NYC City Council Honors Local Long Island City Community Leaders at 2nd Annual Black History Month  Celebration

NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Host Awards Ceremony at Jacob Riis Settlement

Cynthia Davis, The Floating Hospital, Honoree at 2nd Annual Black History Month     Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony     Full video coverage and follow up Q&A are available in the left column in 10 segments of approximately three to five minutes each. black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0716 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0715_gianaris black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0715_james black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0729 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0773_0815 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0802-0805 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0816 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0715 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0720_0728 black_history_month_honoree_20120228_0717-0719

Long Island City, NY February 28, 2012 - On February 28th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer held the Second Annual Black History Month Celebration and Awards Night at Jacob A. Riis Settlement House in Queensbridge. At the event, Council Member Van Bramer honored the outstanding achievements and ongoing community involvement of: Cynthia Davis, Director of Community Outreach, The Floating Hospital William T. Newlin, Executive Director, Jacob A. Riis Center Pam Thrower, President, Queensbridge TA Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist Raymond Allen, Activity Specialist for Youth Sports, LIC YMCA Carol Wilkins, President Ravenswood TA Annie Cotton-Morris, President, Woodside TA Robert Burch, Community Liaison, Assembly Member Cathy Nolan Stanley Simon, Adult Athletics & Recreational Coordinator, LIC YMCA In addition to the awards ceremony, there was a readings by the winners of Council Member Van Bramer’s Black History Month Essay Contest from the students of PS 111, IS 204, William Cullen Bryant High School and the Jacob A. Riis After School Program. There was a special performances by community members throughout the evening, including Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist OurLIC attended the event and presents full Video and photo coverage with this article. Watch here as videos are loaded.   Cynthia Davis, The Floating Hospital, Honoree at 2nd Annual Black History Month Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Master of Ceremonies at 2nd Annual Black History Month Awards NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Master of Ceremonies NY State Senator Michael Gianaris at 2nd Annual Honoree Ceremony for Black History Month (See Video) New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 Essay Contest Winners. Black History Month New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 Cynthia Davis, The Floating Hospital, Honoree at 2nd Annual Black History Month Cynthia Davis and sister (L) Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist (L) Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer (C) Lydia Green, Honoree (R) Council Member Letitia James, Brooklyn District 35 Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony (R) Thomas Cogan, Editor and Writer Lydia Green, Community Aid for Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, Honoree at Black History Month Award Ceremony Cynthia Davis, The Floating Hospital, Honoree at 2nd Annual Black History Month Cynthia Davis, The Floating Hospital, Honoree at 2nd Annual Black History Month New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 NY State Senator Michael Gianaris at 2nd Annual Honoree Ceremony for Black History Month (L) New York City Council Member Letitia 'Tish' James, Brooklyn. District 35 (R) Bishop Mitchell Taylor, ERDA (L) Arthur Rosenfield, OurLIC (R) Honoree Lashawn Marston, aka Suga Ray, Local Spoken Word Artist

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