November 9, 2013 - November 15, 2013, The Afro-American
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Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire, chair, Baltimore School For The Arts and Laura Gamble
Western High School students, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, government and faith leaders came out to hear Baltimore’s own Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oct. 23 Girls Night Out sponsored by Associated Black Charities at Pinkett Smith’s alma mater, Baltimore School for the Arts. It was there that she became friends with Tupac Shakur; it was there that she found refinement for the gifts that have catapaulted her from the early days of Different World through many movies and an ongoing career in music and production. It was there, recently, that she talked about her career, her family, her challenges and encouraged the audience to pursue their dreams and let nothing impede their success.
Caprece Garrett-Jackson, Jada Pinkett-Smith and fashion designer, Jody Davis
Michele Brown and daughter, Kiara Waters Alesha Tanner, Rania Campbell, Jillian Hopkins, Jasmine Brooks and Tyaisha Boyd Charlene Smith and Barbara Little
Phyllis Allen, Pamela Burney, Joan Pratt, Balto. City Comptroller, Chineta Davis and Kelli Smith
Karen Pratt and Marisol Johnson
Jada Pinkett-Smith poses with her mother, Adrienne Banfield Jones
Al Shaw, Dr. Eleanor Wyche and Tonya Link
Doni Glover, B-more News and daughter, Nyinde Glover
Karen Evans, first vice chair ABC, Billie Jo McKinney, Candyce Norris, Whitney Karimah and Adrienne Banfield Jones, Jada’s mother
Students from Western Sr. High School pose with Jada Pinkett-Smith
Karen B. Evans, Diane Bell-McKoy and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Betty Hines, Jan Houbolt, Michael Sarbanes, Arthur Abramson and Toba Rainess
Dr. Walter and Andrea Amprey
David Sachs, incoming executive director, The LEADERship
Photos by Anderson Ward
Deborah Morgan, Greg Berwart, Nancy Jordon-Howard, Karen Miller, Walt Pearson, Omar Muhammad and Dave Beck
The Leadership program of the Greater Baltimore Freeman Hrabowski, president Donald and Alicia Harvey-Smith Christopher A. Eddings, Committee (GBC) celebrated its 30th anniversary on of The University of Maryland, Oct. 24 at Martin’s West. The Leadership program is an 2013 Sondheim Baltimore County and his wife, incubator for connecting business leaders who represent Exemplary LEADERship Jacqueline Coleman Hrabowski a broad spectrum of business, non-profit, and community Award Winner organizations in the Baltimore metropolitan area. More than 800 guests came to celebrate the anniversary as well as to pay tribute to the program’s Jan Houbolt, who is retiring after 25 years of service as the Executive Director of the Leadership program. Gary Thrift, Gregory Hunter, The celebration also focused on the presentation of the Mercer’s Award to the Leadership program class Connie Baker, Lisa Williams, Ann whose members have accumulated the greatest number Gallant and Thomas Brant Jr. of points for service. In spite of the competition among Iris Reeves, Barbara and John Herron the various Leadership classes being once again spirited Karlo Young, Andrea McCants, Swata as always, the Leadership Class of 2009 was Gandhi and Hugh Mohler again awarded the Mercer’s Award for the second consecutive time. The Leadership program’s new executive director, David Sachs was also introduced and warmly welcomed. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2013 Mayor Stephanie Sondheim Award, an award Marsha Reeves-Jews, Amsale Rawlings-Blake inaugurated in 2008 and presented every five Geletu and Shelonda Stokes and Mark Furst Sondheim Award finalist Burt Hash, Joan Hash, Mimi years to a Leadership Roeder Vaughan, Paul Taylor and Nathaniel Jones program graduate who Latara Harris and Nona Carroll exemplifies the legacy of Walter Sondheim, a prominent Baltimore civic leader and long-time advisor to the GBC who also counseled mayors, governors and other civic leaders. The recipient of the 2013 Sondheim Award Walton Pearson was Christopher Eddings, and Damien Davis president of the Daily Record and a member of the 1998 Leadership program The 2013 Mercer's Award Winners –Leadership Class of 2009 class. Freeman Hrabowski, president of UMBC and the recipient of the 2008 Sondheim Award, presented the award. Eddings was selected from among 11 finalists for the Sondheim award. Diane Bell McKoy, Lisa Williams and Carolyn Ross
Photos by Bill Tabron