The
Links, Inc. teams with literacy
and throws classy,
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Colorful Links, Inc. members pose for
photographers after Event Coordinator Dr. Karen Moore (ctr.) received fragrant
blossoms.
Obsessed with a passion for
learning, the event’s programme stated the affair was held to raise funds for
Literacy Action, Inc.,
“…because in the city of
Matted, black and white pictures
of intellectuals and artists from the Harlem Renaissance graced the columns of
the ballroom, and period silhouettes surrounded centerpiece globes lit with
candles. Projected skyscrapers glittered the walls, making a perfect atmosphere for
remembering the lights of
Giving a special salute to Langston Hughes, tap dancer Terrance J. Bennett performed while State Sen. David Scott recited “Weary Blues.” Music was provided by Golden Touch Revue and included a salute to trumpeter/music ambassador Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong.
Pediatrician Karen Moore, the
event’s coordinator, received a fragrant blossom bouquet of premium-quality red
roses for her “unending research and tireless efforts revealing
“I opened my big mouth one time
too many about how I wanted the affair planned, and the membership said, ‘Just
go ahead and do it,’” said
I
dream a world…
Where
love will bless the earth…
Where
greed no longer saps the soul…
Where
wretchedness will hang its head
And
joy, like pearl,
Attends
the needs of all mankind…
Langston
Hughes
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Table
4 exemplified a diversity of culture, beauty and clothing.
Peabo
Bryson, famous for singing the theme songs from Disney’s animated movies Beauty
and the Beast and Aladdin, posed with WingcomLtd’s Tomi Johnson.
Dr.
Moore’s period costume swirls after she receives kudos for her tireless efforts
for the Harlem Renaissance Affair.
WingcomLtd’s
Kurk Johnson was off in one corner with vivacious Anne Allison and Link
Planning Committee Member Linda Gulley.
Former
U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young was dressed for 1920s success in his white
pin-stripped suit, derby and cane.
Carolyn
Young (right) wore a hat of gold, perfect for the Harlem Renaissance occasion.
In
shimmering silver, white and black, Brenda Burks took time off the dance floor
to pose with Marlon Jackson.
The
trumpeter for Golden Touch Revue gave a rendition of Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World.
Silhouetted
centerpieces were fabulous, and the champagne and wine flowed around
distinguished guests.
Terrence
Bennett, dressed in white tails, tap danced as Georgia State Sen. David Scott gave a
wonderful rendition of Langston Hughes’ Weary Blues.
Spats
and elbow-length, feathery gloves were the favorite accessories of the evening.
President
Audrey Hines and the affair’s co-chairs, Billye Aaron and Tanya Coleman, took
time out to thank guests and corporate supporters.
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