April 4, 2015 - April 10, 2015, The Afro-American
T Michelle Wilson, The Honorable Pamila Brown, The Honorable Kurt Schmoke, president, University of Baltimore, Alicia Wilson
he Maryland State Bar Association was established in 1896, and was the last state bar association in this country to admit women. Rose Zetzer became its first female member in 1946, but it took 69 years before an African- American female would be elected president. The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys honored Pamila
J. Brown, associate judge, District Court of Maryland, District 10, Howard County as the first African-American woman to be elected president of the Maryland State Bar Association. Judges, attorneys, students from the University of Maryland Law School, the Howard County Bar Association, The Bar Association of Baltimore City, and members from Howard County Council took part in the Feb. 27 event. The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland sponsored the reception, and the Honorable Kurt Schmoke, president, the University of Baltimore served as host.
Son, Matthew and daughter, Marissa with honoree Judge Pamila J. Brown
Mary J. Pizzo, president, Howard County Bar Association
Erica LeMon, president, The Waring Mitchell Law Society of Howard County Maryland
Jernita Hines, Karen Williforce, Natalie T. Collins
Judge Lynn Stewart Mays, organizer, Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts, Debra Shubert, president, Maryland State Bar Association
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The Honorable Kurt Schmoke, president, University of Baltimore
The Honorable Calvin B. Ball, member, Howard County Council
Taren Stanton Butcher, president, The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
Nicole Barmore, Shahrazad Abdelmeyuad, Tierra Gregory Sierra Solomon and Courtney Thomas The Honorables Aaron DeGraffenreidt, Sidney Butcher, Kraig Long, Emerson Dorsey
Past presidents, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, Alicia Wilson, Myshala Middleton, Tara Barnes, president-elect, Teri Holt-Charles The Honorable Marcella Holland, Honoree Judge Pamila Brown, The Honorable Kevin Wiggins,The Honorable Shirley Watts
Waring Mitchell Law Society of Howard County, Maryland
The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland The Honorables Cornelia Bright-Gordon, Ajoke Agboola, Nancy Tinch
Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine
Carol Spencer Carter, John Berkley, Eva Watts
Alice Pinderhughes, Myrna Pugh, Fenton Pugh, Lydia McCargo-Redd
Deborah Brown, Lee Brown, Jackie Brock, Freddie Vaughn
Eric and Carolyn Morris, Pittsburgh, PA and Carolyn and Howard Tutman Jr., 29th International Grand Polemarch
Nicole Scarborough, Desmond Mackall, 2nd Vice Polemarch, Silver Springs Alumni, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kim Scarborough
Yolanda Finney-Brooks, Derek Brooks, Erin Brooks
Dr. Phillip and Paula Byrd, Jean and Dr. Rogers Lewis
Gene and Roslyn Noble, Ronald Tool, Kisha Hammond
The Baltimore Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity did it again! The 44th Annual Nite in Kappa Vegas was another successful event with the evidence of a packed room of over a thousand partygoers enjoying the camaraderie of each other with a variety of great food and plenty of dancing. Through the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, the fundraising arm of the fraternity, the members are able to provide scholarships to deserving college bound seniors, support the development of the Guide-Rite mentoring program, and to meet the needs of the Baltimore community. The major event sponsors were BGE and the AFRO.
LaKeisha S. Coleman, Dana Davison, Jenica Bowler
Robin and Shaune Allen, Audrey Bennett, Charmeil Hodge
Steward and Pamela Beckham, Corliss and Ben Alston
Karenthia Barber, Tracee Strum-Gilliam, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City of Baltimore, Erica Scott
Charles Thomas Jr.,Angie Gibson,Grace and Steve Gibson, Herb and Diana Brown, Dr. Walter Brown Jr.
Freddie and Emile Wilson, Loretta and Stan Mitchell. Standing, left, Alonzo and Dale Griffin, Tahlea McNeil Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine