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The Afro-American, August 20, 2016 - August 26, 2016
Catcher Laurence Richmond of the East team
The West Team
Negro League James “Jake” Sanders, Birmingham Black Barons & Kansas City Monarchs; Washington Redskins #43 Larry Brown and Ed Hudson Detroit Stars
The Negro League Legends Hall of Fame (NLLHOF) held its 13th Anniversary Celebration from July 27-30. The vision of the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame is to educate young and old residents about the contributions of the Colored Professional League and the Negro leagues in American Baseball history. There were more than 3,000 players that played from the 1900s to the early 1960s. The celebration included a Charitable Car Show and an East/West Vintage Game at the Prince George’s Stadium located at 4101 Crain Hwy in Bowie, Md. The game is played by former Major League Baseball (MLB) players, collegiate, and recent high school graduates dressed in vintage jerseys attire appropriately representing the diversity of players, Negros, Hispanics, Cubans, Dominicans and Caucasians, who “Played for the Love of the Game,” in the early to mid 1900s. The 7th annual East/West Vintage baseball game took place on July 30.
The East Team
Negro League Frank Evans , Cleveland Buckeyes; Birmingham Black Barons descendantsJeanette, Brenda, Elizabeth and Bonnie present Dwayne Renal Sims the Frank Evans Appreciation Award
Rev. Dr. Henry P. Davis, III Pastor First Baptist Church of Highland Park
NLLHOF Board member Dr. Gloria B. Herndon
Lisa White (left) gives a 43” Smart TV to Beatriz Brown and her children
Special guests Edgar Brookins, Afro-American Newspapers; Ebony McMorris, RADIO One/Reach Media; and Prince George’s County Clerk Honorable Syndey Harrison
Special guest and game announcer Winston Chaney RADIO One WYCB Spirit, Lisa White Tri-Star Realty Event sponsor, and Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff Maj. Dwayne S. Boardman
ROTC Northwestern High School Air Force Courtesy photos
Joyce Ward
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William “Kip” Ward
Reston Chapter of The Links leadership
In an effort to get students prepared academically, emotionally, socially and spiritually for the upcoming school year, the Reston chapter of The Links held a High eSTEAM Day at the Brother’s Fun Camp from July 25-Aug. 5 at the Heritage Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road in Reston, Va. Gen. Kip Ward and the Mighty Military Men spoke to students at the High eSTEAM event on July 27. The event’s programs included sessions on excellence in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and focused on high self esteem, personal growth and development and mentoring.
Future engineer
Future doctors
USAF Lt. Col. (Ret.)Dwight Dean; Wendy Dean, National PTA and Mom and Alverez LeCesne, DOJ and volunteer
(L to R) Mamie Parker, High eSteam coordinator; Doris Brown, Art Facet chairperson; Margaret H. Waters, cofounder; and Beulah Willis-Brown, co-founder, hold signs of encouragement for the students
Reston Chapter of The Links
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Photos by Rob Roberts