The Association For The Study Of African American Life And History
92nd Annual Black History Luncheon Saturday, February 24, 2018 WASHINGTON RENAISSANCE HOTEL • 999 NINTH STREET, NW • WASHINGTON, D.C. ASALH.ORG #ASALH #BLACKHISTORYLUNCHEON #CARTERGWOODSON
Luncheon Progr am Mistress of Ceremonies
Membership Appeal
Ms. Andrea Roane - WUSA 9 News Anchor
Ms. Andrea Roane
Musical Selection Negro National Anthem - “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
R affle Dr awing Raffle Committee with Pageant Queens
Unveiling of the Commemor ative Stamp Greetings
Mr. Ronald A. Stroman - Deputy Postmaster General, United States
Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham - ASALH President
Postal Service
Reflections on the Theme Dr. Chad Williams, Associate Professor of African and African
Introduction of Military Moder ator and Panelists
American Studies, Brandeis University
Ms. Andrea Roane
Moder ator And Panelists Introduction of Executive Council and Special Guests Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn and Dr. Sharita J. Thompson, Luncheon Co-Chairs
Vietnam War Commemor ation
Major Jaspen “Jas” Boothe , US Army Reserves and Founder/ President, Final Salute, Inc., Lt. Gen. (Retired) William E. “Kip” Ward - President of Sentel Corporation. Dr. James Dula, Major, United States Air Force (Retired)
Maj. Gen. Arnold Fields, United States Marine Corps, Retired
Special Guest Memorium ASALH Volunteer - 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, III
Invocation and Gr ace Reverend Pastor Jerome (Sam) Tarver, ESQ. MDiv., DMin. Commander, United States Navy
Cadet Simone Askew, First Captain, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and 2017 Rhodes Scholar
Presentation of Awards Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter, ASALH Awards Chair Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, Professor of History, Temple University Mr. Edgar Brookins, General and Circulation Manager, Afro-American
Lunch is served Salad Mixed greens, shredded carrots, herbed focaccia crostini, multigrain salad with sundried cherries, scallion, sundried tomatoes, sweet peas, feta cheeses, blood orange vinaigrette dressing.
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Special Presentations Mr. Antonio F. Knox, Sr. 40th Grand Basileus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Kenneth A. Brown, Chairman, Omega Life Membership
Entrée Cider brined chicken breast, merlot brown sauce, macaroni and cheese, butternut squash and broccolini Dessert Tiramisu mousse w/ chocolate shavings
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Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements Ms. Sylvia Cyrus, ASALH Executive Director
Benediction Dr. Frances M. Draper, CEO/Publisher, AFRO American Newspaper
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Progr am Participants Moder ator
Panelist
Panelist
Major Jaspen “Jas” Boothe
Dr. James Dula
US Army Reserves, Founder/ President, Final Salute, Inc.
Major (Ret.), USAF
Lt. Gen.(Ret.) William “Kip” Ward
Emcee
Council Award of Special Recognition
Ms. Andrea Roane WUSA9 EMMY and Gr acie Award Winning News Anchor
President, Sentel orpor ation
Living Legacy Awardee
Mr. Edgar Brookins Gener al/Circulation Manager, Washington DC Office, Afro American Newspaper
Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas Professor, Department of History Temple University
Ms. Lena Horne 2018 Black Heritage Stamp
Entertainment Provided by AJQ+1
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Sponsors/Donors
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Sponsors HERITAGE SPONSORS
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated November 17, 1911 Howard University, Washington, DC
Omega Life Membership Foundation, Incorporated Established September 1984
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Platinum, Gold and Silver Donors DONORS
Gold Patron Table
John H. Ashley
Bethel Dukes Branch
Ferial Bishop
Black Women’s Agenda, Inc.
Timuel D. Black
Evelyn Higginbotham
Floyd Donald
Howard University Faculty
Elaine Gleaves
Howard University History Department
Harriett Green Church
Metropolitan D.C. Chapter of Links, Inc.
Eloise Greenfield
MNCPPC
Silver Patron Table
Henry A. May
Morgan State History Department
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 3rd District
George McDonald
Joyce Smith Janet Stanton Robert Stanton Kerrien Suarez Sheila Walker Tyrone Wilson Raenelle Zapata
Manhattan Branch
Barbara Morland
Gold Patron (Individual)
Knox Tull
Robbin E. Brittingham
Robert Harris
John Wilson
Lamyra Clarke-White
Natalie Howard
Gertrude Williams
Vedet Coleman-Robinson
National Council of Negro Women and Delta Research & Educational Foundation
Christine McNair
Platinum Patron
David Dennard Sylvia Green
John Ashley
Robert Green
Dorothy Bailey
Cheryl Green
Jeff Banks
Sheila Harley-Washington
Gloria Browne-Marshall
Rosemarie Harris
Sundiata Cha-Jua
Iris Harris
Zende Clark
Joseph Harris
Lanesha DeBardelaben
Yvette Hatfield
Natanya Duncan
John R. Jackson
Barbara Spencer Dunn FMK Financial Literacy Center
Barbara Jackson
Bettye Gardner
Allison Johnson
Cheryl Gooch
Ross Johnson
James Grossman
Demetra Jones
Sharon Harley
Guinevere Jones Wood
Evelyn Higginbotham
Jo Ann Jones-Mussenden
Lionel Kimble
Geraldine Kiser
Gladys Mack
Cheryl LaRouche
Edna Medford
Janice Lucas
Patricia Mitchell Tyriek Murphy
Jerome E. Lucas
Annette Palmer
Burnis Morris
Janet Sims-Wood
Philip Mussenden
Gilbert Smith
Shelby Rodgers Mobley
Gladys Vaughn
Thomasina V. Rogers
Reginald Weaver Joseph K. Williams
Etta Sample
Betty Johnson
Kiona Miller
Yulanda Scott Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
Gladys Vaughn Howard University History Department
Silver Patron (Individual) Yvonne Alston Pamela Bingham Doris Boyd Edna Cummings Lisa Gregory Shirley Jackson Allen Jackson Sarah Johnson Kenrick Jones Pierpont Mobley Levonnia J. Mobley Virginia B. Moore Gladys Myatt Craig Pascal Shirley R. Smith Emily Spears Alan Spears Jordan Stroman Jarrett Stroan John Syphax Marietta Tanner William Thompson Franklin Wilds Vivian Wilds Jacqueline Woody Denise Wright
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Luncheon Host Committee
Sharita Thompson, Luncheon Co-Chair
Registration: Ferial Bishop, Gwen Harllee
Jeffrey Banks, United Bank, Co-Chair
Sylvia Cyrus, Executive Director
Sponsors: Adrena Ifill
Lyle E. Dennis, Saint Dennis Group LLC
Debra Stepp, Event Manager
Staging: Cheryl Lawrence, Bernice “Ivy” Ivery
Kimmey Doney, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Cheryl Gresham, Volunteer Chair
Omega Psi Phi Volunteers: Steven Johnson
Lisa Gregory
Valerie Maholmes, Member
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cory Jones, First Choice Masonry Inc.
Louis Hicks, Member
AJQ Plus 1 Band
LUNCHEON COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Bowie State University ROTC Cadets
Audio Visual: Henry Joseph
Lee’s Florist, Stacey Banks, Proprietor
Command Central: Sonja Woods, Darlene Oliver
Maple Springs Baptist Church
Featured Authors’ Event: DeJuan Mason,
University of the District of Columbia
Calvin Reid, Atlas Manufacturing, Inc.
Rosalyn Jones Fountain, Barbara Morland
National Harbor Chapter of Jack & Jill of America Inc.,
Veronica L. Santos, Comcast NBCUniversal
Green Room: Shiela Harmon-Martin,
Doris Sartor, Blacks in Government Inc.
Sandra Jowers-Barber
Frank Smith, African American Civil War Museum
Greeter/Host/Hostess: Lovie Tarver, Lori Crawford
Willie D. Tate, TD Private Client Group
Host Committee: Gladys Mack, Jeffrey Banks
Robert Warren, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
Logistics: Latif Tarik
Reginald Weaver, Education International
Media / PR: Edgar Brookins
Gladys Gary Vaughn, ASALH
Social Media: Mesha Williams
Ingrid Saunders Jones, National Council of Negro Women Florence King, FMK Credit Education Center Marc Littlejohn, Walmart Gladys Mack, ASALH, Co-Chair
LUNCHEON LEADERSHIP TEAM Gladys Gary Vaughn, Luncheon Chair
Father’s Auxiliary National Harbor Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Sr. Teens Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 2nd and 3rd Districts U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration Johnnieque Blackmon Love Burnis Morris
Special thanks to our
Outreach: Reba N. Burruss-Barnes,
fantastic team of
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