ALUMNI NEWS Wesley Delaine Thomas ’01 was appointed to the District of Columbia Board of Dentistry. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse and a 2005 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. Iman “Mateo” Jordan ’02 was featured in the publication, The Next2Shine. He works with top acts like Alicia Keys. Isaac O. Karikari ’02 is making history as the first African American faculty member in the department of Neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center. Karikari also was the first black chief resident in Neurosurgery at Duke. He is the second Morehouse alumnus to train in neuro-
surgery at Duke University Medical Center. The first was Dr. Estrada Bernard, who graduated from Morehouse in 1979. Karikari will join the faculty at Duke in August. He is currently completing the Spine Fellowship Program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Mikael Moore ’04, former chief of staff and grandson of Congresswoman Maxine Waters, has been named managing partner of Wondaland Management, a strategic branding and media firm that lists White House favorite Janelle Monae as one of its biggest partners and clients.
Jean-Alfred Thomas II ’03 has accepted the position of chief resident (assistant chief of internal medicine) for the academic year beginning July 1, 2015, with the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He received his M.D. from St. Louis University Medical School and a fellowship in urological cancer research at Duke University.
Benjamin Jones ’05, a television writer and producer, has joined the writing staff of the ABC Family series “Chasing Life.” He has been tapped to produce an upcoming episode. Prior to screenwriting, he worked on Wall Street as a communications executive and speechwriter. Jimmie L. “J Metro” Moore Jr. ’06 released two Billboard singles, “Alcoholic Logic” and “My People.” He is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and poet. His music has elements of funk, jazz, pop, rock and soul.
MARRIAGES Joe Carlos III ’04 married La’Keitha Daniels, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, in a ceremony held in Coconut Grove, Fla. Carlos and Daniels met through a mutual friend, Roger S. Humphrey ’03. The couple was married by The Rev. John J. Cox ’03 in a New Year’s Eve ceremony. There were also several Morehouse Men among the attendants: Antoy Bell ’00, Kasi David ’01, Ronald C. Falls ’00, Roger S. Humphrey ’03, Ray Jones ’04, J.C. Love III ’01, Malaki Sims ’00 and Faraji Whalen ’01. MOREHOUSE MOREHOUSE MAGAZINE MAGAZINE
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John David Washington ’06 landed his first major acting role in the HBO pilot, “Ballers,” a half-hour dramedy that chronicles the lives of several Miami-based athletes. He will play the role of Ricky, a highly competitive and highly spiritual pro athlete. Artesuis Miller ’09 was granted a five-year, startup charter by the Clayton County (Ga.) Board of Education for the Utopian Academy for the Arts. Miller is the academy founder and chairman of the sevenmember founding board.
2010s Derric Studamire ’13 founded Infinity Club Investment Group, an organization that helps young adults succeed in their careers by becoming more financially literate.