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44th MLK Banquet Is Declared ‘Best Ever’
Tampa Bay Area banquet goers claimed the 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet was the best given by the Bay Area Brotherhood (BAB). That’s a bold statement, said Project Officer, Odie Jones, Jr., but it was the con- sensus of 275 plus people who attended the event Saturday, evening, January 14, 2017 at the Surf’s Edge Club, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
The Armwood High School Junior ROTC set the tone when they marched in unison to present the Colors of our Great Nation. We appreciate their patronage and profes- sionalism.
The keynote speaker was At- torney Carolyn House Stewart, the Immediate Past (28th) International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She took the “44th” and in outstanding fashion, showed its significance with some his- torical events, such as the times Peter is mentioned in the Scripture; famous baseball player, Hank Aaron’s num- ber: 44; Mr. Obama, the 44thPresident and our 44th Banquet. What an amazing correlation of thought-provok- ing facts which caused the au- dience to vocally respond over and over in approval.
Some awards included: BAB Member of the Year to Clay- ton P. Hamilton, who was selected by his peers; The Pres- ident’s Award to Antwion Cherry for innovation in up-
Attorney Carolyn House Stewart, MLK Banquet Guest Speaker
Laura Harris of ABC Action News was the guest Mistress of Ceremony
Bro. Clayton P. Hamilton receives Member of the Year Award from Guest MC at MLK Banquet, BAB President, Bro. Esau Pittman.
Mrs. Regina M. Smith (center), accepts MLK Humanitarian Award from BAB President, Esau Pittman (left) and Lt. Col. Carol Mitchell (right).
Dance with Muffin performers at MLK Banquet
Alexis Hasty and Daisha Martin.
grading the club’s digital assets and establishing a website; and Mrs. Regina M. Smith, Su- pervisor II of Tampa Parks & Recreation, graciously ac- cepted the MLK Humanitarian Award for community service.
The near-capacity crowd roared with applause as the teenage “Dance with Muf- fin,” all-girls performers, “lit up” the stage with precision
moves like seasoned profes- sionals. The children were sponsored by Karen Smith of the BAB, in corporation with choreographer Tajah “Muf- fin” Sneed.
Ms. Laura Harris of ABC Action News was the guest mistress of ceremony, assisting MC Clayton P. Hamilton. Music for the evening was by DJ Curtis Wilson, Jr.
HBCU News
These Howard University students are proud republicans and strong supporters of Don- ald Trump.
With the Trump presidency upon us, many are surprised to find out that there are Donald Trump supporters at histori- cally black college, Howard University.
Co-chair of the Howard Uni- versity College Republicans Alexis Hasty told PBS News Hour that she believes Presi- dent Donald Trump “will make our neighborhoods, our cities and our country safe again.”
Asked about the re-estab- lishment of Howard Univer- sity’s Republican chapter, after being shuttered for 10 years and is just one of three histori- cally black colleges that have an active chapter of College Re- publicans on campus, co-chair Daisha Martin said, “We got so much love and support from the RNC.”
Howard Students Re-Launch ‘Young Republicans Club’ In Support Of Trump
politics is one of the issues they
said is important to them.
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