Thursday, November 21st, 2024

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Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast



The Epsilon Nu Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted the 4th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast to raise funds for youth in need. This year, the group recognized The Honorable Cynthia Morrison, chair of the Portsmouth Democratic Committee and Clerk of Portsmouth's Circuit Court, and The Honorable Johnnie E. Morrison, Portsmouth Circuit Court judge, as the first recipients of the Dr. Hugo A. Owens, Sr., Community Service Award.


The children of the late Dr. Hugo A. Owens: Hugo Owens, Jr., Paula Owens Parker and Patrice Owens Parker.

Yvette Watkins-Cherry and her husband, Paige Cherry.

Dr. Curtis Edmonds, pastor of St. Mark Missionary Baptist church, which hosted the breakfast.

Helen Davis with Alpha Phi Alpha charter member Harvey Johnson.

Long-time educator Annette Brown Boyce, left, with Portsmouth School Board member Costella Williams.

The Honorable Johnnie E. Morrison, community activist and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member.

Program chair Carlos Moulds and his wife, NeVaughan.