Sophisticated Settings - Lifestyle -- April 16 2016

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The Afro-American, April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016

Maj. Gen.(Ret.) Dorian Anderson, Vernon Peters, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Barrington Armstrong, Col. (Ret.) Craig Hansford and Rev. Chris Jordan

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III retired April 5 from the United States Army with full honors at Joint Base MyerHenderson Hall, after 41 years of service.

Lt. Gen.(Ret.) William Ward, Gen. Austin and Lt. Gen.(Ret.) Julius Becton

Photos by Edgar Brookins

Dwight Thomas, Clara Landry and Tony Stark

Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, Army Central (middle) with Gen. Austin and Charlene Austin

Brig. Gen. Xavier Brunson, Kirsten Brunson and Joe Howze

Gen. Austin, Edgar Brookins, (Ret.), U.S. Army and Charlene Austin Gen. Austin and Charlene Austin with Gen. Dennis Via, commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command and Linda Via

Maj. Gen.(Ret.) George Alexander, Gen. Austin, Col. (Ret.) Dorene Hurt and Charlene Austin

Austin’s family

Col (Ret.) Don West, Gen. and Charlene Austin and Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General

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The Afro-American, April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016

Gerald Stansbury, MD. NAACP Pres. and J. Howard Henderson, CEO GBUL

Andrew Bertamini, Regional Pres., Wells Fargo

The Greater Baltimore Urban League held their Whitney M. Young, Jr. Gala event at the Marriot International Hotel in Baltimore’s Inner Keynote Harbor on April 8. The theme for the speaker Clarence event was Reflect, Recover, Rebuild.

Roslyn Campbell, Gina Dyson, Congresswoman Whitney M. Young, Jr. was a civil rights M. Brock, board chair, Donna Edwards, Sharon Pinder pioneer with a long history of Honoree Scott GBUL board chair, and Glenard S. Middleton Sr., activism at the National Urban Staso, CVS NAACP Pres., AFSCME Health League.

Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the Honoree Honorees Shina Parker Stephanie national board of directors for the and Nikita Haysbert C. Hill National Association of Colored People, was the keynote speaker. Brock is the youngest person to hold this position.

Entertainment was provided by The Growing Griots, a Youth Sonjay DeCaires, Literacy Learning Program event coordinator as well as the John Lamkin and Sharon Bunch Wonder Mike and “T” Dynasty III And Friends Band. from The Sugar Hill Gang The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awardees were Rev. Debra GBUL Guild: Barbara Redman, Stacia Hickman, Ronald J. Daniels, Honoree Rev. Mobley, Lisa Horne, Valerie Mitchumpresident of Johns Debra Hickman Williams and Janet Day Hopkins University and Stephanie C. Hill, vice president, Lockeed Martin.

Growing Griots, a GBUL Literacy Learning Program

Master Of Ceremony, Charles F. Robinson III, MPT and Wayne Rock, senior dir. National UL

Joint Management Team Monumental Lodge #3Patricia Walker, Deb-Robin Robinson and Lawrence

Elmer and Willa Mae Moore

Choreographer and EscortKenya Johnson and Tia Wright

Photos by Anderson R. Ward

Bryant Jenkins, Luwanda Jenkins, Afro CEO/publisher, John J. Oliver Jr. and Barbara Blount-Armstrong

AFRO Associate Editor, James E. Bentley II and John-Allen Sykes II

Darryl Lankford Sr., Jenny Klump, exec. dir., Sharp Dressed Man and Ralph Bolton, director of operations

Monica Mitchell, V.P. Community Development, Wells Fargo

Antoine A. Banks, Wanda Watts, Catalina Byrd, mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon and Doni Glover, Bmore News

The Tri-State Association of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World held their Tri-State Debutante Cotillion on March 20 at the Sheraton Baltimore, Towson, Md. Debutantes are young women in the 11th grade through the first year of college with a 2.5 or higher grade point average. They are taught etiquette, several dances, social interaction and are encouraged to wear a full skirted gown with flat shoes.

Debutantes: Tionna Wells, Aurorah Gayle, Mia Banks, Jasmine Gayle-Charles, Robin Robinson and Cheyenne Durant

Photos by J.D. Howard

Jr. Debutantes: Toni Oliver, Logan Tisdale, Shiann Davis, Ria Wright, Saniyah Butler, Taylor Thomas and De’Shaye Graham

Morien Perry, Jr. Escorts: Joseph Coleman, Macy Perry TyJauhn Christian and and James Jonah Coleman Brisco

Miss Tri-State, Alizah Ghee

Jerline Thompson and Marjorie Suiter

Rose Hamm and Julia Staten

Fred Martin, Sandra Martin and Edward Williams and Jerline Thompson

State Presidents: Carlton Stanley, Bettie Weems, Margaret Selby, Directress and Gregory Conley, Director

Carlton Stanley, George Wright and Barbara Peace

Freddie Bee, Theresa Wright and George Wright

Escorts: Miles Wright, TyreeBrown, Matthew Wallace, Bruce Durant III, Shawn Merillo, Jr., Darryl Bonner and Dre’Shawn Winston