A bunch of fantastically dressed ladies have been honored on the eleventh Annual Noni Kinds runway occasion on Oct. 12 on the Main Owens Heart in Brooklyn. From left are Kamla Millwood, Paula Harris, and Karla Jo-Ann Gittens. NYC Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, fourth from left, joins Venice Anderson and Violinist Dr. Melanie R. Hill for the photo-op.
Photograph by Tangerine Clarke
A number of fashionably dressed advocates and small enterprise homeowners whose contributions have been admired and honored by many have been as soon as once more rewarded for his or her good deeds locally by legislators, NYC Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, who represents District 46, and Meeting Member Monique Chandler Waterman, who represents District 58
The Oct. 12 awards presentation showcased collections of African apparel offered by Nigerian-born Nonya Anyadiegwu as a part of the eleventh Annual Noni Kinds runway occasion. The women wowed as they stood within the Betty Carter Auditorium for the Arts, positioned within the Main Owens Heart, Brooklyn.
They’re Nonya Anyadiegwu, creator of Noni Kinds; Founder/President of Palatial Publishing LLP Kamla Millwood; Legislative Aide, particular occasions, Paula Harris; neighborhood leaders Venice Anderson, Carla Jo-Ann Gittens, and Violinist Dr. Melanie R. Hill.
Meeting Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, an activist and advocate who co-founded East Flatbush Village, Inc., a non-profit to deal with the restricted youth companies locally, offered Nonya Anyadiegwu with a Quotation for bringing her superlative creations of traditional types from her Nigerian roots to her Brooklyn neighborhood.
“You’re a beacon on this planet of style by means of your designs of magnificence and id based mostly in your wealthy cultural Nigerian roots and supply a platform for magnificence and African style to flourish,” acknowledged the quotation.
Council Member Narcisse, a Haitian immigrant and Registered Nurse who Chairs the NYC Council’s Committee on Hospitals and represents Bergin Seashore, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Gerritsen Seashore, Marine Park, Mill Bason, Mill Island, and Sheepshead Bay, lauded the ladies for his or her excellent contributions to their neighborhood.
“Thanks for the superb work you’re doing my queen,” she stated to Paula Harris, her legislative aide.
“I recognize your expertise. I do know what you do for the neighborhood, whether or not by means of distinctive private administration or different skilled endeavors,” she added.
She went on to reward the ladies, stating, “I do know you’re giving your time in New York Metropolis. We recognize proficient of us like your self and your service to the neighborhood. So usually, your abilities go unrecognized, however for myself, personally as a council member, it’s an honor for me to current this quotation as a duly elected member of the New York Metropolis Council. It’s time to acknowledge all of the proficient of us, particularly within the black and brown communities. Thanks,” stated Council Member Narcisse.
