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The Afro-American, May 6, 2017 - May 12, 2017
The Greater Baltimore Urban League hosted its 60th annual Whitney M. Young Gala on April 28 at the Baltimore Hilton. Marcus Washington, news anchor with WJZ TV, was the MC. The Growing Griots gave a spoken word and drumming performance. Valisha Andrus was the “Rising Star” honoree. Lisa Phillips was the “Raymond V. Haysbert Sr.” honoree, Brett Kelly and Ben Zandi of Airmall accepted the corporate award. Whitney M. Young Jr. Awardees were Elder C. W. Harris, Kirby Fowler, Keion
Marcus Washington, J. Howard Henderson, Honoree Lisa Phillips, Nikita Haysbert and William Honablew
Carpenter and April Ryan. Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, was the keynote speaker. J. Howard Henderson is the CEO for GBUL.
Accepting the award for Keion Carpenter, his mother and aunt
Honoree Brett Kelly, vice president, Airmall
Photos by Anderson R. Ward
Dr. Charlene Cooper Boston, Honoree Valerie Jarrett and Afro Columnist Valerie Fraling
Keynote Speaker Valerie Jarrett and J. Howard Henderson, CEO GBUL
Beautillion Scholars: Tajr Coleman, Nassir Holden, Tyrone Figg Jr., Anthony Evans, Travis Jones, Taon Price and Jelani Hipps
The President’s Roundtable, in conjunction with PRT Reach Foundation, sponsored a briefing
on TRUMPONOMICS at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Hanover, Md. on April 18.
Doni Glover, Bmore News, Honoree April Ryan, Andrea McDaniels and Zachary McDaniels
Gerald Stansbury, president of Maryland State NAACP and Wandra Ashley-Williams Vice President Maryland State NAACP
and Jem Pagan, director, Technology Strategy JNK Securities. Discussion focused on how businesses might have to operate under the Trump Administration.
Robert L.Wallace, chairman of The President’s Roundtable and CEO of BITHGROUP Technologies welcomed CEO’s and businesses leaders. The panelist were August J.Chiasera,
regional president M&T Bank, Mike Gill, Maryland Department of Commerce, Larry N. McKenney, president of LNM Innovative Healthcare Solutions
Larry N.McKenney, August J. Chiasera, Robert Wallace, Jen Pagan
Jeff Hargrave President/CEO Mahogany and Coretta L.Bennett, Leed AP BD+C Chief Operating Officer
Jake Oliver, CEO and Publisher of the Afro American Newspapers and Stanley W. Tucker President Meridan Management Group
John R. Brown, JR Brown & Associates LLC and Norman Farooqi, Vice President Sr. Banking Capital One Bank
Keynote Speaker Valerie Jarrett and Jake Oliver,AFRO CEO and Publisher
Alonza E. Williams, the Maryland House of Delegates, Cheryl G. Williams Lutheran World Relief, Floyd Smith Assistant Vice President Business Banking M&T Bank and Mike Gill Maryland Department of Commerce
Cora H. Williams, President & CEO Ideal Electric and Sheila Brooks, CEO SRB Communications
Photos by James Fields Sr.
Honoree Valisha Andrus and Charles Jackson
Charles R. Conner III, Baltimore Regional Director Chris Van Hollen Office
Rajan Natarajan,PhD.,MBA President Technogen Inc. and Robert Wallace Chair,The President’s Round Table
John R. Brown President & CEO JR Brown & Associates, Robert Wallace and Douglas E. Moore TDMG,LLC
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