D4
The Afro-American, August 27, 2016 - September 2, 2016
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John R. Hawkin III, Jake Oliver, AFRO CEO and publisher and Michelle R. Hawkins
Michelle Bailey, BET
Debra Thomas, president, Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta
Prince George’s County Deltas: Miriam Brewer, 1st vice president; Greta Wiggins-Lewis, president; Kathleen Driver, journalist; Alicia Young-Hardy, member and Norma Hatot-King, member
D.C. Supporters
George and Bernadette Lambert, GWUL
The AFRO Newspapers board members, staff, and supporters from the D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas began the celebration of 125 years of excellence with a kickoff reception on Aug. 13 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore. As guests dined on scrumptious cuisine, and enjoyed soft jazz by Guy Bragg, members of various organizations and community leaders were given commemorative ceramic tile artwork titled, “AFRO 125—A Benjamin and a Quarter” Celebrating the AFRO American Newspaper from the Robert Blount Collection. Board member Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper and Jake Oliver, CEO and publisher, honored the many supporters and sponsors who formed partnerships and made the journey with the AFRO throughout its existence and into the future.
Renee Allen, radio host for Renee Allen and Friends and her son, Chase Allen
Kevin Davis, Baltimore Police Commissioner; George Lacy, president, Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Foundation; and Jake Oliver
See photos of Baltimore supporters on B4.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members Jo Ann Otis, president, Baltimore Metro Alumnae Chapter; Debra Thomas, president, Potomac Valley Alumna Chapter; LaTonyia Wade, president, Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter; Thelma T. Daley, 16th national president, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Monica Watkins, president, Baltimore Alumnae Chapter and M. Greta Wiggins-Lewis, president, Prince George’s County Alumnae Chapter
Ben Phillips, AFRO D.C. General Manager Edgar Brookins and Jake Oliver with Black Women for Positive Change members Carolyn Eaves and Karen Carrington-Washington
Ibrahim Mumin
Ben Phillips, AFRO president, AKAs Janet LaValle and Stacey Mangham, Montgomery County chapter president; and Jake Oliver
Ben Phillips; Annette Fisher; BWI Thurgood Marshall - sponsors of the Kickoff Reception - Gregory Lawrence; Alice Howard, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Prince William’s County chapter; Jake Oliver and Dannie Huntley
D.C. Continentals with Jake Oliver and Ben Phillips
AFRO Baltimore Advertising Manager Robert Blount and Vetta Ridgeway, AFRO D.C. advertising consultant with attendees
Joyce Ward and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William “Kip” Ward
NCNW, Montgomery County chapter members with Jake Oliver and Ben Phillips
AFRO Staff and Supporters
Toni Robinson, Venus Jackson, Samantha McCoy, Edgar Brookins, Michelle Bailey, Ben Phillips, Cara Paige and Tiffany Way Photos by A. Lois De Laine
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