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Noted for bringing “social” dances to the “concert” stage, Rennie Harris considered the pioneer of “Street Dance Theater” and or Hip-hop Concert Dance. At the turn of the century alongside Princess Grace Kelly and Dr. Julius Erving, Harris was voted one of the most influential people in the last one hundred years of Philadelphia history. Compared to Alvin Ailey and Bob Fosse he was awarded 3 Bessie’s, 3 Alvin Ailey Awards, an Herb Alpert Award and nominated for an Lawrence Olivier Award (UK). He’s received a Governors Artist of the year Award and the USA Artist Award for choreography (nationally). With two honorary doctorates in the Arts and Humanities (Bates College) and a doctorate in the Fine Arts (Columbia College). In 2014 Rennie Harris Puremovement finished a successful tour of the middle east such as Eygpt, Jordan, Palenstine and surrounding countries. Rennie Harris served as 1 of 4 Ambassadors for the United States as part of President Obama’s cultural exchange program Dance Motion USA. He and his company Rennie Harris Puremovement and their infectious brand of movement have pioneered a new genre Hip-hop/Street Dance Theater. Dr. Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris is atop the hip-hop heap—its leading ambassador.

NYCOLE RAY See DBDT: Encore! Artistic Director Bio.

KATARZYNA SKARPETOWSKA Katarzyna Skarpetowska is a native of Warsaw, Poland. She is an alumna of NYC High School of Performing Arts and holds a BFA from The Juilliard School (1999; Benjamin Harkarvy, artistic director). Her Broadway credits include Metro (Minskoff Theatre, 1992). Kate was a member of Parsons Dance (1999–2006) and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (2007–2014) where she now works as the company’s repetiteur. She appeared as a guest artist with Battleworks Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theater, and Glimmerglass Opera Festival. Kate was named Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2016 and was nominated for a NY Dance and Performance Award, The Bessie, in the emerging choreographer category in 2017. Her choreography has been commissioned by Richmond Ballet, BalletX, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Parsons Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, Houston METdance, Bruce Wood Dance Project, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater II, and The Juilliard School, among others. In 2018, Kate choreographed an Opera Theatre of Saint Louis production of Orfeo and Eurydice, in collaboration with director Ron Daniels and maestro Pierre Vallet. For the past 3 years, she has been a part time faculty member at UC Irvine. She resides in New York City. DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MELISSA M. YOUNG

MELISSA M. YOUNG is a Honduran-American raised in Santa Ana, California. She attended Orange Coast College with a focus in Business Administration. She is a graduate of The Ailey School in New York City. She trained in three of their programs: Summer Intensive, Certificate Program and Fellowship. During her Fellowship studies, she was selected to train as an exchange student at Amsterdam School of the Arts (de Theaterschool) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Overall, her professional training includes: Ballet, Modern (Horton and Graham), and Jazz techniques, as well as West African dance.

This marks Melissa’s 27th season with Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Young started her career at DBDT as a dancer for 11 years, then Rehearsal Director, Academy Director, Associate Artistic Director, Interim Artistic Director, and was appointed as Artistic Director on September 25, 2018. Her most notable performances include: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors in New York City, and for the U.S. Ambassadors to Ireland and Zimbabwe. She has restaged and rehearsed the diverse repertoire of DBDT, which spans over 80 ballets. She was an Assistant to the Choreographers, Hope Clarke for the Dallas Opera’s Porgy and Bess (2009) and Christopher L. Huggins for Dallas Theater Center’s production of The Wiz (2011).

Teaching master classes both nationally and internationally, Melissa specializes in the Dance Technique of Lester Horton. She was the primary Horton Technique Instructor for Dallas Black Dance Theatre from 1998–2017. As an Adjunct Instructor, she taught the Horton Technique at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University in 2004 and Texas Woman’s University in Denton from 2005–2008. She was on faculty (Horton Technique) at Ballet Center for Fort Worth and Dallas Youth Repertory Project, and continues to serve as a guest teacher at both schools. In 2014, Melissa was the Visiting Dance Artist for Abilene Christian University’s Department of Theatre. She taught ballet, modern and lyrical jazz techniques.

Melissa currently serves on the Next Generation Leadership Committee for the International Association of Blacks in Dance, Inc. She has served as an advisory panelist for City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs, Young Audiences of Dallas, Texas Commission on the Arts and Arkansas Arts Council, as well as serving as a board member for the Dance Council of North Texas from 2010–2013. In 2000, she was presented with The Dancer’s Award for her artistic excellence and dedication to Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She was chosen as one of “The Talented Tenth” by The Dallas Weekly in 2010, for being a Young and Emerging Leader. In 2014, she received an Award of Recognition from the South Dallas Dance Festival for her service to dance and in 2016, the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence. In November 2017, Melissa received the Shining Star Award from the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for her significant contributions to dance in Texas and beyond. During the 57th Annual South Central District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. in March 2019, Melissa was honored with the “We Speak Your Name” Career Achievement Award. DBDT: ENCORE! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NYCOLE RAY

A Detroit native, Nycole Ray graduated from The California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in dance. She received additional training at the California State Summer School of the Arts, Wayne State University, and as an exchange student at the London Contemporary Dance School in England. Mrs. Ray has performed with the Bruce Wood Dance Project, Walt Disney World Entertainment, Christopher and Friends directed by Christopher L. Huggins, the Lula Washington Dance Theater, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II and the Zadonu African Dance Company. She has worked with noted choreographers such as Donald McKayle, Dianne McIntyre, Christopher L. Huggins, Alonzo King, Donald Byrd, Bruce Wood®, Rennie Harris and Camille A. Brown. In addition to her concert dance performances, and has appeared in music videos, industrials in the U.S. and Europe.

Nycole is the 2013 recipient of the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence from the Dance Council of North Texas and has set choreography on DBDT: Encore!, Hill Dance Academy Theater in Pittsburgh, PA, Detroit Renaissance High School, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Wayne State University’s Dance Company, and the Milwaukee Dance Connection. Mrs. Ray was commissioned by The Dallas Opera, to choreograph the opera Samson and Delilah for their 2017 opening season. She has had collaborations with the Dallas Museum of Art, creating Frida, Frida and Frida based off of the Mexico exhibit in 2017, Art on 5th Avenue based on the contemporary jewelry designs of Arthur Smith in 2014, The Subtle, The Sum…Give More Than You Take, based off of the Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take exhibit in 2013, The Line of Beauty that Runs Through, based off of works from The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece exhibit along with works from their permanent collection in 2013, Le Afrique Masquerade for The Art of Disguise exhibit of African Masks in the fall of 2010, as well as a commissioned work for the Dallas Holocaust Museum in 2009.

Mrs. Ray was a featured choreographer for the Tenth Annual Choreographers Choice Series in Dallas; and premiered work in Vienna’s 2003 International Black Dance Festival. She accompanied Dr. Chuck Davis, as an invited guest, during his annual pilgrimage to Africa, and has been a teaching Assistant and adjunct at Texas Woman’s University. Mrs. Ray received the 2011 Artful Dancewear Teachers Scholarship through The Dance Council of North Texas to continue her studies, and is certificate as a certified Dunham Technique Instructor.

Nycole is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and is the Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Summer Intensive program and has served in the past as rehearsal director for the Bruce Wood Dance Project, Assistant Rehearsal Director for Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Director of Bloom, Dallas Black Dance Academy’s Performing Ensemble. Mrs. Ray continues to perform as a guest artist with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, marking her 23rd year with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and her 11th season as the Artistic Director of DBDT: Encore! DBDT: ENCORE! ARTISTIC ASSISTANT / BOOKING ASSISTANT RICHARD A. FREEMAN, JR. A native of Washington, D.C., Richard began his training with District of Columbia Youth Ensemble and the Washington Ballet. He received additional training from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, as well as Virginia Commonwealth University. He danced professionally with Elisa Monte Dance, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Arts Unlimited, and Houston Grand Opera. Mr. Freeman has had the pleasure to perform in Operas/Musicals such as Casa Blanca, Brothers of the Knight, Dreams, Porgy and Bess, The WIZ and Rusalka. Some of his commercial credits include Mary Kay, Holiday Inn, and Chuck E. Chesse. Richard has choreographed works for the Atlanta Dance Connection, Texas Ballet Theater School, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, DBDT: Encore, Urban Souls Dance Company, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and I. M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA. Richard has been the resident choreographer for Dallas Black Dance Theatre as well as the ballet master for Spring Cypress Dance Center. He has performed works by world renowned choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Ben Stevenson, Debbie Allen, Christopher L. Huggins, Nejla Y. Yatkin, Alonzo King and many others. Along side performing he also teaches master classes and workshops across the nation. Mr. Freeman is currently the Artistic Assistant for DBDT: Encore! and the Booking Assistant for both DBDT, and DBDT: Encore! This is his 13th season with the company.

Photo by Amitava Sarkar PROGRAMME

MARCH 13–14, 2021

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Choreographer Nycole Ray

Music Max Richter

Lighting Velyncia Caldwell

Costume Design Nycole Ray

Dancers Teige Bisnought Ketreon Butler Carmen Cage Edie Dunn Marques Furr Floyd McLean, Jr. Bianca Melidor Jessica Popoff Terrell Rogers, Jr. Isabel Wallace-Green PROGRAMME

Tidal Intersections

Choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska

Music Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar

Lighting Design Velyncia Caldwell

Costume Design Katarzyna Skarpetowska

Dancers Teige Bisnought Ketreon Butler Carmen Cage Edie Dunn Marques Furr Floyd McLean, Jr. Bianca Melidor Jessica Popoff Terrell Rogers, Jr. Isabel Wallace-Green PROGRAMME

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Hate 2 Luv U (2019)

Choreographer Rennie Harris

Music Ralf Gum

Lighting Design Velyncia Caldwell

Costume Design Nycole Ray & Richard A. Freeman, Jr.

Dancers Teige Bisnought Ketreon Butler Carmen Cage Edie Dunn Marques Furr Floyd McLean, Jr. Bianca Melidor Jessica Popoff Terrell Rogers, Jr. Isabel Wallace-Green

Videographers Nycole Ray & Richard A. Freeman, Jr.

Editor Nycole Ray

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DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE • STAFF

THE MISSION Our mission is to create and produce contemporary modern dance at its highest level of artistic excellence.

FOUNDER ANN M. WILLIAMS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MELISSA M. YOUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZENETTA S. DREW

DBDT COMPANY DANCERS Claude Alexander III Xavier Mack De’Anthony Vaughan Hana Delong Charles Michael Patterson Renee Walters Lailah LaRose Zion Pradier Jasmine White-Killins Sierra Noelle Jones Sean J. Smith McKinley Willis

DBDT COMPANY TEACHERS Claude Alexander III Sean J. Smith Allan Kinzie Enrica Tseng Ceyhun Özsoy Michelle Zada Joshua L. Peugh

DBDT: ENCORE! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NYCOLE RAY

DBDT: ENCORE! DANCERS

Edie Dunn Teige Bisnought Jessica Popoff Marques Furr Ketreon Butler Terrell Rogers Jr. Floyd McLean Jr. Carmen Cage Isabel Wallace-Green Bianca Melidor

ARTISTIC Academy Director Katricia Eaglin Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director Ebony McFarland Neiman Marcus Group Lead Outreach Teacher Shamonn Wise DBDT: Encore! Artistic Assistant / Booking Assistant Richard A. Freeman, Jr. DBDT Rehearsal Assistants Claude Alexander III & Sean J. Smith

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TEIGE BISNOUGHT Originally from Reading, England, Teige began his training taking certificate grade exams for the Royal Academy of Dance. He later trained at The Arts Educational Schools, London, and joined the ArtsEd youth dance company as well as set his own work on the company. In 2017 he moved to New York and attended The Ailey school as a Scholarship student. In his time there he worked with choreographers such as Ray Mercer, Troy Powell, Bradley Shelver and Brice Moussette. He also appeared in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 60th Anniversary season at New York City Center. In his last year at the school, he apprenticed with Ailey II. Other productions include NYC United against Cancer, Artists Unite 2020, and In Our America: A Concert for the Soul of our Nation.

KETREON BUTLER A native of Plaquemine, Louisian a, Ketreon Butler began his dance training under the direction of Sharon Mathews at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. He was then awarded a full scholarship to train at the Dancer’s Workshop and Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre under the artistic direction of Sharon Mathews and Molly Buchmann. He has trained on full scholarships at The Oklahoma City Ballet, The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The National Choreography Intensive, and The American Ballet Theatre. In 2015, he was awarded the Regional Dance America: Choreography Award for his piece Yearn. This marks his second season with DBDT: Encore!

CARMEN CAGE A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Carmen began her pre-professional training at the Jacksonville Center for the arts and the Douglas Anderson School of the arts. She is a 2018 graduate of SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance, and a minor in Arts Management. Carmen has performed renowned works by Kevin Wynn, Doug Varone, Martha Graham, Trisha Brown, Christopher L. Huggins, Levi Marsman and José Limón. She has completed intensives at The Ailey School, Dance Italia, Movement Invention Project, Bates Dance Festival and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She has performed at the Kuandu Arts Festival in Taipei Taiwan, New York live Arts, New York City Center, and Peridance Capezio Center. This is Carmen’s third season with DBDT: Encore! EDIE DUNN Hails from London, England and began her training at Sylvia Young Theatre School. She has been Dance Captain for London’s West End show Godspell where she understudied the lead role of Morgan. Alongside other shows in West End, Edie has also back up danced for Robbie Williams and on Britain’s Got Talent and done various commercials and voice overs. She attended the Ailey Summer intensive in 2016 and moved to New York that same year. Edie is a Graduate of the Ailey School Certificate Program class 2020. Since her time in New York she has worked with world renowned choreographers such as Darrell Grand Moultrie, Early Mosley, Clifton Brown, Hollie Wright, Alrick Thomas, Maleek Washington, Nijawwon K. Matthews, Sidra Bell, Shay Bland, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Norbert De La Cruiz, Jamar Roberts and many more. She has also performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade with The Ailey School, and has also performed a section of Mr Ailey’s Revelations at City Center a long side the company. Edie has also performed at NJPAC, MMAC, symphony space, Baryshnikov Arts Center, the Joan Weill Center for Dance, Marriott Hotel along with others. Along side dance, Edie also choreographs–her works have been performed on students at The Ailey School and with Earl Mosleys Institute of the Arts students at City Center. This is Edie’s first season with DBDT: Encore!

MARQUES FURR Marques Gregory Furr of Nashville, TN & DC/MD/VA area graduated with a B.F.A. in Dance with a minor in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts. He began his formal training at the Nashville School of the Arts. He danced with Eleone Dance Theatre for three seasons. Mr. Furr traveled on Broadway with the production of Ragtime and is the recipient of the Tennessee Dance Festival’s Kitty Sharp Ballet Award. He has studied on Scholarship at The Dance Theater of Harlem, Ballet X and received the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship at The Ailey School for summer studies in 2018. He has performed the works of Juel D. Lane, Robert Battle, Gary D. Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Beth Gill, Kyle Clark, Dara J. Meredith, Amy Hall Garner, Lamar Baylor, Nora Gibson, Wayne St. David, Shawn-Lamere Williams, Thaddeus and Tonya Wideman-Davis, Molly Misgala, and E. Leon Evans. This is his second season with DBDT: Encore!

FLOYD MCLEAN JR. A native of East Orange, NJ, began his pre-professional dance training at Sharron Miller’s Academy for The Performing Arts In Montclair, NJ and The Cicely L. Tyson High School of Performing and Fine Arts. He has trained at The Dance Theater of Harlem, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, NYU Future Dancers and Dance makers and Dallas Black Dance Theatre intensives. Floyd is a 2018 graduate with a BFA in Dance from Point Park University where he was awarded the Don Craig Scholarship. He has trained with and danced in works by Garfield Lemonius, Jason McDole, Kiesha Lalama, Joshua L. Peugh, Stephanie Batten-Bland, Doug Bentz, Christopher L. Huggins, and many more. This is his third season with DBDT: Encore! BIANCA MELIDOR A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Bianca received her dance training at the Gwinnett Ballet Theater under the artistic direction of Lisa Sheppard Robson and Wade Walthall. Bianca furthered her training at Point Park University, with professors Jason McDole, Judith Leifer-Bentz, and many others. In 2018, Bianca graduated from Point Park receiving her Bachelor in Fine Arts with Magna Cum Laude. Having been part of a conservatory directed under Ruben Graciani and Garfield Lemonius, Bianca has had opportunities to work with choreographers such as Troy Powell, Sidra Bell, Helen Simoneau, Kiesha Lalama and many others along with performing works by Mark Morris and José Limón. In addition, Bianca has spent many of her summers training at intensives like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Along with her training, Bianca enjoys teaching students of all ages in ballet, jazz, modern, and Haitian folklore dance. Bianca is excited to participate in her third season with DBDT: Encore!

JESSICA POPOFF A native of Garden City, MI Jessica started her pre-professional training at Angie Hahn’s Academy of Dance. She is a 2019 graduate from the University of Oklahoma where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ballet Pedagogy. There, Jessica had the opportunity to perform works by Trey McIntyre, David Hochoy, and Alejandro Cerrudo. She has also trained at BalletMet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre summer intensives. This is Jessica’s second season with DBDT: Encore!

TERRELL ROGERS, JR. A native of Baltimore, MD, is a recent graduate from Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts under the direction of Garfield Lemonius. He began his dance training with the Ava Fields Dance Company under the direction of Ava Fields. He later received a full scholarship to study at Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory. He has attended summer intensives at Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. During his time at Point Park, he trained and performed works by master choreographers and teachers, José Limón, Lucinda Childs, Jennifer Archibald, Ori Flomin, Judith Leifer-Bentz, Garfield Lemonius, Jason McDole, and Kiesha Lalama. This will be Terrell’s third season with DBDT: Encore!

ISABEL WALLACE-GREEN Originally from Houston, Texas, Isabel Wallace-Green began dancing at Houston Ballet Academy. She graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University/The Ailey School with a BFA in Dance and African/ African American Studies. She has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center, New Chamber Ballet, Urban Souls Dance Company, and was an Ensemble member of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Isabel attended summer programs at Boston Ballet School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Abraham.In.Motion. She has performed works by choreographers Alvin Ailey, Ephrat Asherie, Adam Barruch, Earl Mosley, and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish. This is Isabel’s first season with DBDT: Encore!

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Choreographer Soloist $10,000 – $24,999 $1,250 – $2,499 Diane & Hal Brierley Anonymous (1) Dr. Arlene Ford & Christopher Regina & Matamba Austin Reynolds Lucy & Henry Billingsley Fund at Deedie Rose Texas Women’s Foundation Dorris & Houston Bogus Director Virginia Bronson $5,000 – $9,999 Carisma Ramsey Fields + Suzanne & Enrico Bartolucci Jacquelyn & Gilbert Gerst + Angela Chapman + Jeremy Gregg • ∞ Maureen & Robert Decherd Tyrous & Vera Ingram Kim Noltemy + Katherine Lawrence Sally Pian & Ira Silverman JeAnna Parker + Charley & Rozene Pride Monica Payne/ Morgan Stanley Enterprises Margot B. Perot Keron Wright + Georgia Scaife + Lisa + & Stuart Young Boski Sharma + & Sharad Gupta Chelsea & Jack Skinner + Alice & Richard Stevenson Kim +∞ & Thomas Whitaker BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERS March 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021

Michelle Simpkins Richard Smith Marsha Thornton Ensemble Arquila A. Todd $500 – $1,249 Linda + & Frederick D. Todd II Anonymous (4) John Trimble Kimberly Aldrich-Bickham Kristen Y. Vogel ** Tara Allen Zannie & Glenn Voss Kalita & Edward Blessing Barbara & Dr. Myron Watkins Robert Book Petre White + A. Shonn Brown + LaTricia & Keith Willis Greer Christian + Freda + & Keith Wright Tom Connelly Mark Cooks + Dancer Kellie + & James Crewse $250 – $499 Ronda & David Criss Anonymous (3) Kyle Davis + Lynn & Carey Baldwin Ann E. Dudley + Beck, Cobb, Dupre, Donley & Jarmon Family Lawanda Penland Dunwell + Meyer L. Bodoff Discretionary Fund of Shelly Garcia & Owen Foster the Southwest Community Dr. & Mrs. William J. Frazier Foundation Rosalyn Jackson Alice & James Breedlove Stephanie L. Johnson + Shelby J. Brown Quo Johnson • Sandra & Ronald Cage Anita Kelley Dr. Florence Cox Marianne Lamont + Megan Creasey Ramona Logan ** CTARC Bookclub Clem Maddox + Greg Davis Joseph & Sandra Malone Tonya Mayberry Davis Wilson & Gwyn Mason Jamika Doakes Shelia McAfee + Zenetta S. Drew ** Lee McKinney + Lucy Durbin Montgomery Family Lacy Durham Heidi K. Murray + Ayanna Estelle Sheena Payne + Nicholas & Ferrell Fellows Lucilo Peña & Lee Cobb Janice & Smith W. Howard, Jr. Brenda J. Peters Felicia Z. Lee Veletta Forsythe-Lill & John Lill Pottorff Family Fund of Communities Kathy & Randy Luster Foundation of Texas Patricia & Curtis Meadows Jennifer Richie Paula McCloud • ∞ Frank Samuels + Amenemope’ McKinney Patricia Santiago Sabrina & Cleon McKnight Kymberley Scalia + Betty Boyd-Meis BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERS March 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021

DANCER, cont. Susie A. Bell Rue & Tuck Henry Kallie Millar Carol Bigger Kimberly D Hill Deborah & Jim Nugent Calvin Bluiett Glendora & Calvin Hilton Dr. W. P. Radman Brendia Brewer Jacquelyn Houston Therese & Berthold Whitney Brewer Wesley Hunt Romberg Karen Brooks L. Johnson Family of Kyla Rounsoville Saretta Brooks Melinda & Jim Johnson Nikki & Earnie Rutherford Bill Brown Tamara Johnson Willow Sanchez +, Peter Carole Brown Holiday & Merv Jones Margaret H. Jordan & Lana Lewis Laura Jo & Dr. Jeremy Brown Annalise Kean Jeannette Siegel Jami Brown Lisa Taylor-Kennedy & Dena Sims Cheryl Denise Brownlee Keith Kennedy Angela Smith Jo Anne Brunson Sheilon King Judy & Phil Smith Robin M. Caldwell Lisa & Alan Kravitz Diane Stephenson + Merle Carmouche Emelda Lawrence & Ryan Darcel Stewart Mildred Carrethers Pleasant Kyle Talkington Maria Carter Felicia Lee Ceazari Threadgill Yevette & Grover Carter Craig Lewis Pamela Vaughan Daryl Chambers Diane Lovick Phyllis T. Ward Shelia Cheatham-Martin Denae Malewski C. S’Thembile West Adeola Chukwumah Susan & Benton David L. Westbrooks Natasha Clark Mangueira Brandy Moriah Wicker & Bonnie Cobb Joel A. Martin Nic Slette Christy & Mike Coffey Ma Fe Massengale ** Julie & Fredie Williams Jerome Coleman Janice Masterson Lalanii Wilson-Jones Sylvester Collier Charlotte McKenzie Melissa M. Young** Carli Conner ** Gail McVea Danielle Young Trudi & Jeff Conner Camille Stearns Miller Rena Cooke Marianne Miller & Steve Apprentice Carol Crowe Shipp $100 – $249 Robert E. Dais Joyce & Harvey Mitchell Anonymous (15) Carol Patrice Dabner Vickie & James Mitchell Valerie Adair Ian Derrer & Daniel James Ria Narsiah Roberto Agostini Megan Dimmer Carolyn Oladunjoye Donnie Albert Lydia & Darryl Dunnington Latonya Olokodana Ronald K. Alexander Laura & Jim Einspanier Maizie & Clyde Orr Jeanette Allen & Jhordyn Frances & Mike Franklin Rachael Ortiz Nelson Heather Froehlich Kimberlie Page ** Donna D. Baines, DDS Peter Gaona Joan Payseur Thomas Balcom Ulivia Gilbert Nicole Payseur Brenda Baker Darrin Green Jan Pierce Susan Banitt Charles Greene Aleah Pilot ** Beverly Barber Star & Ian Grieve Yemaya Ponder Pitts Dr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts Marcie Guidry Stephanie Powell Cynthia Becker & Ricardo Stevens Guillaume Tegwin & David Pulley Roberto Ann & James Hambleton Pamela & Scott Purcel Nancy Beckham-McDonald Carol & Steve Harlos Liza & Brett Raynor BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERS March 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021

APPRENTICE, cont. Chandra Boone Philanda Morgan Dena & Larry Rees Sonya E. Braddy Angela Moten Leslie Richardson Latisha Brandon Doris Newhouse Nathan Olson Lisa Ryan Attorney Vg Brooks Georgia Brown Kelly D O’Neal Jan Sanders Patricia A. Broyard Derryle G. Peace Keira Scanks Kecia Byars Steven, Nycole ** & Essex Ray Detra Scheele Marilyn Calhoun Kimberly Raye Luanne Schultz Johnnie Campbell Lynne Richardson Sheila Scullock Anette Carlisle John Rosenberg Audrey Selden Johnnie Chatman Grace Rovner Jeannette Siegel Audra & Terrence Chavis Bertha Scott The A & K Smircic Fund Sharron & Nicholas Conrad Bettie Scott Doris Smith Joan A. Cox Michael Selman Ineze & Gerald Slaughter Erin Smith Tivona Curtis Zavior Dakers Destini Teague Sandra T. Smith Vincent Davis Eboni Thornhill Nancy & René Somodevilla Malcolm Dickinson Thomas Thornton Melissa & Paul Stewart Elizabeth Dodson Nicole Thrower Dr. Robert Stinnett April Ellis Paulette Walker Wendy & Jeremy Strick Rose Engelland Jeri Warren, PhD Latasha Tanksley Britney English Dorothy Weir Linda Tezeno Melissa Fleming Dorothy Whaley Cheryl Thompson LaTonya Flournoy Karen Wiese Diccy Thurman Megan Fuentes Dr. Avia Wilkerson Robert Wilmoth Tamia & Ahren Tryon Dawn Funches Allen Anne Marie Gan Erica Wright Victor Valdes Aaron Glover Corlis Lyons Vance Barbara Gollman Gifts Made in Honor of Carly Villarreal Sherrie Gray Linda S. Vorhies Angela Hodges Melissa Mangueira Maureen & John John R. Huber By Susan & Benton Wangermann Clayton Hufft Mangueira Daisy Watts Harry Ingram Ann M. Williams + Mark E. Jacobs Jill & Charles Johnson Mary M. Sampson Ashanti Williams By Dr. & Mrs. William J. Brittny Williams Mr. & Mrs. Lelious A. Johnson Frazier Michael L. Wilson Vadrina & Sterling Johnson Jr By Jack & Jill of America, Denisea Woodard Jane B. Jones Inc. Dallas Associates John Wooten Dr. Peggy & Hon. Ronald Edwin & Darlene Young Jones Norma Young Val & Mishic Liberatore Ann Williams Gloria B. Lockett By Barbara & Dr. Myron Associate Cheryl Long Watkins L. Lundy $40 – $99 Sachin Makhija Anonymous (20) Brittany Mason Valerie Beard-Elliott Connie McDonald Ruth Beil Lorca Melidor Kathleen & Kevin Bishop ~ Indicates Multi-year Commitment Metropolitan Press ** DBDT Staff Dr. Sharon L. Blackman Otto O. Meyers + DBDT Board Member Helen Boening • Encore! Partner ∞ Recurring Donations Give it a TR

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