Opening Prayer(s)/Libation
Brian Cockran prayer & MC
Prayer -Student Minister Kareem
Muhammad, Nation of Islam
Libation-Imhotep Ra
featuring Kabasa West African Dance & Drum Ensemble (JaiJae Kabasa, Jahamen Mobley, & Teresa)
Also, Drummer Anu Bayne, Lawson Bush, Mshu
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Poem Performance-
Eddie Cartwright
Dedication of the Ceremony to the Fathers & Presentation of Awards-
Ahmses Maat
Significance of Fathers-Terry
Boykin,Street Positive
Performance Dedicated to Dr. James Benson-Kharyshi
Wiginton
Performance/Song
Recording Artist Gina Green
Poem-Sis Betty Muhammad
Special Community Service Awards-
Presenters-Akua Maat, Adassa of the Diamond Mind, Prachel Carter of
Soulstice Marketing, Imhotep Ra, Lola Muhammad, Makeda
The Griot Award presented to Imani Tate
The Talking Drum Award presented to:
Wallace & Josephine Allen and Lita Pezant of the Westside Story
Newspaper
Keidi Awadu of LivingInBlack.com
Vanessa Brown of Inland Empire Community News
The Golden Stool Award presented to:
Assembly Woman Amina Carter
Social activist Ratibu Jacocks
Phyllis Clarke founder of the Healthy Heritage Wellness Conference
Bro. Billy Muhammad, Pricilla Muhammad
The Esbat Award presented to:
Majadi and Nailah Hardy, Simba/Sis
Youth Program.*
Poem-Aniyah Generett
Drill- Fruit of Islam
Performance -Adassa of the Diamond
Mind
Performance- Akua McLeod
Importance of Elders & Connection to the Youth-Wil
Greer,Malcolm X Academy
Song of Dedication to Elders Joyce Pratt, singer
Elder Honoring Ceremony & Rite of Passage presented by Lawson & Tonia
Bush, Sacred Sistahs, Inc.
The Fathers, Imani Tate,Maxine Miller,Vanessa Brown ,Wallace & Josephine
Allen,Lita Pezant,Phyllis Clarke
Majadi & Nailah Hardy, Drs. Arvel & Bobbie Chappel,Leonora Calvin,
Eufemia Magante, Sallie Lee, Constance Causey Boykin, Lawson Bush,
Catherine Bush, Assembly Woman Amina Carter, Ratibu Jacocks, Keidi Awadu,
Deloise Atkinson, Priscilla Muhammad, Billy Muhammad, Tina Muhammad,
Bashiri Thumbutu, Tengemana Thumbutu, Ethel Gardener & community elders