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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver
1. President Alassane Quattara, of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
2. Ivory Coast, known as Côte d’Ivorie, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
3. Ivy Queen, Martha Ivelisse Pesante
4. Major Taylor Cycling Club of NJ
5. Alta Rose Blanding, on her 100th Birthday Celebration
6. The Apostles’ House, on its 40th Anniversary
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
7. Valerie V. Wilson, Business Administrator, on her retirement after twenty-eight (28) years of public service with Newark Public Schools
8. Francine Stewart, on her 70th Birthday Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump
9. Donella Mays, on her Birthday Celebration
10. Peter Edwards, of St. Paul SOP
11. William McKinely Fitz, Jr., awarded “2024 Man of the Year” by Saint Paul’s Church
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
12. Alcalde del cantón Girón, Abg. Cristian Reinaldo Ochoa Carchi
13. Alcalde del cantón Gualaceo, Abg. Marco Fabian Tapia Jara
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
14. Urban League of Essex County
15. Fairmount Heights Children’s Village Park Organizing Committee
16. Amiri “Middy” Baraka, Jr., Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office
17. Hakim Green, Rapper, Activist and Co-Founder of the Annual 24 Hrs of Peace
18. Corey Woods, on his contribution to the Men Talk Sundays, on September 1, 2024
19. Jordy Nivar
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
20. Individuals honored during the Ecuadorian Flag Raising, held on Saturday, August 10, 2024
21. Individuals honored during the Dominican Parade and Flag Raising, held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024
22. Individuals honored during the Annual Dominican Gala, held on Thursday, August 29, 2024
23. Individuals honored during the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL-CIO, on its 33rd Annual Celebration of Labor, “A Labor Day Parade and Interfaith Observance”, to be held on Friday, September 6, 2024
24. Susan M. Clearly, President of District 1199J, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO, on her Retirement Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
25. St. James Health (FQHC)
26. Latin-American Motorcycle Association (LAMA), Newark Chapter
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
27. Individuals honored during the 18th Annual - In Loving Memory of Shakil Williams, held on Saturday, August 10, 2024
28. Individuals honored during the World of Worlds Entertainment and Rare Fashion Magazine - Crystal Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony, held on Friday, August 16, 2024
29. Bishop C.H. Evans and Lady Lillian Evans, on their 38th Pastoral Anniversary, held on Sunday, August 25, 2024
30. Individuals honored during the Vulcan Pioneers of NJ, Annual Scholarship Gala, held on Friday, August 30, 2024
31. Bishop Robert Clinton Jiggets, Jr. and Universal Church of Christ Holy Convocation, celebrating fifty-two (52) Years of Kingdom Ministry, held on Saturday, August 31, 2024
32. Pastor Latanya Copeland, on her 2nd Pastoral Anniversary, held on Saturday, August 31, 2024
33. Pastor Kevin Taylor, on his 60th Birthday Celebration, held on Sunday, September 1, 2024
34. Reverend Tracey L. Brown, on her 25th Pastoral Anniversary, to be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024
35. Reverend Dr. Johnny M. Caldwell, Jr. on his Pastoral Retirement Celebration, to be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024
36. Reverend Lawrence C. Roberts, an “Old Fashioned” Song Service and Live Recording, Posthumously, to be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024
37. Elder Lorraine Stancil-Lawson, on her 70th Birthday Celebration
38. Gwen Jones, on her 70th Birthday Celebration
39. Pastor Stephanie Guy, on her 40th Birthday Celebration
40. Elizabeth Armstrong Cothran, on her 93rd Birthday Celebration
41. Amina Bey, on her 56th Birthday Celebration
42. Fernando Villalona
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.
43. Mario Teixeira, Jr.