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JERYL BARGI EAR
Raffle winner Michele Orr (front right) and Marqueta Johnson (left
center), both new members.
new, young and mature I der
ship aero th board.
"We must reach out and em
brace all of our people," said Mrs.
Blackmon in regards to th re
cent rally prompted by NAACP
President Ben Chavis.
"IF WE'RE REALLY going
to be the NAACP, we can't say
that we're only catering to a cer
tain segment of the population
in order to solve the problems w
have today. We have talent and
brains in all segments of our
they can by providing a Ii t of
committ s that new members
can join, like th Economic e
velopme nt Committee, the
Young Adult Comrmtt and th
Thurgood Marshall Redevelop
ment Core," explai ned Kar n
Spiller, cochair of the 'Singles'
committ and lifelong member
ofth AACP.
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African cuisine capped the
menu, a delectable dish (Jollef
Rice) of stir-fried chicken,
moked turkey, cabbage, green-
baa and toma over a bed of
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Th',a ne was Afro-centric,
domed with ethnic rtifacts, as
membe donned African garb of
the mo t vibrant fabrics and
tyles.
TOM C OE ITH,
OWNE of the Roos ertail ca
teringclub, had this to say about
th annual affair.
"What we like about the event
i that it's a dressy crowd. Eve
rybody dresses to kill and they
wear all kinds of fun hings be-
M . Oanni Stillw �I, m mber
of th NAACP inc 1974.
r nt, compliments of the
NAACP,
Rev, Wendall Anthony con
sorted among h crowd and w
very optimistic about the events
future.
"THE' GLE G'LE'
is an opportunity for young adult
African men and worn n, and
others, to come together, bare
experiences, to meet, greet, and
to affiliate with the NAACP.
I want to commend the com
mittee ho does this ev ry year,
each year it gets bigger and bet
ter," id Anthony.
"We hope that young African
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Former Pi ton tar/entrepren ur Dave Bing and K ren Spiller,
co chair of the 'Single • committee.
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