December 7, 2013 -December 13, 2013, The Afro-American
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Whitney M. Young, Jr. Honorees, Arnold Williams, CPA and Harry Johnson Esq. Eagle Scout James Lambert and Sean Stinnett
Harry S. Johnson, whose trailblazing record includes being the first Black president of the Maryland Bar Association, chairman of the board of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and one of the nation’s leading personal injury litigators, and Arnold Williams, managing director of Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams, Seated, left, Stacey Williams, Sheila Scott, LaDonnia PA and a Wilson and Audrey Askew. Standing honoree Arnold member of the Williams, Virgie Williams and Sheena Vickers
Honoree Harry Johnson, center, and colleagues from Whiteford Taylor Preston
President’s Round Table, were named Whitney Young Service Award winners for 2014 by the Maryland Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Johnson spoke,
in his acceptance of the award influence of his father, who led a troop of scouts when BSA was segregated. The men were honored Nov. 15 at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys. The award recognizes the recipient’s role in assuring scouting opportunities for lowincome and rural youth.
Former Md. Governor Harry Hughes
Ira Himmel, James McLean, Honoree Arnold Williams, Sean Stinnett, Jake Oliver and Virgie Williams
The Rev. Andre Brooks
James Lambert, from left, Brian Steger, honree Harry Johnson, Martin Fletcher, honoree Arnold Williams, CPA, and Sean Stinnett
Photos by Anderson Ward
Scholarship recipients with the members of Sisters 4 Sisters Network Honoree Dr. Willie Jolley poses with Sisters 4 Sisters Network members
Denice Whalen-White, Phyllis Slade-Martin and Dr. Denise McLane Davison
Sharlesha Domonique Williams Deborah Williams and Pamela Harris
Honoree Jewel Diamond Taylor
Awardee, Gloria Jennings and Louis Fields
Judith Clark, treasurer and Lakei Forest Cosby
The Rev. Aaron S. Bell and his mother, Peggy Morris
Honoree George C. Fraser is introduced by Necole Parker
Three prominent inspiration sources-motivation speakers Willie Jolley, Jewel a Diamond Taylor and George Fraser—were singled out by Sisters 4 Sisters Network as the Mitchellville, Md.based women’s networking organization celebrated 11 years of connecting women with opportunity and positive messages. Also honored at the gala at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve Nov.15
were Marion Smith of Baltimore and Cynthia Brooks, daughter of Baltimore’s leading poor peoples’ advocate, Bea Gaddy. On hand to receive Sisters 4 Sisters college scholarships were Shayna Colandro, Amanda Smith, Taylor Squirewell and DeAndre Green.
Award winners with Sisters 4 Sisters Network members
Jennifer Jones, Bill Morris and Alexandria Johnson Boone Honoree Marian Bell
Surprise guest, astronumerologist Lloyd Strahorn
Photos by Anderson Ward