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African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner 2018

This year’s African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner was a special 15th anniversary event. To mark the occasion, honorees and their supporters wore traditional African clothing and prints while celebrating their colleagues’ accomplishments.
Arvella Tucker McCullough, a teacher at PS 4 in Queens.

Arvella Tucker McCullough, a teacher at PS 4 in Queens, accepts the McLeod Bethune Award for Teacher Excellence for her outstanding career, teaching performing arts to students with disabilities.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew gives the opening remarks.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew gives the opening remarks, dressed for the occasion.
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UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Mawelekumi Tokponwey beam

UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Mawelekumi Tokponwey beam after Tokponwey received the McLeod Bethune Award for Teacher Excellence.

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Audience members listen intently to remarks from a speaker.
Audience members listen intently to remarks from a speaker.
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Nick Cruz, the UFT Bronx parent and community liaison shows off award.
Nick Cruz, the UFT Bronx parent and community liaison, shows off the Trailblazer Award he accepted for his organizing work, flanked by UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Martha Lane, a UFT Bronx special representative.
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La Tonya Crisp, the recording secretary for TWU Local 100, addresses the group.
La Tonya Crisp, the recording secretary for TWU Local 100, addresses the group after accepting the Frederick Douglass Award.
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Stachy Saint Gerard,Hazel Dukes, adin Jones, and Joana Salis.

Posing for a group shot are (from left) Stachy Saint Gerard, a student scholarship winner; Hazel Dukes, the president of the NAACP New York State Conference; Jadin Jones, another scholarship winner; and proud mom Joana Salis.

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The award recipients gather for a group photo with UFT officers and staff.
The award recipients gather for a group photo with UFT officers and staff.
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Arvella Tucker McCullough, a teacher at PS 4 in Queens.

Arvella Tucker McCullough, a teacher at PS 4 in Queens, accepts the McLeod Bethune Award for Teacher Excellence for her outstanding career, teaching performing arts to students with disabilities.

Miller Photography
UFT President Michael Mulgrew gives the opening remarks.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew gives the opening remarks, dressed for the occasion.
Miller Photography
UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Mawelekumi Tokponwey beam

UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Mawelekumi Tokponwey beam after Tokponwey received the McLeod Bethune Award for Teacher Excellence.

Miller Photography
Audience members listen intently to remarks from a speaker.
Audience members listen intently to remarks from a speaker.
Miller Photography
Nick Cruz, the UFT Bronx parent and community liaison shows off award.
Nick Cruz, the UFT Bronx parent and community liaison, shows off the Trailblazer Award he accepted for his organizing work, flanked by UFT District 28 Representative Angela Artis (left) and Martha Lane, a UFT Bronx special representative.
Miller Photography
La Tonya Crisp, the recording secretary for TWU Local 100, addresses the group.
La Tonya Crisp, the recording secretary for TWU Local 100, addresses the group after accepting the Frederick Douglass Award.
Miller Photography
Stachy Saint Gerard,Hazel Dukes, adin Jones, and Joana Salis.

Posing for a group shot are (from left) Stachy Saint Gerard, a student scholarship winner; Hazel Dukes, the president of the NAACP New York State Conference; Jadin Jones, another scholarship winner; and proud mom Joana Salis.

Miller Photography
The award recipients gather for a group photo with UFT officers and staff.
The award recipients gather for a group photo with UFT officers and staff.
Miller Photography
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