March 16, 2013 - March 22, 2013, The Afro-American B1

The Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore (KAPFMB) recently hosted the 42nd annual Night in Kappa Vegas. The event, held at Martins West, drew more than 1,500 partying guests, to gaming tables and a silent auction.

Charles and Darlene Stewart

Cheryl Frazier and John Dameron

Dianna Gibson, Larry Gibson, Cicily Gibson, Steven Gibson

Ethan Powell and Kyle Anderson

Fenton Bugh, left, Herb Brown, M. Evans, Wil Giles, Dr. Walter Brown

Herman and Helen Smith

James and Carolyn Vaughn

Joshua and Silvia Matthews

Kevin and Julie Fitzpatrick

Marcus Towns and Joan All

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight A. Pettit

Seated, Stanley Mitchell, Lexia Boone, Freddie Vaughn, Deborah Fergerson. Standing, Micha Alexander, Pam Beckham, Loretta Mitchell

Sen. Catherine Pugh and Afra Vance

Anthony Williams, Charlotte Williams, James Massey, Jacqueline Massey, Jeri Pope, Alice Cole, Walter Cole

Carl Foreman Sr., Marie Foreman, Donna Price

Carolyn Cole and Sara Bragg Gray

Floyd Taliaferro III and Theodore Garrett Jr.

Geofrey Rogers, Dedric Rogers, Polemarch, Baltimore Alumni, Jennifer Rogers, Leland Rogers

Grand Polemarchs: Ulysses McBride, 26th, Randy Bates, 32nd and Howard Tutman Jr., 29th

Herb Brown, Yvonne Wynn, Vernard Wynn

J. Laws Nickens Jr., Sen. Nathaniel McFadden,Milton Mayo

Kary Horne and Lisa Locks

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Erica Scott

Robert Johns, Dr. Hazel-Harper Johns, Alison Riddle-Fletcher, Nathan Fletcher

Wanda Jackson, Gary Palmer, Kellye Palmer

William Gibson, Eva Watts, Michael May, Tameka Robinson, Kyle Robinson, Doris Watts, Stewart Watts, Charles Thomas, Steven Gibson, Grace Gibson, Myrle Watts, Angela Gibson

William Glen, Barbara Glen, Roland Merritt, Janet Merritt

The men of The Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore

Photos by A. Lois De Laine and J.D. Howard

March 16, 2013 - March 22, 2013, The Afro-American B1

Photos by Rob Roberts

J.C. Hayward, WUSA vice president for media outreach, and WUSA Noonday News Anchor and Lean Harris, Evening News Anchor, WJLA TV-7 were recently honored by Radio One during the annual Media Awards Program. Dr. James Dula, Media Awards guest, jazz artist

Marcus Johnson and 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County President Walter Kirkland

Mike Hydech and Lesli Foster and Deborah Harrington

AFRO General Manager Edgar Brookins, WUSA anchors Andrea Roane and J.C. Hayward, Montgomery County Police Chief J.T. Manger, WJLA anchors Leon Harris and Maureen Bunyan and WUSA anchor Lesli Foster

Media Awards guest and WUSA anchor Derek McGinty

Renee Allen, Dr. E. Faye Williams and Baltimore fashion designer Judy Davis

Radio One staff: Kara Jones, Local Sales and Event Coordinator; Karen Jackson, General Sales Manager; Samuel Tatum Jr., Sales Manager and Alverta Lopez, APL Solutions President

Radio One vice president Chris Wegmann, WJLA General Manager Bill Lord, WJLA news anchors Leon Harris, Alison Starling and Maureen Bunyan

Chris Wegmann, Radio One’s Sheila Stewart, WUSA anchors Andrea Roane, J.C. Hayward, Lesli Foster, and Derek McGinty

J.C. Hayward and Leon Harris received commendations from Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

Peggy Morris, president, Sisters 4 Sisters Network, presents plaque to J.C. Hayward

Honorees Leon Harris and J.C. Hayward dance to Marcus Johnson’s music.

Donnell Lee, Chris Wegmann, J.C. Hayward, Sheila Stewart and Leon Harris

Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, musician Marcus Johnson, AFRO Executive Editor Avis Thomas-Lester, Faye Hyslop and Judy Davis

Courtesy PhotosThe Howard University Cancer Research Center and the Make-A-Wish Foundation were the beneficiaries of the annual charity ball of the Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held at the Camelot by Martins in Upper Marlboro, Md. Jan. 5.

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Master John T. Doles Sr., Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray, and Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman

Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman and his family traveled from Atlanta, Ga. With him are Thomas L. Coleman Jr., Michelle Jones, Cassandra Pratt-Jones, Tanya Slaughter, Phyllis A. Jones, Denzel G. Morrow, Katherine McCualey , Cymone Bass, Roland Coleman, and Christine M. Morales

“The Jeweled Legacies”: G. Delores Ellerbe, Diane L. Hearn, Diane Marshal Streat , Ada A. Whitley, Patricia A. Mabry, Margaret E. Anderson, Rochelle V. Gipson, Sarah G. S. Horne, Joan L. White, Jane Robinson Levant, Julia S. Edwards, Ruth D. Smith, Anelda J. Wilson

Most Worshipful Grand Master John T. Doles, Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray, Worthy Matron Rosalie Powell, Worthy Patron Dwight L. Parker, and members of Naomi Chapter #9

Aaron Murray, Vanita Murray and Aaron Murray, Jr.

Most Worshipful Past Grand Master J. Raymond Murray and Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray

Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray and her granddaughters, who are Past Princess Matrons of the Phyllis S. Byrd Youth Fraternity, Alexis D. Murray and Kayla Murray

Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman, with his children, Thomas L. Coleman, Denzel G. Morrow, Roland Coleman, and Michelle Jones