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The Afro-American, June 18, 2016 - June 24, 2016
On June 11, children, parents, teachers, and students came out to see the high-flying antics by The Harlem Wizards basketball team at Coppin State University in Baltimore. The entertainment started with a small introduction accompanied by jokes, and basketball tricks. As the Harlem Wizards competed against the “B-more All-Stars,” a team made up of faculty and staff members from local elementary and middle schools, they took selfies with the crowd, did flashy dunks and entertained the kid-friendly audience. It was a fun evening as the Harlem Wizards also, competed against a few people from the crowd, then later, giving away many prizes and letting the kids show off their dances moves. TheAFRO was one of the many sponsors of the event.
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City Springs cheer DP on
Harlem Wizards
Kareem Moore, Mekhi Peay and James Clay
Game time
David Catlett and Marcella Charles
Space Jam
Harlem Wizards fans
Erica House and Eric House
Winners of The AFRO Shootout
Carver Vocational High School JROTC with Merl Butler The B-More All- Stars Photos by Chanet Wallace
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he long-awaited reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum took place on June 11 in Baltimore with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of a large crowd of Jackson-Mitchell family members, Morgan State University faculty, staff, alumni and political leaders. Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, welcomed the community leaders and discussed the importance of the living museum and highlighted the life and legacy of its namesake, Dr. Lillie Carroll Jackson, a former Baltimore Chapter NAACP president and civil rights activist. “Dr. Jackson’s participation in Baltimore’s Civil Rights Movement was vital to initiating significant change, and we’re proud to share that history with the world, introducing her contributions to a new generation of museum goers,” said Dr. Wilson.
Alumni members M. Elaine Proctor Blackwell ‘49, Joyce B. Byrd ‘52
Ribbon cutting with Dr. David Wilson, Lisa Mitchell Sannaar, Sen. (retired) Michael Mitchell, Anthony Carey and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the Office of Museums
Former Morgan professor and alumni Dr. Helena Hicks Back row, left Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell IV, Sen. Michael Bowen Mitchell Sr., George D. R. Mitchell Jr., Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. 2nd row, left, Clarice E. Wheatley, Lisa Mitchell Sennaar, Nannette K. Mitchell, Keiffer J. Mitchell III, Kamau F. Sennaar 1st row, left, Lillian M. Leeper, Kenna Mitchell, David M. Sennaar, Jade E. Newhouse, Dara N. Sennaar, Juanita E. Mitchell, Marquis X. Newhouse
Dr. Stella Hargett, Don-Terry Veal, Kim McCalla, Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Dr. Marquis Walker, board of regents Tessa HIll-Aston, president NAACP Baltimore City Branch and Sen. (retired) Michael Bowen Mitchell
Chloe Neal, 19 months enjoyed the tour of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum
Ellis Brown, Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, Barbara Blount Armstrong and Dale Green
J. Howard Henderson, Greater Baltimore Urban League
Kim Mc Calla, Sen. (retired) Michael B. Mitchell, Dr. David Wilson and Del. Antonio Hayes
Robin Howard, Assoc. Director, Center for Museums and Historical Preservation, Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Gabriel Tenabe, Director of the Office of Museums
Lou Fields, Dr. Sharon Jones-Eversley, Marion Mc GaskeyBlackwell, Historic Old West Baltimore, Arlene Fisher, State Central Committee, 40th District Garey Reynolds and Henri Daniels, ‘66
Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine
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