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2019 WINTER EDITION
NCNW St. Petersburg Section Awards $65,000 in Scholarships 33rd Annual MLK Leadership Awards Breakfast
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he St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women
(NCNW) held their 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfast on Monday, January 21, 2019 at the historic Coliseum. The keynote speaker, Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III reflected on Dr. King’s words when he said, “A time comes when silence is betrayal.” He also stated that he is a believer in service to the community and encouraged everyone to engage in some type of service every day throughout the year. This year, a $65,000 grant from the Ralph W. Young Family Foundation made it possible to give out 13 Educational Incentive Awards to deserving students.
Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, Sr. Pastor Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas