue-Yellow) played the first game of the tournament.
Marvin Jackson, Bowie State University Hall of Famer
Special Guest Commentator Winston Chaney, Radio One
Mark A. Magaw, deputy chief administrative officer for Public Safety
Courtesy Photos
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The Afro-American, July 16, 2016 - July 22, 2016
Photos By Chanet Wallace
Speaker of the house of Delegates Michael E. Busch
Delegates, local officials, retired and active judges and supporters gathered in the Lowe House Office Building in Annapolis, Md. on July 6 to celebrate the new Legislative Black Caucus Executive Leadership. Cheryl D. Glenn, the new Black Caucus chair, shared new and improved plans of the Black Caucus.
Delegate Curt S. Anderson
Delegate Sheree Sample- Hughes Delegate Edith J. Patterson Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Joshua Harris and Caryn Asian
Delegate Pamela Queen
Belinda Brewington and Elecia S. James
Walter Lomax, Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn and Tara A. Huffman
Diana M. Fennell and Darryl Barnes
Oath of Office with Retired chief judge Robert M. Bell, Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, incoming chair of the Legislative Black Caucus Executive Leadership, and family
Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive, Retired Chief Judge Robert M. Bell and State Senator Nathaniel McFadden
Leon Robinson IV, past scholarship recipient Kyle Anderson, portrait
Photos by JD Howard
Jonelle Jacobs and Deborah Dailey holding scrapbook
Barbara Jackson and Gladine Harvey
On June 25 the Kyle Anderson Scholarship Fund hosted its 13th year of remembrance luncheon at the Forum Caterers in Baltimore. Kyle Anderson died from Osteoscarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. In 2003 Kyle’s dad, Earl Anderson, now deceased, establishes a fund to celebrate his life and to give back to the community. Today more than 100 students, both undergraduate and graduate, from Rising Sun Baptist Church in Baltimore County have received assistance in fulfilling their educational dreams.
L-R Scholarship Committee: Brigitte Binns, Pat Davis, James Stephens, Randy Abrams, Hilda Hopewell, Ollivette Jones, Rosetta Anderson and Emmett C. Burns Jr. Ph.d
L-R: John Milton Wesley, guest speaker with Earlean Poe Burns, Rev. Burns and Rosetta Anderson
Joshua Harris and Delegate Charles E. Syndor III
The Cedar and Morris Hill Community Day was held on June 11 at the Cedar Morris Hill Community Center in Glen Burnie, Md. The festivities included good food, family fun and a parade
through the community. Music was provided by the Cedar Morris Hill Youth Choir. The celebration has continued for over 30 years under the direction of the Cedar and Morris Hill Woman’s Auxiliary.
Rising Sun Agape Dancers
Aleta Floyd, Tyess Swain and Dellare McLaughlin
Dorothy Weems, Rosa Price,Patricia Thomas, Jean Smith, Margaret Galloway, Miriam Nicholas, and Doris Ceo The New Baltimore Twilighters Marching Band
Lisa Brooks, Ninia M. Ray, Teri Ray, Dorothy Rooks and Julia Williams
Cedar and Morris Hill Youth Group
Geraldine Lippman, Daisey DuBois, Betty Edwards and Viola Taylor
Historic Automobile
Dequinton Richmond, Demetria Gains and Lee Walker Albert T. Tynes, Betty Edwards, Marva F. Randolph and Ronald Rooks
Photos by JD Howard
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